THE CLAIM: California just passed Senate Bill 145, a bill that would end felonies for child rape and legalize pedophilia in the state. THE FACTS: SB 145, which has passed the California Legislature and awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature, would not legalize pedophilia. The bill is intended to reform the state’s sex...
Widow’s Testimony Doesn’t Convince Senators to Back ‘Gavin’s Law’
A law championed by Assemblyman Jim Patterson to increase penalties on hit-and-run drivers after a 2018 death of a Clovis Unified educator hit a stumbling block Friday in Sacramento. The Senate Public Safety Committee failed to pass "Gavin's Law," named for Gavin Gladding, killed during a jog on Friant Road...
Eviction Protection Bill Will Trigger Commercial Mortgage Crisis: Opponents
A state bill would enact a moratorium on commercial evictions for small businesses and nonprofits during the COVID-19 state of emergency. It just passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and will be heard in appropriations in June. Commercial real estate interests say Senate Bill 939 trades a short-term business revenue problem...
Bill Seeks State Takeover of PG&E
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric company, the nation's largest utility, would be transformed into a publicly owned company under a bill unveiled in Sacramento Monday. State Sen. Scott Wiener said the bill would involve a takeover the utility and its sprawling network of power lines that have been...