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Investigation finds Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia violated sexual harassment policy—but only with vulgar language
On a leave of absence from the Legislature since she was accused of sexual harassment in February—and facing intensifying attacks in her re-election campaign—Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia jumped back into the fray Thursday, sending out a press release saying she’d been “exonerated.” Not quite.
Posted inEnvironment, Jerry Brown Goes to Europe
Barbie’s in Bonn with Assemblywoman Garcia
Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia totes her “tampon Barbie” props around the U.N. climate conference.
Posted inPodcasts
Gimme Shelter: What if California put affordable housing on golf courses?
On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with Assemblymember Cristina Garcia to discuss a bill that would allow affordable housing on some golf courses.
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters
Beach access, Brown’s court and an endorsement goes away
California’s Coastal Act, a Silicon Valley billionaire, Jerry Brown’s next Supreme Court justice, the gas tax costs Katie Porter a union endorsement, and #MeToo complaints persist for Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia .
Posted inWhatMatters
Abortion amendment heads to California voters
California voters will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to abortion and contraception in the state constitution — making the Golden State the first to put reproductive rights on the ballot after a watershed U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the federal constitutional right to an abortion. The amendment — introduced last month […]
Posted inWhatMatters
Who’s responsible: Guns, doors or ‘fake security’?
On Thursday, the country was still reeling from the mass murder of 19 elementary school children in Texas. In San Jose, survivors and their families commemorated the first anniversary of the San Jose railyard massacre that left nine shot dead. And in Sacramento, the California Legislature pushed forward what may be the most far-reaching pieces […]
Posted inWhatMatters
After Texas shooting: A call to ‘advance our resolve’
Note: This is CalMatters political reporter Ben Christopher filling in for Emily Hoeven while she enjoys a well-deserved vacation. Buffalo. Boulder. Aurora. Las Vegas. Orlando. San Bernardino. Sutherland Springs. Poway. Parkland. Sandy Hook. At a press conference on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom rattled off a list of towns that have become tragic metonyms of our […]
Posted inPolitics
The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill?
On suspense file day, legislators killed about 220 California bills on issues including education, health care, housing and workers.