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    Jul 6, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Landmark gay history bill goes to California governor

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill, passed on a...

    Tags: Alan Turing, Tom Ammiano, History, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arts and Culture

    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. California lawmakers approve blank budget bills

    One day before Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to release his updated spending plan, Democrats in the Legislature began lining up empty bills to streamline the budget process.
    One day before Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to release his updated spending plan, Democrats in the Legislature began lining up empty bills to streamline the budget process. The annual ritual is a reliable source of controversy in the Capitol, with...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Jerry Brown, Bob Huff, Mike Morrell, Jeff Gorell

    3. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. California Senate backs requiring warrants when police want emails

    SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Monday approved a measure that would expand instances in which law enforcement officers in California would have to get search warrants before they can access the public’s email.
    SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Monday approved a measure that would expand instances in which law enforcement officers in California would have to get search warrants before they can access the public’s email. Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco)...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, American Civil Liberties Union, Laws

    4. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. California state Senate OKs social network, drug bills

    SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday.
    SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday. Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow...

    Tags: Joel Anderson, Personal Data Collection, Ellen M Corbett, Alex Padilla, Google Inc.

    5. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Senate backs misdemeanor charges for heroin, cocaine possession

    SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to file misdemeanor instead of felony charges in cases of simple possession of heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs.
    SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to file misdemeanor instead of felony charges in cases of simple possession of heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs. State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said he...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, Alex Padilla, Misdemeanors, Roderick Wright

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Jerry Brown OKs funds to seize guns held illegally

    SACRAMENTO — The state will send dozens of new agents into California neighborhoods this summer to confiscate nearly 40,000 handguns and assault rifles from people barred by law from owning firearms, officials said Wednesday.
    SACRAMENTO — The state will send dozens of new agents into California neighborhoods this summer to confiscate nearly 40,000 handguns and assault rifles from people barred by law from owning firearms, officials said Wednesday. The plan received the...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, National Rifle Association of America

    7. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Gov. Brown OKs funds to confiscate guns from criminals, mentally ill

    SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or serious mental illness.
    SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Regional Authority

    8. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Chasm divides gun control and gun rights advocates

    SACRAMENTO — "Living in parallel universes," is how Senate leader Darrell Steinberg describes it. Gun control and gun rights advocates "talking past each other."
    SACRAMENTO — "Living in parallel universes," is how Senate leader Darrell Steinberg describes it. Gun control and gun rights advocates "talking past each other." Emanating from different cultures, incapable of agreeing on how to make us all...

    Tags: Loni Hancock, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, U.S. Supreme Court

    9. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. California Assembly OKs $24 million to speed seizure of guns

    SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly approved $24 million Thursday to speed up the confiscation of guns from Californians who are not allowed to own them because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness.
    SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly approved $24 million Thursday to speed up the confiscation of guns from Californians who are not allowed to own them because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness. A day earlier, lawmakers rejected a...

    Tags: Education, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control

    10. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Assembly votes to speed roundup of guns from disqualified owners

    The state Assembly on Thursday approved $24 million to speed up the confiscation of 39,000 guns that are in the hands of Californians not allowed to own them because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness.
    The state Assembly on Thursday approved $24 million to speed up the confiscation of 39,000 guns that are in the hands of Californians not allowed to own them because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness. Lawmakers said the urgent action was...

    Tags: Tim Donnelly, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Politics

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Key state Senate committee backs mattress recycling bill

    SACRAMENTO — A key state Senate committee has blessed a compromise among bedding manufacturers, environmentalists and local governments about how best to keep about 2 million used mattresses a year from being dumped on California streets or into landfills.
    SACRAMENTO — A key state Senate committee has blessed a compromise among bedding manufacturers, environmentalists and local governments about how best to keep about 2 million used mattresses a year from being dumped on California streets or into...

    Tags: Furnishings and Furniture Industry, Loni Hancock, Elections, Consumers, Politics

    12. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Prop. 8: California politicians at hearing speak of historic day

    California Lt. Gov1.Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), two longtime champions of gay rights, were invited to the Supreme Court to be in the courtroom during Proposition 8 arguments at the invitation of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
    California Lt. Gov1.Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), two longtime champions of gay rights, were invited to the Supreme Court to be in the courtroom during Proposition 8 arguments at the invitation of House Minority Leader Nancy...

    Tags: Charles Manson, Family, U.S. Supreme Court, Human Interest, Marriage

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