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Gov. Gavin Newsom stands at a press conference. | Mario Tama/Getty Images Newsom feuds with fellow California Democrats over schools SACRAMENTO — California Democrats and Gov. Gavin Newsom are in rare conflict with the governor slamming a school reopening bill he says would set districts further back as lawmakers align with teachers unions by seeking stricter guidelines than the federal government recommends. An Assembly Budget Committee hearing Monday shed light on the contentious negotiations as lawmakers reviewed Senate Bill 86 for the first time. Democratic lawmakers stood by their bill...

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced that she has reintroduced “Brandon’s Law” (Senate Bill 434) to prohibit an operator of rehabilitation treatment facilities from providing any form of false advertising or marketing services. The new bipartisan bill is identical to last year’s Senate Bill 863, which Sen. Bates placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is similar to Senate Bill 589 that Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed in 2019. “I’m not giving up on the fight to end abuses in the rehab industry,” said Senator Bates, a former social worker. “No one should ever ...

SACRAMENTO — Today, Assembly Republican Whip Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) introduced AB 459, a bill intended to reduce the fees that disabled veterans owe when registering their main vehicle within the state. “Our disabled veterans are heroes,” said Mathis. “Our brave men and women have given so much in service to our country.  In many cases, our veterans have irreversible scars that they will carry for the rest of their lives.  It is time that California recognizes the sacrifices of our brave veterans after they have returned home from the battlefields.” Under curr...

California lawmakers on Thursday agreed to use $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money to pay off up to 80% of some tenants' unpaid rent — but only if landlords agree to forgive the rest of their debt.

Governor signs eviction moratorium extension in California Published  Gov. Newsom signs eviction moratoriam Governor Newsom signs a bill extending the eviction moratorium in California, The bill protects tenants from eviction and offers landlords backpay for unpaid rent. KTVU's James Torrez reports. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed an eviction moratorium extension -- the state’s first major attempt to clear unpaid rents that have piled up during the pandemic as millions of people lost their jobs because of government-ordered business closures. The moratorium, which...