Politics
Gov.
Feb. 9, 1989
Can you imagine a legislative body being silenced, straitjacketed, unable to act--because of a power failure?
Dec. 28, 1999
Assembly candidate Richard E.
June 4, 1986
World & Nation
A proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage easily won final approval by both chambers of the General Assembly.
Feb. 27, 2005
Legislature: Democratic leaders send complex four-bill blueprint to both houses. GOP lawmakers attack it as too costly.
July 3, 1997
Capitol: The measure is backed by Mercury firm, a heavy contributor to lawmakers. Insurance chief opposes it.
Aug. 29, 2002
California
Next Assembly speaker’s focus on poor is grounded in experience
April 9, 2014
The California Assembly voted Thursday to give regulators strong new tools to stop substandard doctors from practicing medicine as it approved legislation to beef up the state’s physician discipline system.
Aug. 31, 1990
Deciding that Los Angeles has “unique and special traffic congestion problems,” an Assembly committee voted Thursday to exempt the city from key provisions of a bill designed to stymie Mayor Tom Bradley’s efforts to control truck traffic.
Sept. 8, 1989
A proposed 5-cent increase in the state’s gasoline tax survived its first legislative test Tuesday, winning overwhelming approval in the Assembly Transportation Committee.
March 15, 1989