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Flurry of bills, 98 in all, pass Legislature before deadline

California State Capitol
Tuesday at midnight marked the rancorous end to yet another legislative session here in California. And like many sine dies before, it was filled with hours of last-minute wrangling to cram through as much unfinished business as possible. By our...

Maldonado takes aim at Newsom with new video

As the Bay Citizen noted, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was “conspicuously absent” from the City Hall steps last month when a cheering crowd gathered to celebrate the landmark ruling overturning Prop. 8. Newsom’s early and...

Legislators raise more than $380k in days before session closes

Sitting members of the California Legislature have raised more than $380,000 during the last five days, as lobbyists and special interest groups scramble to push their bills through the Assembly and Senate before this year's legislative session...

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