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Ashley Zavala

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California Capitol Reporter at KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA)

California Capitol Reporter at KQCA-TV (Sacramento, CA)

California Capitol Correspondent @kcranews | President @SacPressClub | VP @CCACalifornia | Instagram: @zavalaa

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  • 4 days ago | kcra.com | Ashley Zavala

    Six months after they promised to focus on California's cost of living and affordability problems, California's legislative leaders still don't have a concrete plan to tackle the issue. California lawmakers this week face the first major bill deadline of the year known as "House of Origin" on Friday. The deadline means proposed laws written in the State Assembly must pass out of the Assembly, and laws written in the State Senate must get out of the Senate by the end of this week.

  • 1 week ago | kcra.com | Ashley Zavala

    THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW. ASHLEY. LISA. THOSE NEW CLEAN AIR RULES ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE UPDATES TO THE STATE’S LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARDS AND THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD APPROVED THEM DAYS AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. NOW, AS WE FIRST REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK, CALIFORNIA’S OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW NOTIFIED THE BOARD THAT THE NEW RULES DO NOT MEET STATE STANDARDS, SPECIFICALLY STATING THERE’S AN ISSUE WITH THE CLARITY AND THAT THERE WAS AN INCORRECT PROCEDURE INVOLVED.

  • 1 week ago | kcra.com | Ashley Zavala

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday he thinks the crime measure voters overwhelmingly approved in November should be funded. California voters in November passed Proposition 36, which increased the penalties for repeat thieves and fentanyl dealers.

  • 1 week ago | kcra.com | Ashley Zavala

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday said his office is keeping an eye on President Donald Trump and any possible action his administration might take after the president criticized the state's upcoming track and field high school championships. In an interview with KCRA 3, Bonta would not say if his office is preparing legal action against the Trump administration. "Nothing to announce at this time," he said.

  • 1 week ago | ksbw.com | Ashley Zavala

    As two oil refineries prepare to close in California within the next year, some Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday signaled they're losing trust with the leaders of state agencies that have been regulating the oil and gas industry. California Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph, California Energy Commission Vice Chairman Siva Gunda and Division of Petroleum Market Oversight Director Tai Milder were summoned to testify in front of the Assembly's Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Ashley Zavala
Ashley Zavala @ZavalaA
15 May 25

High-Speed Rail: $1 Billion Abortion provider cuts? Apparently Housing: Fast-tracked new laws And How has he responded to the will of California voters on crime and healthcare? More from Gov. Newsom’s proposed budget: https://t.co/59ZxFNuknR

Ashley Zavala
Ashley Zavala @ZavalaA
15 May 25

California’s budgets since Gov. Newsom took office have gone from $208 Billion in 2019 to the $322 Billion he proposed today. As he blamed President Trump’s tariffs for CA’s money problems, I asked if any of those problems are self-inflicted. How he responded: https://t.co/weRQL8p1T2

Ashley Zavala
Ashley Zavala @ZavalaA
15 May 25

NEW: In response to Planned Parenthood, Gov. Newsom’s spox said the governor will NOT sign a budget that would shut down health clinics across CA. “Any suggestion otherwise is laughably absurd,” he tells me in statement. https://t.co/1kBvSLvl4Y

Jodi Hicks
Jodi Hicks @jodihicks

The @CAgovernor just proposed 1/2 BILLION in cuts to repro and will effectively defund Planned Parenthood in CA, the same morning Republicans debated defunding PP nationwide in Congress. Happy to go on his Podcast and explain why this devastates women’s health in his state.