Articles by Ryan Sabalow

December 2024

California’s Lemon Law is Changing and Car Buyers Have Fewer Protections in the New Year

Gambling Companies Spent Big to Defeat Three California Lawmakers. ‘We Want to Be Respected’

November 2024

California’s Republican Caucus Is Growing and More Diverse, but It’s a Long Way From Power

California Senate Leader Calls Union ‘Morally Bankrupt’ for Opposing a Vulnerable Democrat

September 2024

Critics Say Lawmakers Watered Down California’s Lemon Car Law After Secret Lobbyist Negotiations

August 2024

Plan to Regulate Access to Online Porn in California Dies Quietly in Legislature

July 2024

Can’t Find a Doctor? California Bill Would Punish Insurers for Giving Customers Outdated Info

‘Nothing Will Be Protected’: Why California Environmentalists Oppose a ‘Green’ Energy Bill

June 2024

‘It’s Frustrating’: Why a Gay California Senator Is Annoyed by His Own LGBTQ Health Info Bill

A California Senior Lost $700K to Scammers. Now She’s Asking the State to Slow Bank Transfers

How California’s Nonprofits Got Dragged Into a Fight Between Unions and Local Governments

Why Increasing Penalties for Assaulting ER Workers Is Dividing California Democrats

CA Senate Preserves Big Corporate Tax Breaks That Benefit Some Cities

May 2024

How Did a Shoplifting Bill Get Through California’s Liberal Assembly With Most Democrats Opposed?

The Legislature’s Top Expert on Tech Is Taking on the Industry

California Could Require Age Verification to Visit Porn Sites

Should California Doctors Report Domestic Abuse to Police? Here’s How Physician Lawmakers Voted

How Vietnamese Lawmakers Struck Back When L.A. County Declared Jane Fonda Day

April 2024

Are California Police Missing Domestic Violence Murders? New Bill Would Let Families Review Cases

California Requires New Homes to Have Solar Panels. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?

February 2024

How Psychedelic Drug Therapy Became a Rare Bipartisan Issue in California

January 2024

Bill Would Let Therapists and Social Workers Decide When to Confine Mentally Ill Californians

Parents’ Rights Groups Mobilize as California Advances a Ban on Youth Tackle Football

With Tighter Budgets, Police Seek Less Time in Court