The Protecting Youth from Social Media Addiction Act — Senate Bill 976, written by East Bay Democratic state Senator Nancy Skinner — would set certain defaults on a child’s social media settings.
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State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced SB 976, alongside AG Rob Bonta at a news conference in Oakland.
California made it legal for DACA immigrants to work as police. Which departments are using new law?
Sen. Nancy Skinner, the Democrat from Oakland who sponsored the law, called the citizenship rule archaic in a statement and said the new law could “improve the current relationship between law enforcement and communities of color by increasing the visibility and representation of people from the neighborhood.”
State Senator and committee chair Nancy Skinner periodically reminded senators and the public that several more hearings on the budget would occur.
California Senator Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, joined Inside California Politics co-host Nikki Laurenzo to discuss Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget and what comes next.
"My bill changed California's law so people can no longer be convicted of murder if they were not the actual killer," state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, wrote in a statement for this story.
Democratic leaders in the Legislature, who will play a key role in negotiating the final budget with Newsom, had similar responses to Newsom’s plan.
State Senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, announced new legislation that would bolster California’s “Red Flag” law and other state statutes that prevent gun violence.