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Bill Would Charge 911 Fees On Prepaid Cellphones
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Californians who use prepaid cellphones would pay a little more to add minutes under a bill moving through the Legislature. The Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that would require...
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Calif. Bill Would Allow Transgender Students To Have Equal Access To School...
VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) —A California bill would allow transgender students to have equal access to public school programs and facilities. Assembly Bill 1266, sponsored by San Francisco Assemblyman Tom...
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Calif. Legislature Passes $96.3B Democratic Budget
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California’s Legislature has passed the state’s massive spending plan amid sharp divisions over whether the Democratic budget will further the state’s recovery or eventually return it...
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Calif. Bill Would Let Noncitizens Help Voters
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Certain immigrants who are not U.S. citizens could serve as poll workers in California under legislation heading to Gov. Jerry Brown. As many as five noncitizens could volunteer in a...
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SoCal Senator Pushes For Ammunition Buying License
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A controversial gun measure proposed by a Southern California lawmaker that would require background checks for all ammunition purchases statewide is moving forward in...
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Bill Would Increase Penalties For ‘Swatting’ Calls
SACRAMENTO (AP) — People who make fake 911 calls would be subject to paying the costs of mobilizing emergency responders under a bill that is close to passing the state Legislature. The Assembly on...
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Non-Citizens Could Be Jurors Under Calif. Bill
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California would become the first state to allow non-citizens who are in the country legally to serve as jurors under a bill that cleared the Assembly on Thursday and heads to Gov....
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Bill Would Let Non-Physicians Perform Abortions
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants could perform a type of early abortion under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, leaving the measure one...
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No Hands-Free Texting For Teen Drivers Under Bill
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Teenage drivers in California would be banned from texting while driving even if they use hands-free methods under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown. A 2012 state law allows drivers...
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Long Beach Boeing Plant To Roll Out Last C-17 Cargo Plane For U.S. Military
Boeing C-17 cargo plane (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — It’s the end of an era for a Boeing assembly plant in Long Beach. KNX 1070′s Bob Brill reports the military...
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Bill Would Require Safety Features In Calif. Limos
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Limousines that operate in California would be required to have emergency exits under legislation approved by the state Assembly in the wake of several limousine fire deaths....
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Legislature Sends Brown Bill On Calif. Prison Deal
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Legislature approved a compromise plan Wednesday to deal with California’s prison crowding crisis by passing a bill asking federal judges to extend a deadline for releasing...
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Immigrant Driver’s License Bill Remains In Limbo
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Immigrants who are in the country illegally would be able to get California driver’s licenses under a bill approved Thursday by the state Senate, but it was not immediately certain...
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Calif. Legislature OK’s Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — After decades of debate and discussion, the Calif. Legislature approved a bill that will allow undocumented workers to obtain driver’s licenses. KNX 1070′s Pete Demetriou reports...
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Debate Chugs Along Over Whether Granting Immigrants Driver’s Licenses Will...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A debate over granting illegal immigrants driver’s licenses continues to chug along after the California Legislature passed a bill on it Thursday night. An estimated 1.5...
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Special Elections Expected To Boost Senate Democrats’ Supermajority
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two special primary elections for open state legislative seats in Southern California are expected to bolster Senate Democrats’ supermajority while creating another vacancy in the...
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Santa Monica Students Want Second Chance After Principal Cancels Homecoming...
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — Students at Santa Monica High School say they deserve a second chance after an unruly school assembly prompted the school’s principal to cancel their homecoming pep rally....
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Gun Rights Groups Mull Recall Campaign Against Assembly Speaker
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gun owners’ groups are considering recall campaigns against five Democratic state lawmakers, including Assembly Speaker John Perez. Organizers said Thursday that their effort would be...
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GOP Assembly Candidate Susan Shelley Seeks Recount
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Susan Shelley, who narrowly lost a special election for an Assembly seat in a San Fernando Valley-based district, is seeking a recount. The official canvass shows Shelley, a...
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Lawmaker Moves To Boost Training For Teachers To ID, Report Child Abuse
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Southland lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require teachers and other school staffers to undergo training on how to identify suspected cases of child abuse. KNX...
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San Diego’s Atkins To Be Next Assembly Speaker
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Assembly Democrats have chosen Assemblywoman Toni Atkins of San Diego as the next speaker, making it likely that the incoming leaders of both legislative chambers will come from the...
