Assembly

Never has so much of California burned. And as powerful winds continue to blast the state, the likelihood of historic fires metastasizing and others exploding looms large for overworked firefighters and exhausted residents. In Southern California, strong Santa Ana winds could push the Bobcat fire toward homes in foothill communities. The fire, which is currently […]

There is a growing consensus that an important part of the solution to California’s housing crisis is duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

Why did a lawmaker need to bring her newborn to the COVID-exposed state Capitol to do her job? To help pass a new family leave law.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, September 1. Newsom signs in nick of time Hundreds of thousands of California renters were saved from eviction — at least for the next few months — under a bill lawmakers passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed late Monday night, a day before the state’s eviction ban is set to […]

Too much opposition, too little time to address disputes over $3 billion in fees on utility customers for fire and climate change projects.

AB 1080 and SB 54 present bold and ambitious solutions that would address plastic pollution.

AB 1080 and SB 54 fail to address the structural issues to ensure materials actually get recycled.

I wasn’t on probation and hadn’t been charged with a crime, but the probation officer made me feel like a “bad kid.” Gov. Newsom can change that.

As a birthplace for innovation, California should promote and encourage online commerce for small businesses, not stifle it.

An Assembly bill would establish a framework for “Electric Vehicle Memberships” that would provide a more affordable alternative to buying an EV.