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Grace Hase

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Reporter @mercnews covering California politics | #MizzouMade | Organizing @mercnewsguild | Tips: [email protected]
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    Aug 28
    Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill into law that rewrites parental leave rules for local elected officials, ensuring that city councilmembers won’t lose their seats when they become new parents.
    mercurynews.com
    ‘That’s not the way it is anymore’: Newsom signs law to prevent pregnant elected officials from...
    The Family Friendly City Councils Act would require cities to establish a private process for councilmembers who want to take parental leave.
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    Grace Hase
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    Aug 28
    A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge rejected claims made in a lawsuit filed by a group of Bay Area voters that a November regional sales tax measure to fund public transit contained what they considered “misleading” and “biased” ballot language.
    mercurynews.com
    Judge leaves Bay Area transit tax language intact after opponents allege bias
    The measure would generate $980 million annually for bus, train, ferry and metro lines in five Bay Area counties.
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    Aug 20
    FBI agents seized a white Apple iPhone and MacBook Pro belonging to ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell on Saturday as part of an ongoing criminal probe into the sexual assault allegations against him.
    mercurynews.com
    FBI warrant for Eric Swalwell cites law used to prosecute abuses of official power
    The former congressman and ex-candidate for governor has been accused of sexual misconduct.
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    Grace Hase
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    Aug 18
    Rep. Ro Khanna speaking to SEIU members in San Jose this morning said it will be a “shot heard around the world” if California passes the billionaires tax.
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    Grace Hase
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    Aug 17
    AI-generated campaign ads are flooding social media ahead of the midterms - and California lawmakers are finding it increasingly difficult to regulate it.
    AI-generated content is flooding political campaigns. California lawmakers are trying to regulate it
    From mercurynews.com
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