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Kate Steinle’s accused killer found not guilty of murder

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the illegal immigrant accused of killing Kate Steinle in San Francisco on July 1, 2015, was found not guilty of all charges, except for felony possession of a firearm, in a verdict that shocked legal analysts

Nepotism scandal embroils recently gutted state tax board

Steven Greenhut November 22, 2017

SACRAMENTO – The California Board of Equalization was stripped of most of its powers over the summer, after a series of audits and news reports exposed myriad spending, accounting and management problems. But the renamed, and greatly diminished, tax agency continues

Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra will resign after more sexual harassment reports surface

Avery Bissett November 20, 2017

Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra, D-Pacoima, announced Monday that he would not seek re-election and immediately resign from his leadership position of Assembly Whip. “I have sought counsel from community members and constituents. After much discussion and reflection, the most prudent decision

Will new sexual harassment rules turn corner on abuse scandal?

Steven Greenhut November 15, 2017

SACRAMENTO – Will a newly announced set of Senate rules for handling sexual harassment claims help change a Capitol culture that some blame for fostering the current sexual harassment scandal? Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, announced

As California gas prices increase with new tax, GOP candidates see opportunity with repeal efforts

Drew Gregory Lynch November 13, 2017

The price of gas spiked 12 cents per gallon in California earlier this month, as a result of the Democrat-backed transportation bill that now puts the Golden State in front of Hawaii for the highest gas prices in the nation.

California NAACP pushes for removal of ‘Star Spangled Banner’ as U.S. national anthem

Drew Gregory Lynch November 8, 2017

The California chapter of the NAACP is distributing a resolution to California lawmakers that calls for the removal of the “Star Spangled Banner” as the official national anthem of the United States. The resolution, which was passed at

California pension funds pushed by politicians to divest from gun industry

Steven Greenhut November 8, 2017

SACRAMENTO – California’s two major pension funds, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), control more than $500 billion in total assets, making them two of Wall Street’s most influential investors. They

Proposed ballot initiative would roll back recent criminal justice reforms

Avery Bissett November 6, 2017

Citing an increase in violent crime rates, a coalition of law enforcement and victim’s rights groups announced last week a proposed ballot initiative that would partly roll back recent criminal justice reforms. Calling itself the California Public Safety Partnership,

Report: Crime rates stable after state’s passage of sentencing reforms

Steven Greenhut November 1, 2017

SACRAMENTO – To deal with federal court orders demanding a reduction in prison populations, California officials – and state voters, via initiative – passed a series of sentencing reforms over the past seven years that have reduced overcrowding from 181

Billionaire Tim Draper renews effort to split California into multiple states

Drew Gregory Lynch October 31, 2017

A fresh push to split California into multiple states his cleared its first hurdle, as state Secretary of State Alex Padilla granted Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper permission to solicit signatures to get the proposal on the ballot in 2018.