California Assembly Approves Toni Atkins’ Affordable Housing Bill
The Assembly approved Sen. Toni Atkins‘ affordable housing bill late Thursday, sending it to the…
Toni Atkins’ California ‘Gender Neutral’ Bill Passes the Assembly
A ground-breaking bill to create a “gender neutral” option for state documents passed the California…
Chased from Arkansas as a Child, Shirley Weber Won’t Back Down in Sacramento
When Shirley Weber and her siblings fled Arkansas as children in 1951 on a midnight…
Gender X? California May Be First State to Create ‘Nonbinary’ Option
When Californians are designated by gender on a driver’s license, a birth certificate or any…
San Diego Democrats Blast President Trump for ‘Hate on Display’
San Diego County Democratic elected officials Tuesday denounced the hatred and violence that led to…
Peters Amendment Would Stop Trump from Barring Transgenders in Military
Amid widespread local criticism of President Trump’s decision to block transgender people from the military,…
Opinion: San Diego Hotels Must Learn How to Spot and Report Human Trafficking
Sadly there are more than 8,000 human trafficking victims in San Diego County every year, with…
California’s Landmark ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Climate Program Extended to 2030 in Close Votes
California’s innovative “cap-and-trade” system to control greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change was extended…
San Diego Lawmakers From Both Sides Supported New State Budget
San Diego legislators from both sides of the aisle found common ground last week in…
Q&A: Tireless, Tenacious Toni Atkins Takes on Issues from Climate to Healthcare
There aren’t many challenges on the contemporary legislative list that state Sen. Toni Atkins hasn’t…
Universal Health Care Closer to Reality in California, But Big Hurdles Remain
Should state government become the health insurer for all Californians? With support for that idea…
San Diego Politicians Blast Trump Administration’s New Transgender Rules
State Sen. Toni Atkins and Assemblymember Todd Gloria blasted the Trump administration’s rollback Wednesday of Obama-era…
Atkins Bill Would Enlist Hotel Employees in Reporting Human Trafficking
State Sen. Toni Atkins this week introduced a bill that would require hotels and motels…
Perfect environmental marks for 3 San Diego Dems
San Diego Democratic state legislators Toni Atkins and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher earned perfect marks for…
