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California Legislature Passes Landmark Tax on Firearm Manufacturers and Dealers

Assembly Bill 28 Would Generate Over $150 Million Annually to Fund School Safety and Violence Prevention Programs

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 28, a landmark measure that would impose an 11 percent excise tax on firearms and ammunition sold by gun manufacturers and dealers.  Having cleared both the Assembly and Senate by a 2/3 supermajority vote, AB 28 – which is offi

New Tax on Gun Manufacturers and Dealers Advances to Senate Floor

Assembly Bill 28 Would Generate Over $100 Million Annually to Fund School Safety and Violence Prevention Programs

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California State Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance Assembly Bill (AB) 28, a landmark measure that would impose an 11 percent excise tax on the sale of guns and ammunition by gun manufacturers and dealers.

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel Secures $2 Million for New Economics for Women for Major Expansion Project

State Funds Will Support the Construction of Affordable Housing and Economic Mobility Programs for Women and Families in the San Fernando Valley

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D - Encino) presented a $2 million novelty check to New Economics for Women (NEW) for construction of a new mixed-use development that includes affordable housing as well as space for economic mobility pro

2 CA bills aim to make teaching social media literacy mandatory for K-12 students

The idea is for students to know what stories are fake on social media.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two California assembly bills would make teaching media literacy in the classroom mandatory.

Assemblyman Marc Berman from Menlo Park wants to make teaching media literacy mandatory in California schools. Texas, New Jersey, and Delaware already do.

The idea is for students to know what stories are fake on social media. A 2020 survey conducted by Common Sense Media found many can't tell the difference.