News

Rob Darrow, Good Times

Marriage equality and a marriage date in June 2008 are what connect the Santa Cruz Pride 2026 Grand Marshals.

Matt Weir I East Bay Express

On Thursday, May 21, California Assembly Bill 1902 (AB 1902) was passed by the State Assembly with a resounding 58 yeas to 20 nays, in a huge show of bipartisan support. The bill calls for changes in several key loopholes and gaps in the current law when it comes to juvenile offenders.

Jessica Wohlander

Niva Ashkenazi, J Weekly

Matt Weir, Good Times

San Diego Jewish News

Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News

Tom Angell, Marijuana Moment

A bill that would allow California marijuana stores to offer drive-thru windows to serve customers is advancing in the state legislature.

The measure, which cleared the Assembly Business and Professions Committee in a 17-2 vote on Tuesday, says that licensed cannabis retailers and microbusinesses with storefronts can sell marijuana products “to a customer in a motor vehicle in a drive-through located on the premises.”

Max Chun, Lookout Santa Cruz

Ricardo Tovar, KSBW 8

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Legislation introduced by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin aims to change how California handles juvenile offenders who are still considered a danger to the community, following concerns raised by the case of Adrian Gonzalez, the teen convicted in the 2015 kidnapping, rape and murder of 8-year-old Maddy Middleton in Santa Cruz.