August 19, 2019

In the culmination of one of the fiercest political battles in recent years, California in 2020 put in place a new legal standard tightening the rules around when police can use deadly force. The new standard was a compromise between police and civil rights groups. It legally permits police to use deadly force only when […]

Under the new law, which takes effect January 1, police may use deadly force only when “necessary in defense of human life.”

Assemblyman Tyler Diep doesn’t carry many bills and rarely gives floor speeches. But he felt he had no choice but to stand-up to the Twitter president when the Trump administration proposed limiting immigrants ability to get green cards if they need public benefits.

Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, San Luis Obispo Republican: The epidemic of teenage vaping, like those of the past, deserves a robust and comprehensive public policy response. Bipartisan legislation developed in concert with recommendations by health experts is the response our children need and deserve.

California's economy keeps rolling. State faces a doctor shortage. Groups switch gears on initiative to rewrite Proposition 13.

Rising costs for public employee pensions threaten city services and will require higher taxes.