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What to know about California's fight over harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from older teenagers exploded in the California Legislature this week

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Fresh Starts on Starter Homes

Lawmakers in Arizona and California are attempting to overcome local resistance to meaningful starter home reforms.

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The First Amendment Right To 'Greenmail' Developers

Plus: The Montana Supreme Court rescues zoning reform, and a new challenge to inclusionary zoning.

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California Legislature Extends Exhausted Homebuyer Subsidies to Illegal Immigrants

There would seem to be little added fairness, and little added incentive for illegal immigration, in letting more people draw from a well that's already run dry.

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California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions

The California Legislature is passing hundreds of bills during its last week in session for the year

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California lawmakers approve changes to law allowing workers to sue employers over labor violations

The California Legislature has approved bills that would amend a 20-year-old law allowing workers to sue their bosses over labor violations

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California Legislature rejects many of Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget cuts as negotiations continue

The California Legislature has passed its own version of a state spending plan that rejects many of Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget cuts

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The 2 Reasons California's YIMBY Reforms Are Failing

Plus: Ohio church sues the city trying to shut down its homeless services, another indigenous-owned megaproject approved in Vancouver, B.C., and a new report shows rapidly deteriorating housing affordability.

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California's War on Fast Food Jobs

Higher prices created by a $20 minimum wage for burger joints will lead to fewer customers, reduced profits, fewer restaurants, and a loss of jobs.

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Commentary: More money, same problems: My fellow California Democrats keep repeating this mistake

The California Legislature is poised to begin its summer recess having passed the latest state budget. The $310 billion plan is a reflection of our values, dedicating spending to getting homeless people off the street, supporting schools, keeping public transit afloat and treating mental illness. As a member of the…

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George Skelton: Sacramento lawmakers aren't fooling anyone with California's budget charade

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature has passed another so-called on-time state budget. Wink, wink. It's barely a half-baked budget.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom and California lawmakers need to say where they stand on reparations for slavery

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature will soon receive a sweeping set of recommended reparations for African Americans whose ancestors suffered economically from slavery and racial discrimination. Then what?

Los Angeles Times

California's Builders and YIMBYs at Loggerheads Over Bill Cracking Down on 'Unchecked Sprawl'

Activists who would like to see more housing built and people who build housing for a living would seem to be natural allies. A new bill in the California Legislature is driving them apart.

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Legislative session disrupted by 'credible threat' made at California Capitol

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature in Sacramento was disrupted Thursday morning after the California Highway Patrol warned of a "credible" threat to the Capitol building.

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Editorial: Sunlight can help California rein in Big Oil’s greed

After months with little apparent progress, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to hold the oil industry accountable for high gas prices and deter price gouging is now on a fast track toward passage in the California Legislature.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Reopening Uber’s challenge to California labor law is just the beginning

In a stunning decision Friday that departs from nearly 90 years of Supreme Court decisions, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a constitutional challenge to Assembly Bill 5, the 2019 California law meant to protect low-wage workers.

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