Tag: Jerry Brown

On September 3, the Los Angeles Times reported Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) submitted a letter on behalf of 69 California mayors urging Governor Jerry Brown (D) to sign “Gun Violence Restraining Order” legislation. The legislation–AB 1014–is sponsored by Assembly members

The $7.5 billion California Proposition 1 Water Bond (Assembly Bill 1471, “Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014”) on the November ballot promises to provide more above ground water storage for the first time in 40 years in

Kings County farmers and residents who oppose California’s high-speed rail project are attempting a last-ditch effort to stop the construction of the $68 million behemoth. They are asking the California Supreme Court to hear their case and overturn an appellate

On January 9, at a press conference in the State Capitol introducing his FY 2014-15 budget, Governor Jerry Brown said, “There will be no new taxes for the foreseeable future.” Could it be that we have reached the unforeseen future

The effort to keep Tesla Motors Inc. in California may have run into a major roadblock, according to the Los Angeles Times. Legislators in Sacramento failed to make a deal with Tesla before they adjourned, leaving other competitors such as

California voters are paying little attention to the state’s gubernatorial race, in which incumbent Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown, who enjoys 20-point leads over Republican rival Neel Kashkari, has barely campaigned at all. The two will meet for their first–and apparently

California Governor Jerry Brown made clear this weekend that he would sign a new bill that would require all businesses in the state–including small businesses–to provide paid sick leave to employees. Calling the bill “historic,” according to Reuters, Brown signaled

As California legislators prepare to adjourn from a year marked by political scandals, including the federal indictment of two senators on bribery charges, several bills were approved and on their way to Governor Jerry Brown for signing. Among them was

On Friday, the California State Assembly outdid itself. You can always count on the leftist leaders of what is supposed to be the “people’s house” never lets a crisis go to waste. With the passage of AB 1739 (Dickinson-D), SB

Air guns in California will soon be required to display multiple, specific, fluorescent markings under a new bill that now awaits Governor Jerry Brown’s signature. Controversy surrounds this bill as state legislators, businesses, organizations and citizens dispute the bill’s effects

Tom Steyer, the former hedge fund honcho who is now a billionaire focusing his energies on environmental activism, acknowledged on Thursday that he will spend $1 million to support Democrats in California in 2014 who fight for environmental causes as

California lawmakers passed a bill for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign that will ensure transgendered Californians the ability to show gender status on their death certificate at the time of their death instead of at birth. AB 1577 was approved

California is not represented in the top 100 “most American” cities, as determined by a new study that utilized a variety of metrics.  WalletHub, a personal finance website, determined that Nashville is the “most American” of the largest 366 metropolitan

The California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) welfare program has a total of $848 million in outstanding overpayments to state aid recipients, according to a recent report from the nonprofit California Common Sense. The report, titled “California Welfare

Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday warned the public of a bigger, more dangerous earthquake that is likely hit to California. Speaking on KGO 810 radio, Brown said Sunday’s earthquake was “nothing compared to the big one” that scientists and geological

NAPA, California — Mexico’s Consul General in San Francisco, Andrés Roemer, told Breitbart News this week that jailed United States Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has been held for over 150 days in a Mexican prison on gun charges, could

At a Monday event in which California Governor Jerry Brown declared that all illegal immigrants from Mexico are welcome in California, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said 2017 would be “the year of Mexico” in Los Angeles.  According to the Los

In reaction to occasional violence involving robberies, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 962 on Monday, August 26, to launch the first-in-the-nation requirement that all smartphones sold in California be equipped with “kill switches.” These switches allow owners to remotely render

Oprah Winfrey has reportedly been getting thousands of gallons of fresh water delivered daily to her massive Montecito estate–which she refers to as “The Promised Land”–in response to increased restrictions on water usage. In light of one of the most severe

On Tuesday, a few hours after Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto said that Illegal Aliens deserve justice in the USA and Gov. Jerry Brown welcomed all illegal immigrants to California, lawmakers in Sacramento passed a proposed ballot measure seeking to

On Tuesday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto was pretty confident that most California state legislators would not need a translator to understand his remarks. Before he addressed the California State Legislature, Peña Nieto said, “I believe that most of you speak Spanish.” He

Forget so-called “Mexifornia.” How about the United States of Mexico?  On Monday, Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto called on other states to “evolve” like California so the United States can be more like his home country.  Appearing with Los Angeles Mayor

Two California legislators have refused to attend a Tuesday luncheon hosted by California Governor Jerry Brown in Sacramento to honor Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto–and are instead protesting the continued imprisonment of U.S. Marine Sgt Andrew Tahmooressi in Mexico on gun charges. California