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Bill Would Reduce Challenges To Prospective Jurors
SACRAMENTO (AP) – Prosecutors and defense attorneys would be able to reject fewer jurors in misdemeanor trials under a bill passed Tuesday by the California state Senate. Each side currently can use up...
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Pellet Gun Proposal Responds To Shooting Tragedies
SACRAMENTO (AP) — BB guns and pellet guns would have to look clearly different from those that fire bullets to be sold in California under a bill approved Tuesday by the state Senate in response to...
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Effort To Ban Weaponization Of Drones Advances To Calif. Senate
CAMARILLO (CBSLA.com) — The state of California is on the verge of enacting some of the strictest standards in the nation concerning the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), thanks in part to the...
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Assemblyman Wants To Prohibit Sale Of Confederate Flags In California
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A bill introduced by a Democratic lawmaker would prohibit the sale of Confederate flags on California state property. Assemblyman Isadore Hall of Compton introduced the bill Friday....
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Underage College Student Wine And Beer Tasting Bill Advances
SACRAMENTO (AP) — It would be legal for underage college students aspiring to be winemakers and brewers to taste what they produce under a bill approved by the state Assembly. AB1989 heads to the...
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Bill Raises Penalty For Pursuing Minor Prostitutes
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Assembly has passed legislation doubling county jail sentences for those convicted of soliciting minor prostitutes, although it originally contained much harsher penalties....
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Human Trafficking Victims Could Clear Crime Record
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Assembly has approved legislation that would allow courts to expunge prostitution convictions when people are found to be victims of human trafficking. AB1585 by...
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Bill Would Ban ‘Gay Panic’ Defense In Slayings
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A bill making its way through the Legislature would prevent defendants from using a so-called “gay panic” defense to escape murder charges. AB2501 heads to the Senate after passing...
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Assembly Approves Bill That Would Allow Vote-By-Mail Special Elections
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Assembly has approved a bill allowing counties to conduct special elections with universal vote-by-mail and fewer polling places. AB1873 by Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena...
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Calif. Schools To Teach Students About ‘Significance’ Of Obama Presidency
PASADENA (CBSLA.com/AP) — A bill authored by a Pasadena lawmaker that encourages schools to teach about the historical significance of Barack Obama becoming the nation’s first African-American...
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Assembly Passes Bill Aimed At Tougher Limits On Government Drone Use
CAMARILLO (CBSLA.com) — State lawmakers Wednesday passed a bill that would protect privacy rights of Californians establishing basic restrictions on the government use of unmanned aerial systems, also...
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Former Assembly Speaker Returns With Ambitious Tax Overhaul
SACRAMENTO (AP) — His nicknames include Huggy, Herztie and Hugsberg, child-like monikers that when combined with his freshman status in the state Senate might make it seem Bob Hertzberg is a...
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Cheerleading An Official S-P-O-R-T? Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill That Says...
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA.com/AP) — California would recognize competitive cheerleading as a high school sport under pending legislation. The state Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring...
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Assembly Clears Community College Classes In High School
SACRAMENTO (AP) — High school students across California would be able to take community college classes under proposed state legislation. The Assembly on Monday unanimously approved AB288 to expand...
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Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Remove ‘Alien’ From State Labor Code
ARTESIA (CBSLA.com) —State lawmakers Thursday voted in support of a bill from a Southland lawmaker that would remove the term “alien” from the California Labor Code, a word historically used to...
View ArticleCA Assembly Hearing On Harassment: Complaints Against Lawmakers Aren’t Tracked
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Latest on legislative hearings on sexual harassment (all times local): 3 p.m. A committee hearing on the California Assembly’s sexual harassment policies is revealing confusion in...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers To Confront Sexual Misconduct Scandal
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers will grapple with a growing sexual misconduct scandal when they return to Sacramento on Wednesday for the 2018 legislative year that will bring debates about...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers OK Whistleblower Protection For Staff
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a bill granting whistleblower protections to legislative staff members who say they are badly needed to ensure sexual misconduct...
View ArticleSouthern California Voters To Choose New Assembly Members
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Los Angeles-area voters go to the polls Tuesday in special elections to fill three open Assembly seats. Two spots are vacant because lawmakers resigned amid harassment claims,...
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