In our Tuesday editorial, we strongly supported a bill by local Assemblyman Jared Huffman that would have required anyone receiving three DUIs to have their driver’s license taken away – permanently. We felt such non-nonsense rules were needed after growing weary of the repeated stories of people with multiple DUIs [...]
Santa Rosa Assemblywoman Noreen Evans is out as Budget Committee chairwoman but joins the Democratic leadership as majority whip under assignments announced today by the new speaker, John Pérez. The move serves several purposes. Evans, who is term-limited and running for the state Senate, won't have as many conflicts between [...]
Assemblyman Jared Huffman visited The Press Democrat this week and made an interesting point about the water plan approved by the state Legislature: The framework for protecting the Delta stands even if voters reject the $11 billion bond act. Quandary resolved? Not necessarily. Along with billions for dams and reservoirs, [...]
Paul Gullixson
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This blog is written by Press Democrat editorial writers Paul Gullixson and Jim Sweeney.