AB 182 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) passed the Assembly Floor on a 53-25 vote. This bill would expand the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 to allow challenges to district-based elections that are being imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class of voters to elect candidates of their choice. Contact: Michelle Reyes, (916) 319-2030. Press release here.
AB 349 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) passed the Housing Committee on a 7-0 vote. AB 349 would give homeowners governed by homeowner associations (HOAs) the option to modify their landscape using synthetic turf to lower their water use. Contact: Evan McLaughlin, (916) 319-2080. Press release here.
