Bipartisan legislation, Senate Bill 976, introduced by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley provides an important tool for protecting our youth from social media addiction.
Bipartisan legislation, Senate Bill 976, introduced by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley provides an important tool for protecting our youth from social media addiction.
Utility hookup fees can often get costly and have caught the attention of State Senator Nancy Skinner, who has introduced a bill aimed at such fees, which she said costs the same no matter the size of the unit, which isn’t fair.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, the Berkeley Democrat who wrote the laws that opened some police records to the public, said the Chronicle review indicates that the categories of disclosable records aren’t broad enough to include everything that might cause the state to strip an officer of his or her badge.
While the biggest games of the Final Four will spotlight athletic prowess on the basketball court this weekend, it’s undeniable that the rising tide of players-turned-influencers inking brand deals and social media campaigns has helped pull even more eyes to the game.
California at its best can be forward-thinking and enlightened. But throughout most of our state’s history, the halls of power inside the state Capitol have been an old boys club. In the 174 years California has been a state, the Legislature has never achieved gender parity. That could change this year.
Homekey, which quickly transitions unsheltered people into supportive or permanent housing, has been a remarkable success.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, today announced the introduction of her 2024 Climate Package, which includes legislation designed to further the decarbonization of California’s industrial sector, accelerate the use of green cement and concrete, and lay the groundwork for creating a state market to recover and reuse rare earth elements and other precious metals essential to batteries, EVs and other clean energy applications.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, who leads the Women’s Caucus, said she was relieved to know that a large and diverse group of women will follow her generation of outgoing senators, which includes former Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and state Sen. Susan Eggman.