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California lawmakers scramble to fix ‘lemon’ vehicle law — again
“I think what we have is a messy and frankly — all due respect — illogical resulting situation,” Sen. Roger Niello, a Republican whose family owns several car dealerships in the Sacramento area, said at a hearing last week. “I feel like I’m in Alice in Wonderland, quite frankly. What’s up is down an
 
As California tribes sue their gambling rivals, cities could be the losers
On their first opportunity since a new law took effect Jan. 1, seven casino-owning Native American tribes filed suit in Sacramento County Thursday against dozens of California card rooms, opening a new front in one of last year’s most expensive political battles.
 
California’s lemon law is changing and car buyers have fewer protections in the new year
The confusion stems from a law Gov. Gavin Newsom reluctantly signed in late September, after the bill was hastily jammed through the Legislature in the waning days of the session following secret negotiations between lobbyists.
 
Gambling companies spent big to defeat three California lawmakers. ‘We want to be respected’
But that didn’t stop the gambling halls from punishing a handful of lawmakers for their votes after Gov.
 
California’s Republican caucus is growing and more diverse, but it’s a long way from power
When new legislators are sworn in next week, Democrats will still control a supermajority in the Legislature. But the three flipped seats have Republicans hopeful that California’s reputation as a liberal enclave state may be shifting. They point to Latino and Black voters helping send Donald Trump
 
A California Republican won a seat he didn’t want. Now taxpayers are paying for a new election
San Joaquin Valley Republican Vince Fong was on the ballot this fall for an Assembly race, but he didn’t want to win it.
 
Newsom wants a do-over on the lemon car law he just signed. Will it hurt buyers?
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Critics say lawmakers watered down California’s lemon car law after secret lobbyist negotiations
Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective vehicles.
 
She crashed and got a DUI. Now this California lawmaker is on a mission to talk about booze
She placed fourth in the March primary and didn’t advance to the November run-off. She leaves the Legislature at the end of the year. But before she goes, she’s been using her platform and position to tell practically anyone who’ll listen about the harms of alcohol in a society that’s soaking in it.