Capitol Briefs
It was an intense day in California politics, starting with California’s senior U.S. Senator Alex Padilla being forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in the morning and then U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer agreeing to California’s request for a temporary restraining order to wrestle control of the state National Guard back from President Donald Trump in the late afternoon.
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This was crossover week, and both chambers considered hundreds of bills that only a few days before had cleared their respective suspense hearings. Here is a smattering of some of the significant action under the dome this week.
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In this edition of Capitol Briefs we take a quick look at final numbers from the suspense file hearings and note a few bills that will be moving on and one that won’t be.
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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 look at some of those measures.
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Xavier Becerra joins a crowded gubernatorial field; firebrand Republican Assemblymember Bill Essayli exits.
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It’s late March and lawmakers are gearing up to fast track housing development reforms, regulate AI and implement Proposition 36. All this and a brief look at what’s happening in other states…and one very tall, very naked metal woman.
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Today is the bill introduction deadline in each legislative chamber, and even though each lawmaker has been limited to 35 bill intros this year – down from 50 last year – there will be plenty of measures for legislators to ponder the rest of this session.
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Tuesday at the Capitol saw a very chilly morning press conference to announce new efforts to protect both California consumers and our canine friends from the dangers of out-of-state puppy mills. Plus, packages of fire response and recovery measures, some interesting bills from other states and Denmark looking to buy…California!
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Nationwide protests against President Trump, Elon Musk and Project 2025 were held at the California Capitol and in other capitols and major cities around the country.
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Trump 2.0 is already in full swing and California leaders are as well. Budget bills related to the L.A. fires are ready to go, and the Capitol says goodbye to an old friend.
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) being physically removed from a a Department of Homeland Security press conference. Image by AP. 
