When Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, introduced the bill in January, it came before lawmakers nearly completely blank — a common practice in California politics, said Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Clovis…“Instead of actually doing the full deliberation process on starting it from the very beginning, having some clear intentions, debating on the…

“[My constituents] haven’t really seen anything coming out of the Republican Party really driving the vote,” Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Fresno, told The Center Square. “A lot of them have waited until polls opened, and they have that now,” Tangipa said. He spoke out against redistricting, both as a member of…

The final session on October 29, the first day of the CalChamber Public Affairs Conference, gave the audience the chance to hear from some of the many first-time legislators elected in 2024. From left are moderator Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood), who was elected in 2022; first-term Assemblymembers Patrick Ahrens…

On October 23, Caltrans hosted a ribbon cutting for the project, marking the end of major construction on the highway. The event featured speeches from Acting District 9 Director Brandon Fitt, Inyo District 5 Supervisor Will Wadelton, and Fisher Sand & Gravel Area Supervisor Robert Nelson. At the ceremony, a…

“Our families are going to go hungry,” Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Fresno, told The Center Square. “[Democrats] are saying, ‘It’s finally worth it to let families starve,’ when we’ve got to create a cohesive plan that figures out compromise in the state because families depend on their action. Right now we’re…