Mike Gatto

Bill would prohibit ticketing cars at broken parking meters

2013-05-16 16:47:00

Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would prevent cities from ticketing motorists who park at broken meters sailed through the state Assembly on Thursday. Assembly Bill 61 passed on a 71-0 vote and now heads to the state...

Brown seeks to rewrite toxins law

2013-05-08 00:00:00

SACRAMENTO — Responding to complaints from businesses, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing an overhaul of California's 26-year-old landmark clean water and anti-toxins law that he said is being misused by "unscrupulous lawyers" filing lawsuits. At issue...

New low for L.A.: Ticketing cars at broken parking meters

2013-04-24 13:36:00

What gets me mad about driving in Los Angeles? Traffic, of course. That’s a given. The many public officials who have done nothing or obstructed efforts to improve it deserve to spend a few years of their lives immobilized at dusk on the eastbound...

Stop dissing the humanities

2013-04-19 00:00:00

If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need....

Bill deterring business shakedowns passes state Assembly panel

2013-04-17 17:36:00

A bill that would deter small-business shakedowns for Proposition 65 signage violations has been approved by a state Assembly committee. AB 227 would give business owners who violate the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act 14 days to comply...

Retired athletes to protest workers' compensation bill

2013-04-15 00:00:00

SACRAMENTO — Let the political games begin. A battle between professional athletes and owners of football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer teams starts Monday. Dozens of retired athletes plan a news conference on the steps of the state...

Solo drivers could use carpool lanes on off-hours under proposal

2013-04-10 16:45:00

A bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Sliver Lake) that would allow solo drivers to use carpool lanes during non-peak hours on the 134 Freeway in Glendale and Burbank has been amended to possibly include other local freeways. Gatto’s bill, AB 405,...

Los Angeles to consider crackdown on celebrity 'swatting'

2013-04-09 11:27:00

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to consider a motion Tuesday to crack down on “swatting” incidents, in which police are dispatched to celebrities’ homes on false crime reports. Councilman Paul Koretz will ask the council to...

Lawmaker wants to open Southland car pool lanes for off-peak use

2013-02-19 10:51:00

Motorists without passengers would be able to use the car pool lanes on the 134 Freeway in Southern California during non-peak hours under legislation introduced to address the growing gridlock on state freeways. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles)...

California taking orders for replicas of vintage license plates

2013-01-02 11:34:39

California's revival of classic license plates faces barriers

2012-12-28 15:24:04

Head of Burbank teachers union clashes with Assemblyman Mike Gatto

2013-01-16 09:23:51

Before reading a book he wrote for his daughter, California state assemblyman Mike Gatto talks with 2nd graders about reading at Roosevelt Elementary School in Burbank on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

2013-03-27 00:00:00

Frances Arnold enters the state Assembly chambers with Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) following as she is honored as a Woman of the Year.

2013-03-04 00:00:00

Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles)

2013-03-02 13:32:24