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California lawmakers just paved the way for a whole lot more housing in the Golden State. In the waning hours of the 2025 legislative session, the state Senate…
Read more California lawmakers pass SB 79, housing bill that brings dense housing to transit hubsA fired former staffer for California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas claimed in a lawsuit that the top lawmaker and his brother Rick retaliated against her for filing complaints…
Read more Fired staffer files lawsuit accusing California Assembly speaker of retaliationA bill that would allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California passed the state Assembly Monday afternoon on a 49-4 vote and is headed to the Senate. But even…
Read more California Assembly passes bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafesSACRAMENTO — On the day California lawmakers returned to Sacramento for the new year, hundreds of protesters convened at the state Capitol on Wednesday and shut down the Assembly…
Read more California Assembly shut down by protest calling for Israeli cease-fireAssemblymember Vince Fong, 44, Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield). (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) First elected to the Assembly in 2016, Fong serves as the vice chair of…
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