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Kuehl was termed out in 2008, and another brilliant and energetic Senator, Mark Leno from San Francisco took up the mantle. The problem is, he came into the Senate along with a new set of legislators who had not walked the single payer walk and were...
The bill, authored by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, aimed to restore cities’ zoning authority to require inclusionary housing after the court ruled against BMR housing requirements in a 2009 case, Palmer v. the city of Los Angeles. The bill...
State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, left, gestures as State Senator Mark Leno, right, looks on during a news conference calling for the end of Federal attacks on medical marijuana dispensaries in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. The two California... View Photo »
If it were to make it to the ballot, I think it will be a real fight
22 entries from 15 different states. What: Awards presentation, live entertainment, screening and streaming of the Free The Bowl® 2012 winning counter-Super Bowl beer ads. Who: -- California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (MC) -- Cathy Summa-Wolfe - President,...
10 percent rate cuts to providers of Medi-Cal, the state's health program for the poor. The Department of Finance is still calculating the exact impact of that. Lawmakers said they are not overly concerned and promised that a temporary solution will be...
Meantime, a 2011 bill that did not get a do-over after an earlier defeat was SB 810, the single-payer health care bill carried by Sen. Mark Leno (D-SF). A handful of skeptical Democrats failed to give it the needed 21 votes, thus killing the hopes of...
Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles right, is hugged by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco after his measure allowing college students who entered the country illegally to receive limited financial aid, was approved by the Senate at the Capitol... View Photo »
The nation's most-populous state needs $3.3 billion to deal with liquidity needs for March and the first two weeks of April, Chiang said in the letter to state Senator Mark Leno and Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, who lead the Joint Legislative Budget...
(STOCA1)’s cash may be exhausted by March, Controller John Chiang said in a letter to lawmakers. The nation’s most-populous state needs $3.3 billion to deal with liquidity needs for March and the first two weeks of April, Chiang said in the letter to...
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State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, urges members of the Senate to approve his measure to require the teaching of gay history in public schools, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, April 14, 2011. By a 23-14 party line vote the Senate passed Leno' s bill to include gay,...
View Photo »SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 24: California Gov. Jerry Brown (C) signs one of thirteen budget cutting bills as California state senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (L) and State senator Mark Leno (R) look on with an aide March 24, 2011 in Sacramento, California. California Gov. ...
View Photo »State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, right, questions Michael Cohen, chief deputy director of the Dept. of Finance, center, as Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield. D-Sherman Oaks, left, looks on during the first hearing of the joint budget conference committee at the Capitol in Sacramento,...
View Photo »Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles right, is hugged by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco after his measure allowing college students who entered the country illegally to receive limited financial aid, was approved by the Senate at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday,...
View Photo »In this photo taken Tuesday, June 28 2011, State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco is seen at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Leno's measure requiring public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans, was approved by the Assembly on 49-25 on a party line vote,...
View Photo »State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, right, meets with Senate Budget Committee chair Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, to discuss the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Controller John Chiang took the rare step Tuesday of...
View Photo »State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, congratulates Senate budget chair Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, after the state budget bill was approved by the Senate on a 23-15 party-line vote at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The...
View Photo »State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, talks Sen. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro and Senate budget committee chair Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, after the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Monday, June 13, 2011. Democrats have been...
View Photo »State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, right, shakes hands with Sen. Mark Leno, chair of the Senate budget committee, left, after the Senate approved Gov. Jerry Brown's budget bill at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday March 17, 2011. By a party-line...
View Photo »Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, urged lawmakers to approve a measure he was carrying requiring public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans, was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The bill, by state Sen. Mark...
View Photo »Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, the first openly gay Speaker of the California State Assembly, urged lawmakers to approve a measure requiring public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans, was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday,...
View Photo »Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, called on lawmakers to reject a measure requiring public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans, at the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The bill, by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, was...
View Photo »State. Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, chair of the Senate budget committee, urges lawmakers to approve Gov. Jerry Brown's state budget plan at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday March 17, 2011. By a party-line vote, both houses of the legislature approved Brown's main...
View Photo »State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, urges members of the Senate to approve his measure to require the teaching of gay history in public schools, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, April 14, 2011. By a 23-14 party line vote the Senate passed Leno' s bill to include gay,...
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