How many minors get married in California?
Do 9,000 minors marry each year in California – or do 15? A discrepancy in data has contributed to the statehouse stalemate over Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris’s AB2924, a bill which …
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Survivors of child marriage ‘chain-in’ outside Asm. Ash Kalra’s office
SAN JOSE — Gowned in white wedding dresses and veils — and with metal chains wrapped around their wrists — around 20 survivors of child marriage gathered outside Assemblymember Ash …
New bill would help those with hair loss pay for wigs, hairpieces
Hair loss is something Mihir Sharma from Saratoga, who has alopecia areata, has been dealing with for most of his life. The articulate and confident 17-year-old has grown accustomed to …
4 women vying for Tim Grayson’s seat
As incumbent Tim Grayson campaigns for state senate, his longtime seat in the California State Assembly is up for grabs. Four women have thrown their names in the ring to …
Mitchoff the best pick in weak group of Assembly candidates
Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. Three problematic current and former Democratic officeholders and a little-known Republican are vying to fill a vacant northern Contra Costa …
New bill could streamline tuition waiver for West Valley, Mission Community College students
Students in the West Valley Mission Community College District could see their tuition automatically waived starting Jan. 1, 2025. State Assemblymember Marc Berman introduced AB 3158 on Friday, which would …
School for the Deaf’s request gets the high sign from state official
A good sign Assemblymember Alex Lee introduced a bill Feb. 12 that directs the California Department of Transportation to create directional highway signs for the California School for the Deaf …
Elect Patrick Ahrens for Evan Low’s Assembly District 26 seat
Call it the domino effect. U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo’s retirement announcement in November sent ripples through Silicon Valley’s political leadership as top Democrats, including Assemblyman Evan Low, launched campaigns to …
SF stores are quietly removing this feature linked to retail theft
Self-checkout machines are closed at Target at 789 Mission St., San Francisco, on Dec. 8, 2023. Kendra Smith/SFGATE San Francisco stores have quietly disabled self-checkout recently, indicating a trend in “defensive …