Ashley Zavala
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California, United States
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California voters could decide if housing is a human right under new proposal
California could be the first state in the country to enshrine the right to housing in the state's constitution under a new proposal announced by some Democratic lawmakers and civil rights groups on Wednesday. → Read More
California cancels Walgreens contract for state prisons
California officially will not renew at least one of its contracts with Walgreens over its decision to not distribute the abortion pill in several states, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday. → Read More
California lawmakers block bills on gun violence, homeless encampments, inmate release transparency
California lawmakers in the Democratic-led Assembly Public Safety Committee blocked several bills backed by Republican lawmakers that would have enhanced consequences for violent criminals, banned homeless encampments near schools and provided more transparency on how the state determines who is released from prison early. → Read More
Gov. Newsom opts out of giving State of the State speech
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will not give a traditional State of the State speech this year, and instead will make a series of policy announcements during a statewide tour next week, his office said on Tuesday. → Read More
Newsom says California will no longer do business with Walgreens
The leader of the nation's most populous state is now taking on one of the nation's most popular pharmacies in the latest chapter of the national abortion debate. → Read More
Extended tax deadline in California could complicate the state's spending plan
Following damaging storms in January, the Internal Revenue Service has pushed back the deadline for most Californians to file their taxes to Oct. 16. The extension is meant to give those recovering from the storms more time to file their personal income and business taxes but will serve as another hurdle for state lawmakers as they work to nail down the state's spending plan. → Read More
California bill would ban tobacco sales if born after 2006
"This is not about taking away current rights of anyone; it’s about not creating a new generation of people addicted to nicotine," said Assm. Damon Connolly, D-San Rafael, the author of the measure. → Read More
How will Mia Bonta recuse herself from husband's state budget?
"Recusal is relatively easy," said Chris Micheli, an adjunct professor at the McGeorge School of Law and a California lobbyist with decades of experience. → Read More
Video: Mia Bonta won't answer questions about conflict of interest issue
As Assemblymember Mia Bonta and her husband, Attorney General Rob Bonta face increasing scrutiny with one Bonta set to oversee the other's budget, neither was willing to answer questions about the situation on Friday. → Read More
Poll: Is it ethical for Assemblymember Mia Bonta to oversee her AG husband's budget? We asked every CA lawmaker
Debate is quietly happening at the state capitol after KCRA 3 first exposed the wife of California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Mia Bonta, is set to lead a budget committee that oversees his budget.KCRA 3 sent a survey to every member of the California legislature asking this question : Is it ethical for Assemblymember Mia Bonta to serve as the chair of Assembly Budget Sub 5 on… → Read More
Is California Attorney General Bonta ignoring ethical guidelines?
New questions are being raised about the attorney general ignoring the ethics training his office provides. → Read More
First hearing set for California special session on gas prices
Months after Gov. Gavin Newsom requested California lawmakers to consider a price gouging penalty on oil companies, lawmakers in the State Senate are set to hold the measure's first hearing during the Legislature's special session on gas prices. → Read More
Amid litigation and a lost democratic seat, group urges California lawmakers to rethink costly Capitol project
Amid an ongoing lawsuit, continued transparency concerns and voter refusal to reelect the lawmaker who was the face of the effort, opponents of the California Capitol Annex project are urging state leaders to rethink the $1.2 billion plan. → Read More
California AG's wife to lead committee that oversees his budget
California Attorney General Rob Bonta's wife, Assemblymember Mia Bonta, has been tapped to lead a budget committee that oversees and helps determine his agency's spending, a decision that some political experts say is ethically questionable. → Read More
California measure would allow people in prison to vote
California lawmakers this year will consider a measure that would allow people in prison to vote, an effort that has already sparked fierce debate between criminal justice reform and law enforcement groups. → Read More
California lawmakers seek solution to homelessness in hearing
California lawmakers on Monday kicked off the first of what's expected to be several oversight hearings this year on the state's growing homelessness problem and lack of affordable housing. → Read More
California's attorney general braces for looming court decisions on California gun laws
"Their legal analysis is poor, their conclusions are misguided and their outcomes are dangerous and that is a problem," Bonta told KCRA 3 on Friday on the federal court ruling. → Read More
Newsom reacts after court strikes down gun law focused on people with domestic violence restraining orders
California leaders vowed to double down their efforts to protect people from gun violence following a federal court's decision Thursday to strike down a law that prohibited people with domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. The state's department of justice said the rule in California remains in effect, despite the court's ruling. → Read More
California bill would fine social media companies for child harm
California lawmakers this year will consider a measure that would fine social media companies for using algorithms that influence children to harm themselves or others and that prompt people to buy illegal guns. → Read More
California to consider taking guns from prohibited people
California lawmakers held an oversight hearing on Tuesday to figure out how to improve the state’s Armed and Prohibited Persons System, also known as APPS, which is a program that is supposed to keep guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people. → Read More