Updates on California politics: Lawmakers send gun measures to Gov. Brown, initiative on parole overhaul makes the Nov. 8 ballot

Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. Here's what we're watching:

• Legislators sent Gov. Jerry Brown a sweeping package of gun violence measures on Thursday , efforts to impose new rules on everything from buying ammunition to reporting stolen or lost firearms.
• An initiative to overhaul prison parole earned a spot on the crowded Nov. 8 ballot on Thursday, as did an effort to speed up death penalty cases .
• Rep. Xavier Becerra and other California House members hosted a gun control discussion Wednesday at Los Angeles City Hall.
• Assemblymembers will consider a resolution asking Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a statewide homelessness emergency .

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