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A California Republican tries again to stop secret deals in Sacramento | Opinion
April 25, 2025BY JOE PATTERSON SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEEAfter hearing reports that legislators were signing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) while crafting laws and spending taxpayer dollars, I was stunned. NDAs, a tool intended for private parties, have been used by legislators to...
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Folsom Lake Closure
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Los Angeles issues only 4 permits to rebuild homes after devastating Palisades fire: report
March 28, 2025By Louis Casiano | Fox News Los Angeles has only approved four permits to rebuild homes destroyed or damaged during the January wildfires in the wealthy enclave of Pacific Palisades that charred some 7,000 homes. A handful of residents received approval to begin rebuilding their...
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Republicans can be irrelevant in California politics, but these two are changing that | Opinion
March 28, 2025By Matt Fleming Special to The Sacramento Bee Republicans in California are having a moment and two Sacramento-area assemblymembers are at the center of it all. November’s election results expanded the Republican legislative caucuses and validated many Republican positions validated by voters...
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Urge Rejection of Utility Cost of Capital Applications
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Tell Sacramento to stop playing games with electricity rates
March 6, 2025The latest report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) confirms what many residents have long suspected: California’s electricity rates are among the highest in the nation. According to the LAO, California has “the second highest residential electricity rates after Hawaii,...
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Assemblymembers Joe Patterson and Juan Alanis Introduce Bill to Make Domestic Violence a Violent Felony, 3rd Time’s a Charm
January 22, 2025SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) and Assemblyman Juan Alanis (R-Modesto) introduced AB 292 classifying felony domestic violence as a “violent felony.” AB 292 will hold the most violent domestic abusers accountable by making them ineligible for “early release.”...
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Decoupling Wildfires from the "Trump-proofing" Special Session
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California's electricity rates are rising. A state lawmaker wants your bill to show why
January 7, 2025By Ashley ZavalaCalifornia Capitol Correspondent - KCRA SACRAMENTO, Calif. —California has the second highest electricity rates in the nation that have outpaced inflation, and one state lawmaker has said he's filing legislation to help ratepayers understand why.The new report released Tuesday...
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Re-elected Assemblyman Joe Patterson Introduces First Piece of Legislation to Halt Cost of Living Increases, Bring Transparency to Sacramento Bureaucrats
December 2, 2024SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) was sworn into office for a second term in the California State Assembly. He immediately introduced legislation aimed at reining in unaccountable bureaucrats that make decisions that contribute to the most expensive electricity...