By State Senator Mark Leno
A friend and colleague of mine recently received an unexpected call from his employer notifying him that his wages would be garnished. Apparently, a judgment had been issued on an outstanding debt of several thousand dollars…
Archive of posts tagged 2012 California Legislation
Protecting Consumers from Abusive Debt Collectors
Several In-Home Supportive Service Related Bills Introduced in State Legislature
By Marty Omoto California Disability Community Action Network
Several regular legislative session policy bills impacting the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program were introduced earlier this month and last week by the February 24th bill introduct…
Legislation Needed to Revise Penalties for Simple Drug Possession
By State Senator Mark Leno
Following the lead of 13 other states and the federal government, I’m introducing legislation that revises the penalty for simple drug possession under state law from a felony to a misdemeanor. The new legislation, SB 1506, …
Your Toxic Couch: New California Legislation Will Address Chemicals in Flame Retardants Found in Furniture
By Ngoc Nguyen New America Media
Where there’s smoke – fire is still likely after California’s out-dated 12-second rule. And toxic flame retardants in your bed or couch may harm your family anyhow.
Those worrisome factors are behind a bill intro…
Toxic Money: Big Chem, Dirty Politics, and the Poison in Your Couch
By Valerie Pacino
Clausewitz said that war is politics by other means. Big Chem knows that politics can be business by other means. You’ve got to hand it to them: they’ve used politics with astounding effectiveness to secure their bottom line. The …
Wasting Juvenile Justice Tax Dollars
By Selena Teji Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
California has demonstrated it no longer has the capacity to serve the state’s high-risk juvenile offenders by a 75% recidivism rate and continued scrutiny under the Farrell lawsuit, now in its n…
Groundbreaking Political Advertising Disclosure Bill Moves to Assembly Floor
By Trent LangeCalifornia Clean Money Campaign
Last week, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted AB 1148, the California DISCLOSE Act, to the Assembly floor for a full vote next Tuesday, January 31st. Coming two days before the sec…
