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An unusually high number of influential state legislators are retiring or running for higher office. The reasons include a combination of new electoral districts, term limits and political ambition.
With another campaign cycle just around the corner, a valuable body of research into the successes and shortcomings of a sweeping California election law remains in limbo.
An unopposed bill to remove the term “alien” from all state statutes is moving quickly through the California ...
Your Letters: May 2, 2021 Reader Submissions Dear Assembly member Thurston Smith, Assembly member Blanca Rubio and Assembly member Tom Lackey, At the last meeting of the Tri-Community Democratic Club, encompassing Phelan, Pinon Hills, and Wrightwood, the members voted unanimously to support AB1138, which would increase penalties for the illegal growing of marijuana. Currently, the penalty is minimal and the incentive to arrest and prosecute these criminals is weak. Increasing the financial penalty would increase the incentive to arrest and prosecute these criminals and protect our communities...
In summary Lea este artículo en español. In a year of radical upheaval, this much has remained constant: California’s elected representatives still aren’t all that representative. For the third time in six years, CalMatters has compiled the demographics and self-identifications of the state’s legislators and constitutional officers.They still don’t much resemble the state they represent — although they’re getting closer. This year doesn’t quite break the record for number of women in the Legislature (it’s still only 32%) but voters elected a 25-year-old and the Legis...