Tag: California

Pelosi also voiced her concern over Pai disregarding the large amounts of comments filed by the public, opposing the FCC's proposal. (AP)

Pelosi writes letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about ‘net neutrality’: ‘I oppose your efforts’

Mandy Mayfield · June 20, 2017 10:44 pm

The Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed that there is no so-called "hate speech" exception to the First Amendment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Beltway Confidential

After year of campus protests, Supreme Court reaffirms there is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment

Emily Jashinsky · June 19, 2017 8:02 pm

The base is located about 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. (Sam Harrel/ BLM-Alaska Fire Service via AP)

National Security

False alarm leads to lockdown at Travis Air Force Base

Anna Giaritelli · June 14, 2017 11:32 pm

California Gov. Jerry Brown helped form a coalition of states that committed themselves to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement in response to President Trump's June 1 decision to exit the climate deal. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Energy and Environment

California Gov. Jerry Brown named special climate adviser

John Siciliano · June 13, 2017 9:49 pm

The California state Senate passed the single-payer bill on June 1 by a vote of 23 to 14 with three members not present. The bill now heads to the state assembly and then, if it passes, to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown for a final signature. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Democrats look to California for single-payer healthcare

Robert King · June 12, 2017 4:01 am

Courts are the "forgotten piece of the enforcement puzzle," Immigration Judge Dana Leigh Marks said. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Immigration judge laments lack of due process in immigration courts

Ryan Lovelace · June 9, 2017 4:44 pm

Proposals for tobacco flavor bans have spread rapidly across the Bay Area and are under active consideration in Oakland and San Francisco. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Proposed ban on e-cigarette flavors suffers well-deserved setback

Guy Bentley · June 8, 2017 5:39 pm

Energy and Environment

Grid watchdog raises alarm over solar panel problems

John Siciliano · June 8, 2017 5:06 pm

Kiara Robles was pepper sprayed during an interview with an ABC affiliate by a masked assailant during protests over a speech by former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. (Twitter)

Berkeley Trump supporter who was pepper sprayed during protests sues the university and others for $23 million

Leah DePiero · June 7, 2017 10:26 pm

As lawmakers in California and New York will soon learn, even progressives balk at handing nearly one-sixth of their earnings in exchange for "free" healthcare. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Beltway Confidential

State-level single-payer healthcare faces death by sticker-shock

Sally Pipes · June 7, 2017 6:29 pm

Beltway Confidential

Reporters cry sexism after GOP chair reprimands Democratic colleague

Becket Adams · June 7, 2017 6:14 pm

That's a conclusion to which Connecticut's Democratic Governor Daniel Malloy has uncomfortably arrived, after noticing that his previous tax increases have caused the geese who have been laying the golden eggs have been taking wing and flying off to no-state-income-tax Florida. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Beltway Confidential

Affluent Democrats nix radical redistribution

Michael Barone · June 1, 2017 7:37 pm