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Speaker Rivas Restructures California Assembly: Public Safety Committee Chair, Majority Leader Removed

State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas advised the Legislature to oust two top-ranking Democrats embroiled in public controversy this year from coveted positions.

November 27, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

Critics Question California’s ‘Agenda-Driven’ Assembly Public Safety Committee’s Blocking Bills

Legislative documents reveal dozens of bills—many related to crime—stalled in the committee this year, with authors from both ...

October 19, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

California Lawmakers Consider Race-Based Sentencing Bill as Part of Reparation Efforts

A controversial bill designed to allow California judges to consider race when sentencing offenders is winding its way ...

July 17, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

California’s Reparations Task Force Demands Action, Presents 1,100-Page Final Report to Governor, Legislature

After two years of internal discussions, public hearings, and collaboration with stakeholders, California’s Reparations Task Force presented its ...

June 29, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

California Bills That Would Enhance Punishment for Fentanyl Dealers in Limbo Again

SACRAMENTO—Six pieces of fentanyl legislation were reconsidered by the Assembly Public Safety Committee on April 27, as the ...

April 27, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

Grieving Families, Frustrated Lawmakers Protest Decision to Kill Fentanyl Bills

California families affected by fentanyl overdose deaths joined lawmakers in front of the state Capitol in Sacramento on ...

April 18, 2023BY Travis Gillmore