Category: California Lawmakers

Fentanyl Is Silently Killing California’s Youth as Epidemic Spreads Across America

June 2, 2023
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Fentanyl is silently killing thousands of youth and young adults as California lawmakers struggle to pass laws preventing teens and adults from accessing the drug easily. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is often laced with other drugs, resulting in users unknowingly consuming it, leading to dangerous situations of addiction or overdose, leading to death….

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California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Autonomous Trucks

June 1, 2023
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California lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would ban autonomous trucks from operating without a driver, requiring a safety driver to always be present. The bill will now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature. The Teamsters and other labor groups support the measure. They claim driverless trucks would eliminate thousands of good-paying jobs for human…

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Prostitution, Pimping Rises in California After Prohibitive Laws Repealed, ‘Scared’ Families Plead With Officials

February 9, 2023
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Multiple cities in California are now seeing rampant, public prostitution activities, pushing residents in many places into stress and fear, with critics blaming the situation on a Democrat-supported bill that repealed a law against loitering for prostitution purposes. East 15th Street, a neighborhood in Oakland, used to be a quiet area. However, things changed after…

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California Lawmakers May Shut Down More Prisons as State Faces Deficit

December 15, 2022
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After the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Dec. 6 the closure of two prisons and suspension of six other facilities, Democrat lawmaker Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) said more closures could be on the way. Ting, the chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released a budget outline Dec. 7 that indicated three more prisons…

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California Lawmakers Pushing for Tougher Sentencing on Fentanyl Trafficking

March 30, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—As more young people succumb to the fatal effects of fentanyl, California’s lawmakers are proposing harsher penalties on fentanyl trafficking to combat the worsening opioid epidemic. “The scourge of fentanyl is poisoning our communities, killing our kids, and wreaking havoc all across the state of California,” Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) said in a Zoom press…

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Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Mandate COVID Vaccine in California Workplaces

February 15, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—A group of Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill on Feb. 10 that would mandate all workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in California, even as omicron cases continue to plummet statewide. Assembly Bill 1993, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), is part of a series of bills generated by a coalition of state legislators—the Vaccine…

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