California Assembly shut down by protest calling for Israeli cease-fire in Israel
SACRAMENTO — On Wednesday, the same day California lawmakers returned to Sacramento for the New Year, hundreds of protesters gathered at the state Capitol and shut down Congress to demand that Israel end its war with Hamas. Lawmakers filed out of the chamber as at least 250 demonstrators chanted “Stop the shooting now!” Demonstrators filling […]
Tesla’s 1st electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, company says
From Associated Press Tesla has announced that its first mass-produced electric pickup, the Cybertruck, has left the assembly line about two years behind schedule. The company tweeted a photo on Saturday of dozens of employees in helmets and yellow vests surrounding a truck. “First Cybertruck built in Giga Texas!” Tesla tweeted, including an emoji wearing […]
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas on housing, human trafficking and money in politics
Sacramento — 12 days after he was born New Job as Speaker of the California Congress, Robert Rivas On Wednesday, in front of a packed lunchtime crowd, I attended a meeting of the Sacramento Press Club and sat down with Sacramento Be reporter Matthew Miranda. The biggest surprise came during the short “lightning round” section […]
California Assembly Committee Blocks Bill Which Would Have Made Child Trafficking A ‘Serious Felony’
A California legislative bill calling child trafficking a “serious felony” was blocked in the legislature on Tuesday. Congressional Public Safety Commission blocked Senate Bill 14It was sponsored by State Senator Shannon Grove, according to the Senator’s tweet. (Related: Sarah Sanders signs bill banning parole for rapists and traffickers) SB 14 UPDATE—After passing the Senate by […]
Democrat Robert Rivas sworn in as California Assembly speaker
Sacramento — An unusually long and tumultuous power struggle at the California State Capitol took place on Friday when Robert Rivas took over as Speaker of the House, more than a year after he first tried to secure the most influential position in state politics. Claimed one and finally ended. gavel. Rivas, a Democrat from […]
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon ends his leadership run
Sacramento — Tomorrow, it will be Rep. Robert Rivas’s (D.Hollister) turn to finally crack the gavel from House Speaker Anthony Rendon (D.Lakewood) and take the helm of the House. It’s the moment Sacramento has been waiting for for so long. Fierce disputes over who would lead Congress lasted for more than a year, sometimes splitting […]
Column: Outgoing Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon on why politicians won’t save California
Next week, Anthony Rendon will be on the political record when he steps down as Speaker of the California Legislature. At 55, he is the third-longest-serving president in California history, behind legislative giants Willie Brown and Jesse Unruh. Rendon’s tenure was all the more remarkable given that he did it in an era of term […]
County completes work to expand beachfront bike path to Palisades, and speed cam pilot passes state Assembly
Prefectural officials held a celebration party Separated walkway for cyclists and pedestrians completed on Marvin Blood Bike Trail by the sea. But there could have been more. The project will expand parallel pedestrian and bicycle paths within Will Rogers State Park, 32 miles of independent trails along the beach From Pacific Palisades to Torrance. Except […]
Boeing needs more Chinook, Osprey orders to keep Delco helicopter assembly lines running
Boeing helicopter executives say the company needs more orders or plans to close two major assembly lines at the Ridley Park complex on the Delaware River, the largest heavy industry employer in the Philadelphia area. says he will have to. . Boeing Vice President Heather McBryan, who is leading the program, said production of the […]
A Monument to Tulare Assembly Center
Former detainees, descendants, and Mission Oak High School students at Tulea Amusement Park near the proposed monument to commemorate the park’s use as an internment facility for Japanese Americans during World War II. (Photo credit: Michael Paul Mendoza) Lau Ozawa Koji After a three-and-a-half hour drive, we arrived at the Tulea County Fairgrounds on a […]
