March 20, 2018 | Ben Adler
The California Senate will swear in its first ever female leader Wednesday — and its first openly gay leader. San Diego Democrat Toni Atkins takes the oath as Senate President pro Tempore at a unique moment for the state.
March 20, 2018 | Cody Drabble
Senator Toni Atkins discusses per priorities for the state as she takes over as leader of the California Senate this week. Atkins will be the first ever female leader of the California Senate — and its first openly gay leader.
March 1, 2017 | Chris Nichols
An affordable housing bill by Sen. Toni Atkins of San Diego has cleared its first committee at the state Capitol. It would create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing by adding a recording fee on certain real estate documents.
March 7, 2016 | Ben Bradford
7:11 a.m.: The California state Assembly will swear-in a new Speaker Monday. Assemblyman Anthony Rendon will take the oath of office at 1 p.m. Rendon could be in the position for awhile.
March 4, 2016 | Ben Bradford
California Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins will step down on Monday from the chamber's top job.
September 3, 2015 | Katie Orr
Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Rendon of Lakewood in Los Angeles County will be the next Speaker of the California Assembly.
July 1, 2015 | Katie Orr
A new California law allows the death certificates of transgender people to reflect the gender they identified with, rather than their biological sex.
December 2, 2014 | Bob Moffitt
This year in California, "Snoopy" license plates were authorized to raise money for museums. About 4,800 people have ordered the new specialty plates with the cartoon character, but no one has received them.
October 6, 2014
The leaders of the California legislature have laid out their priorities for the coming session.
August 20, 2014 | Ben Adler
A bill that would require health insurers in California to provide free coverage of all FDA-approved birth control methods has passed the Assembly on a party-line vote.
