Ben Hueso

Residency questioned on panel that sets governor's pay

2013-05-24 16:07:00

John Stites is among a small group of people who will decide next month how much California's governor and lawmakers should be paid. Even though he lives primarily in Nevada. Stites maintains a home in Los Angeles County that he stays in for weeks at...

Assembly panel puts hold on condom, bullet tax bills

2013-05-24 13:48:00

SACRAMENTO -- A state Assembly panel on Friday shelved 144 bills that would have cost the state $2.8 billion, including measures to require condoms for adult film actors and to put a 10% tax on bullet sales. However, bill authors said they would try...

California Senate OKs protections for kids of police, public officials

2013-05-24 12:14:00

The state Senate approved legislation Friday that would make it a crime to harass or secretly photograph the children of police officers, judges and other public officials because of their occupation. The measure requires those convicted serve�10 days...

California state lawmaker proposes new journalist protections

2013-05-24 08:01:00

Alarmed by the recent federal seizure of Associated Press phone records, a California lawmaker has proposed new protections for the records of reporters and editors in this state. State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) said Thursday he will introduce...

California Senate panel hits the brakes on oil, soda taxes

2013-05-23 12:46:00

Bills proposing new taxes on oil and soda in California were shelved for the year by a state Senate panel on Thursday, but the measures' authors say they plan to pursue approval of them in January. The Senate Appropriations Committee also kept a hold on...

Lawmaker has solution to low voter turnout in Los Angeles

2013-05-23 07:52:00

A state lawmaker has a possible answer to the dismal voter turnout in Los Angeles city elections. State Sen. Kevin de Le�n (D-Los Angeles) said it was frustrating that only about 19% of eligible voters in Los Angeles turned out to the polls Tuesday to...

Democrats pick up one state legislative seat, lose another

2013-05-22 07:00:00

Democrats picked up another seat in the state Assembly in Tuesday’s special legislative elections, restoring their two-thirds majority in the lower house, while a Republican was the apparent upset winner of a race for an open Senate seat. With...

Assemblywoman Norma Torres wins election for Senate seat

2013-05-14 22:45:00

State Assemblywoman Norma Torres (D-Pomona) is headed to the California Senate after winning a decisive victory in a special election Tuesday. With 100% of precincts reporting, Torres had 59.4% of the vote over Republican Paul S. Leon in the election to...

Assemblyman Ben Hueso poised to take state Senate seat

2013-03-13 01:59:00

Assemblyman Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) on Tuesday won a special election for the 40th Senate District seat vacated when Juan Vargas moved on to�Congress. With all precincts reporting, Hueso garnered 52% of the vote, according to the unofficial tally...

Two California Senate elections set for Tuesday

2013-03-07 08:00:00

Another round of political musical chairs is on tap Tuesday when voters in two Southern California Senate Districts go to the polls to fill vacancies created when Democratic Sens. Gloria Negrete McLeod of Chino and Juan Vargas of San Diego resigned to...

State legislators seek crackdown on expensive form of school finance

2013-01-25 14:23:24

Gov. Jerry Brown calls special elections for 2 vacant state Senate seats

2013-01-07 14:13:31

Assemblyman Ben Hueso (D-San Diego)

2012-05-29 00:00:00