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Lawmakers returned from their spring break bills in hand and loaded for bear. This week’s edition of Capitol Briefs takes a ...
A California lawmaker on Monday announced the creation of a new coalition that is pushing to raise awareness about an anti-sex trafficking bill that seeks to both harshen penalties against offenders ...
Championing the bill, Sen. Shannon Grove of Bakersfield leaned on recent research to point out that farmworkers have been taking home less money since the law passed in 2016. She argued wages ...
The blood and the flesh of the next victim will be on this committee,” lawmaker tells reporters after leaving hearing.
SACRAMENTO,4 - Today, with a party-line vote, the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement defeated SB 628 ...
Nisei Farmers League President Manuel Cunha Jr., and Vice President Luis Ramirez have developed a proposal for a six-day workweek for farmworkers they say would restore hours cut after new overtime ...
The county Board of Supervisors is supporting proposed state legislation aimed at protecting teenage sex trafficking victims.
The bill would fix a loophole "by extending that protection to include 16- and 17-year-olds — ensuring that no child is for ...
As California Democrats shift towards a more balanced approach to criminal justice, Republicans seize the opportunity to ...
Culver's Light Brigade Golf Tournament supports youth baseball The Bakersfield Country Club hosted the annual Light Brigade Golf Tournament on Thursday afternoon. This event serves as former Major ...