After Times investigation, law passed to force California to clear pot convictions faster
Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times
California has new deadlines to dismiss and seal many cannabis convictions under a law signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Council President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao, Oakland Officials, and Community Leaders Hold Press Conference to Announce New Investment Into East Oakland Parks
OAKLAND, California - Council President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao, Assemblymember Mia Bonta, community, and faith leaders gathered at Arroyo Viejo Park this morning to announce a $2 million investment into East Oakland parks secured by Pro Tem Thao in recent state budget allocations signed by Governor Newsom. This $2 million investment will help revitalize and celebrate parks serving some of Oakland’s most marginalized communities and includes:
California AG announces first-in-nation division to prevent gun violence statewide
ABC 7 News
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced the launch of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a new first-of-its-kind division of the California Department of Justice.
Bonta held a press conference in San Francisco with gun safety advocates to detail the unit that will develop strategies to address gun violence at the state and local level.
Assemblymember Mia Bonta’s Legislation to Fix Automatic Cannabis Record Clearance Signed by Governor Newsom
SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Governor Newsom signed a package of bills aimed at strengthening California’s cannabis laws. Included in the package was Assembly Bill (AB) 1706 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta which will resolve implementation gaps in California’s cannabis record sealing law.
ALAMEDA CARE TEAM TO RECEIVE $1.8 MILLION FROM STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Alameda Sun
The Alameda Community Assessment Response & Engagement (CARE) Team is set to receive $1.8 million from the California state budget for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 179, the Budget Act of 2022, implementing funding for key state priorities. The CARE Team allocation item is under the Health and Human Services section of the bill, authored by Assemblymember Philip Ting (D-San Francisco).
It’s time to end scholarship displacement
Nadja Jespen and Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton, Ed Source
When Jason Vazquez began his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley, scholarships were a crucial part of his college financing plan.
Fast food workers to sleep at Capitol to urge passage of bill before deadline
The bill would create a statewide council that will help set wages, benefits, and training standards. The California Chamber of Commerce opposes the bill.
Morgan Rynor, ABC 10
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some fast food workers will spend the night at the Capitol Tuesday as they urge lawmakers and the governor to pass and sign a bill that they say will allow them to have a voice in their pay and benefits.
The bill faced strong opposition last year and failed, but it’s back and must be voted on in the next two weeks before the session ends on Aug. 31.
California Lawmakers Place Constitutional Amendment Protecting Abortion Rights on November Ballot
Guy Marzorati, KQED
California voters will decide whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution, following the Assembly's vote on Monday to place the question on the November ballot.
Assemblymember Mia Bonta Introduces Bill Protecting Bay Area Floating Home Owners from Excessive Rent Increases
Legislation would include Bay Area’s 477 floating homes within the state’s existing rent protection cap
(SACRAMENTO, CA) Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill 252 adding rent and vacancy control to the Floating Home Residency Law to protect one of the Bay Area’s last sources of affordable housing.