Long considered a likely U.S. House candidate once a seat opened up, Low is widely expected to enter the 2024 race to succeed Rep. Anna Eshoo
The state's powerful labor unions lobbied heavily for the legislation, which stalled but gained momentum after the COVID-19 pandemic
Newsom's office confirmed that he has picked Butler, an Out Black lesbian Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement
Calif. Democrat elected to U.S. Senate in 1992
Prior to serving as California's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Thurmond served in the State Assembly
The state would be following San Francisco in doing so, as city leaders this spring ended their similar travel restriction
The bill had passed the Assembly in May after the Temecula Valley Unified School District voted to reject a book that included LGBTQ+ topics
The majority of the speakers were proponents of the policy some who identified themselves as residents of other jurisdictions
In 2019, Gov. Newsom signed the first-in-the-US law that authorized pharmacies to furnish up to a 60-day supply of PrEP without a prescription
Atkins is one of only three people to hold both top spots in the Legislature. Before President pro Tempore she was Speaker of the Assembly