Ryan Sabalow

En la Legislatura de California, votar en contra del propio partido es extremadamente raro, pero hay algunos disidentes que lo hacen de todos modos.

I’m CalMatters reporter Ryan Sabalow, and I’m pinch hitting for Lynn today. Democratic Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains learned the hard way that being a maverick has consequences. In 2023, as a rookie lawmaker representing the oil-dependent Bakersfield region, Bains cast the lone Democratic vote against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bill that sought to penalize oil company profits. […]

In California’s Legislature, voting against your party is exceedingly rare, but there are a few mavericks who do it anyway.

Los californianos pronto podrían tener otra forma de demandar a las grandes empresas. Esto inquieta a algunos demócratas, pero varios no votaron.

Californians may soon have another way to sue big companies. That makes some Democrats nervous, but several didn’t vote.

California’s tribal casinos found an ally in Attorney General Rob Bonta who sought to ban blackjack at private cardrooms, but a judge ruled Bonta overstepped his authority.

In the troubled Shasta County elections office, a journalist alleges a worker pulled a stun gun. Voters, meanwhile, appear ready to oust an election-denying clerk.

A judge’s temporary ruling in a costly battle between gambling halls and casino-owning tribes is likely not the end of the dispute. California politicians are likely the biggest winners of a prolonged gambling stalemate.

Good government groups backed legislation that sought to make every lobbyist letter public and online. Those proposals appear dead for the year.

¿Quieres comprar un arma en California? Es posible que los legisladores te pidan que reserves cuatro horas y que lleves munición para el campo de tiro.