
Ashley Zavala
California Capitol Reporter at KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA)
California Capitol Reporter at KQCA-TV (Sacramento, CA)
California Capitol Correspondent @kcranews | President @CCACalifornia | Board @SacPressClub | Instagram: @zavalaa
Articles
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13 hours ago |
kcra.com | Ashley Zavala
In his state budget presentation later this morning, the governor will push for the new limits on the program his office estimates could save taxpayers billions.
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5 days ago |
kcra.com | Ashley Zavala
Five days after briefly putting up misleading ads on the state's child sex trafficking fight, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and the California Democratic Party's chairman remain silent.
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6 days ago |
kcra.com | Ashley Zavala
Will Travis Air Force Base in Solano County be turned into a migrant detention center? Two Northern California Congressmen are demanding answers from the Trump administration. This week, Reps. Mike Thompson from Napa and John Garamendi from Fairfield sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as reports surface that the U.S. military base could be turned into a detention center for migrants. The Trump administration has yet to say much about the plan.
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1 week ago |
kcra.com | Ashley Zavala
Lawmakers in the California Assembly moved forward with a proposal that would make it easier for prosecutors to charge a felony against people who buy 16 and 17-year-olds for sex. The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the measure known as AB 379, which targets the demand and the consumers of the child sex trafficking trade. The bill is expected to face a full vote in the Assembly on May 15.
California Assembly Democrats to reverse course, push for felony to buy 16- and 17-year-olds for sex
1 week ago |
kcra.com | Ashley Zavala
Democratic leaders in the California Assembly announced on Tuesday they will add a proposed automatic felony for those who purchase or solicit 16 and 17-year-olds for sex back into a bill that aims to crack down on the buyers of the child sex trafficking industry. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assembly Public Safety Chairman Nick Schultz announced the update in written statements.
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