Refuse to make it a felony to buy a 16- or 17-year-old for sex SACRAMENTO — Assembly Democrat leadership had one job today. Protect kids. They failed. Instead of passing a straightforward felony penalty for buying 16- and 17-year-old children for sex, they gutted the bill and replaced it with…
Legislation passes through critical policy committees SACRAMENTO – Four bills authored by Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-East Nicolaus) advanced through the legislative process this week at the State Capitol. Each measure authored by Gallagher is targeted at solving problems and supporting communities in the 3rd Assembly District. “As the North State’s…
GOP to force vote restoring felony penalties stripped by Assembly Democrats for purchasing minors for sex SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republicans will introduce amendments tomorrow to restore felony-level penalties for adults who attempt to buy sex from 16- and 17-year-olds. These protections were quietly erased by Assembly Democrats on the Public…
Governor Newsom says his party needs to change. Fine. Start here. Democrat leaders in the Assembly just stripped out the part of a bill that would have made it a felony to buy sex from 16- and 17-year-olds. Not even legal adults, and they decided the predators don’t deserve real…
The building itself has become the money pit. Not a metaphor. SACRAMENTO – State officials promised the Capitol Annex Project would be a practical upgrade. Instead, it’s turned into a runaway spending scandal, all paid for by California taxpayers. The original price tag was $543 million. Now $1.1 billion. More…