Capitol
How powerful lawmakers are killing California bills—without a peep
Democrats who lead legislative committees are using a powerful new tool to kill bills before they even get a vote. The trick? Simply doing nothing.
Melissa Melendez
Newsletters
Basketball, bill failures, errant judges and $4-a-gallon gasoline
A political partnership goes to shreds, Commission on Judicial Performance receives a harsh judgment, rent control efforts suffer another blow
Newsletters
De León on Kavanaugh, and an EV perk ends
California tightens ZEV carpool decals, de León criticizes Feinstein on Kavanaugh letter, gig economy lawsuits, achievement gap, homeless, women on boards.
Education
Require ethnic studies to graduate high school? California inches closer to the idea
California's Legislature is downsizing a plan to require ethnic studies for high school graduation—and not for the reason you might think.
Politics
Lawmakers to Californians: Do as we say, not as we do
It’s an example of how the The Legislature’s exemption from the Whistleblower Protection Act has garnered attention in recent weeks, as a groundswell of women complaining of pervasive sexual harassment in the state Capitol publicly call for such protections for legislative employees. But the whistleblower act isn’t the only area of the law in which the Legislature has demonstrated a “do as I say, not as I do” mentality.