
Taryn Luna
Reporter at Los Angeles Times
Reporter for @latimes covering Gov. Gavin Newsom. Born and raised in the Golden State. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Taryn Luna
Gov. Gavin Newsom, shown in 2019, supports increasing penalties for sex crimes against minors, disagreeing with members of his own party. Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke out Tuesday in support of legislation that sought to increase the punishment to a felony for soliciting a 16- or 17-year-old for sex in California after Democrats in the state Assembly watered down the bill.
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2 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Sandra McDonald |Taryn Luna |Julia Wick
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city's nearly $1 billion budget hole. This is Bass' second visit to the state Capitol in as many months - a homecoming of sorts for a former Assembly speaker who helped navigate the state's 2009 budget crisis.
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2 weeks ago |
swoknews.com | Sandra McDonald |Taryn Luna |Julia Wick
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city’s nearly $1 billion budget hole. This is Bass’ second visit to the state Capitol in as many months — a homecoming of sorts for a former Assembly speaker who helped navigate the state’s 2009 budget crisis.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Sandra McDonald |Taryn Luna |Julia Wick
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city's nearly $1-billion budget hole. This is Bass' second visit to the state Capitol in as many months — a homecoming of sorts for a former Assembly speaker who helped navigate the state's 2009 budget crisis.
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3 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Taryn Luna |Sandra McDonald
Sithy Bin, a former gang member, was sentenced in 2008 for shooting at the home of a rival during a barbecue, wounding a bystander. He became a minister in prison, and his good behavior led to a reduced sentence. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday offered clemency to 25 felons, including a Cambodian immigrant facing deportation, in a series of pardons and commutations issued before the Easter holiday.
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Meanwhile, Democrats actually voted to adopt the amendments that stripped the felony charge for 16 and 17 year olds from the bill and added their intent to adopt stronger laws to protect them from trafficking in the future.

Looks like the California Democratic Party now has ads on Facebook claiming Republicans “voted against stronger laws protecting 16 and 17 year olds…” They actually voted against changes to a bill stating “legislative intent” which has no impact on law. https://t.co/5zFyUHDT1S

RT @ZavalaA: NEW: Gov. Newsom's office is getting involved in latest CALeg fight over effort to increase penalties for consumers of child s…