POLITICO • 6th September 2024

Gavin Newsom kills California bill to help undocumented immigrants buy homes

The decision comes a day after Donald Trump said he would ban undocumented immigrants from receiving home mortgages if he’s elected president.

POLITICO • 28th August 2024

Gavin Newsom to decide if California should help undocumented immigrants buy homes

The measure sparked a debate over immigration with the presidential election nearing.

POLITICO • 26th August 2024

California Dems want to help undocumented immigrants buy homes – during presidential race

The proposal may get caught up in the political crossfires of the presidential election.

POLITICO • 20th July 2024

California Democrats are rallying around Donald Trump for this reason

A proposal in the California State Legislature would allow candidates and lawmakers to spend more on personal security.

POLITICO • 15th July 2024

California bans school districts from outing trans kids

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the legislation, which is sure to infuriate conservative activists.

POLITICO • 1st July 2024

Loopholes kill California plan to restrict CLEAR at airports

The decision came as CLEAR flipped its position on the measure following amendments.

POLITICO • 26th June 2024

California bill on automatic voter registration gets watered down in elections committee

The proposal divided advocacy groups, with the ACLU siding against hundreds of grassroots organizations.

POLITICO Playbook • 25th June 2024

Why the ACLU is fighting automatic voter registration

It’s not often the ACLU finds itself at odds with like-minded grassroots advocacy groups on the topic of expanding voter registration.

POLITICO • 19th June 2024

Watch out Stanford. California is eyeing a new legacy admission ban.

A state bill would penalize schools that continue offering preference to legacy applicants.

POLITICO • 18th June 2024

Gavin Newsom wants to take smartphones out of schools

The Democratic California governor told POLITICO of his plans hours after Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy argued Congress should compel tech companies to include warning labels similar to cigarettes and alcohol.

POLITICO • 12th June 2024

California Democrat pulls support for retail theft bills after amendments targeting ballot measure

Marie Alvarado-Gil, a moderate Democrat, accused her party of "political maneuvering."

POLITICO • 30th May 2024

What You Need To Know About California AI Legislation

California legislators were quick to introduce bills on artificial intelligence this year as the technology became more commonplace, signaling the Golden State's desire to lead in creating a regulatory framework.

POLITICO • 14th May 2024

Newsom's low-income housing bill faces tough questions about funding

The governor's latest budget proposal would slash housing programs.

POLITICO • 24th April 2024

California bill to restrict CLEAR at airports passes first legislative hurdle

A California bill that would target the airport security screening company CLEAR passed its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday, though it was watered down amid steep industry opposition to avoid effectively placing a ban on the company.

POLITICO • 22nd April 2024

Democrats back Republican effort to double fines for protesters in California

Lawmakers in California want to double the penalty for protesters who block highways, a sign of increased frustration among both Republicans and Democrats with demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war such as the one that recently snarled traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge.

POLITICO • 22nd April 2024

Airport security line cutters are target of first-in-the-nation California bill

A proposed law would go after the expedited security screening company CLEAR.

POLITICO Playbook • 7th March 2024

Why a Dem signed onto a GOP bill

State. Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is in her first term and the Democrat from Jackson keeps finding ways to break with her party. Alvarado-Gil — who voted with Republicans last year against gun legislation and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to cap oil industry profits — is now bucking her colleagues on homelessness.

POLITICO • 21st February 2024

Never too late to say sorry

California is behind Alabama for a change. We’re also behind Florida, North Carolina, Maryland and even New Jersey, among other places — in apologizing for slavery and its intertwined legacies of racism and discrimination.

POLITICO • 25th January 2024

LA Times layoffs show platforms need to pay for news, bill author says

The author of a proposal that would require Meta, Google and other large platforms to pay journalists is hoping the mass layoffs at the Los Angeles Times this week will spur momentum for the legislation.

POLITICO • 17th January 2024

Youth tackle football ban dead after Newsom vows veto

The debate over the American institution touched a nerve, opening Democrats to accusations of overreach during an election year, even as proponents said it was essential to protect children from serious brain injury.