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Tag: assembly democrats

Local high school students catch the light rail at the end of the day in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inTransportation

Could free transit for kids help California beat climate change?

Avatar by Jakob Lazzaro February 24, 2020April 27, 2020

The Legislature is considering giving everyone age 18 and under free rides on public transportation. But will that really create a generation of lifetime riders?

photo of the 2017 Thomas Fire
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Wildfire liability, a budget deal, electric trucks and dead cows

Dan Morain by Dan Morain June 10, 2019
The Plaza Apartments in downtown San Francisco. Multiple tenant protection bills face key votes next week.
Posted inGimme Shelter, Housing, Multimedia, Podcasts

Will rent control and other tenant bills get through the Capitol this time?

Avatar by Matt Levin April 19, 2019June 23, 2020
Posted inInside the Capitol, Politics

Still more evidence of the GOP collapse in California: A legislator switches parties

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall January 24, 2019June 23, 2020
Sebastian Ridley Thomas speaks with several other members of the Black Caucus.
Posted inInside the Capitol, Politics

Ex-Assemblyman Ridley-Thomas sexually harassed staffers, investigation finds

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall January 16, 2019June 23, 2020
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: Ozzie Zinner, left, and his brothers Reuben, 12, and Frank, 10, wear dusk masks as they walk in Montclair Village in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The kids didn't go to school because all schools were closed due to the bad air caused by the fatal Camp Fire that started over a week ago in Paradise, Calif. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Thurmond wins, Brown goes high, and a water proposal

Dan Morain by Dan Morain November 19, 2018July 8, 2019
Posted inCalifornia Legislature, Election 2018, Politics

Dem domination: California Legislature is turning many shades of blue

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall November 9, 2018June 23, 2020
Photo courtesy: Library of Congress
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Fire, collateral GOP damage, and a volunteer army

Dan Morain by Dan Morain October 31, 2018
Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, Republican from Dublin, on the Assembly floor. Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters
Posted inElection 2018, Politics

Jerry Brown praises her—so why are Democrats trying to defeat her?

Dan Morain by Dan Morain October 28, 2018June 23, 2020
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