The momentum for cannabis liberalization drums along, but it doesn’t come cheap. In addition to grassroots efforts, millions in lobbying dollars have been spent to affect policy change.
“The newly appointed attorney general has voted for and supported policies and laws that are not only destroying the rights of crime victims but are destroying public safety in this state,” she said.
“I am ready to get to work on issues ranging from homelessness to transportation, justice to the environment, public health to an economic recovery that includes everyone. I believe we as a county can move forward on these issues to greatly improve the lives of all who call Los Angeles County home,” Lindsay Horvath said in a statement.
Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley, a Democrat, has been elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, beating out former county supervisor turned state senator John Moorlach for District 2.
They are vying to replace Michelle Steel, who is now serving in the House of Representatives.
Big political news in L.A. County.
Ventura County Board of Supervisors Chair Carmen Ramirez was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday evening while walking through a crosswalk in Oxnard. She was 73 years old.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Siskiyou County and its sheriff on behalf of four Asian-Americans who say they have been targeted
The clock is ticking for San Francisco. The state made clear last week that it’s ready to go all the way to blunt the city’s notorious NIMBYism if changes aren’t made.
