State ban on plastic grocery bags takes effect
CARDIFF — As customers headed into Seaside Market for some Saturday morning shopping this past weekend, state Sen. Catherine Blakespear could be seen handing out...
Sen. Catherine Blakespear
North County cities say SB 79 would override local authority
DEL MAR — A historic bill allowing high-density housing near transit stations in California is sitting on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his sign-off, with...
Blakespear’s bill to stop plastic bags passes committee
REGION — A bill written by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to ban plastic bags at grocery store checkouts passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee Wednesday....
Bill to clear homeless encampments stalls in Senate committee
REGION — The California Senate’s Public Safety Committee put a pause on a Senate bill to clear homeless encampments written by Senate Minority Leader Brian...