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California Senate supports streamlining teacher removal over crimes
PolitiCalSenate votes to make it easier to remove criminal teachers... -
California lawmakers seek ban on using dogs to hunt bears, bobcats
PolitiCalSenate votes to ban use of dogs when hunting bears... -
Lawmakers oppose gay-to-straight conversion therapy for minors
PolitiCalPsychotherapists in California would be prohibited from trying to "convert" minors from being gay to heterosexual under a bill approved Tuesday by a Senate panel.... -
Hot Assembly races pick up steam
PolitiCalSeveral Los Angeles area Assembly district races continue to build steam, even though the candidate filing period hasn’t yet begun. Redistricting has produced new political maps — and new opportunities — and some contenders have been... -
Bill advances to ban picketing near military funerals
PolitiCalProtesters would be prohibited from disruptive demonstrations within 500 feet of funerals under legislation approved Thursday by the state Senate. SB 661 was introduced in response to demonstrations at military funerals by a religious group that claims... -
Voters favor two of three California tax proposals, poll finds
PolitiCalField poll shows Jerry Brown's tax and one on millionaire's have majority support. Two of the three tax initiatives heading to the November ballot can win, including Jerry Brown's, poll finds.... -
Most commented: One in 12 prisoners too risky for 'non-revocable parole'
Opinion L.A.Is "non-revocable parole" too dangerous a risk for California to take? That's the case state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) makes in Friday’s pages, in which he argues that the parole program is too poorly run to work properly. Here's an...... -
Microchipping pets to save their lives
Opinion L.A.It can be tough to get any new law regarding pets through the California legislature. Animal welfare advocates have tried unsuccessfully for years to get a statewide mandatory spay and neuter bill passed. But here comes one that seems promising....... -
Senator: Accused campaign treasurer assured staff that funds were fine
L.A. NOWState Sen. Ted Lieu said Thursday he was shocked to learn that a treasurer he entrusted on his campaign for attorney general is now accused of fraud. The treasurer, Kinde Durkee, is accused of stealing perhaps millions of dollars from...... -
Healdsburg entrepreneur fights retroactive tax
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.Brian Overstreet is more familiar with starting a business than lobbying the Legislature, but a retroactive state tax bill has him crying foul and calling for relief. Overstreet, 41, a Healdsburg business owner, has emerged as a leader in a statewide...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Career and Workplace, Small Businesses
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CA OK's Driver's Licenses for Some Illegal Immigrants
Los Angeles TimesSACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law that will allow hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses and vetoed another that would have restricted sheriffs from helping federal authorities detain undocumented...Tags: Deportation, Justice and Rights, Migration, Trials, Career and Workplace
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California first state to ban 'gay conversion' therapy for minors
Los Angeles TimesGov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation prohibiting a form of therapy aimed at changing a minor’s sexual orientation from gay to straight, the first law of its kind in the nation, officials said Sunday. Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) introduced the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown, Minority Groups, Government, Politics
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