Alex MatthewsSB 100 — Renewable Energy in CaliforniaWith all the hoopla about the Paris Agreement, I thought I’d post about a little more state-focused climate/energy policy. Though I suppose…Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
Alex MatthewsSB 10 (hearing 4/4!) and AB 42 — Bail Bonds reformOne of my old high school teachers posted about these two bills on bail bond reform on facebook. I’ll try to avoid getting too much into…Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Alex MatthewsBacklog — Old post on SB 29The hearing has passed, and so has the bill, so this one is still live and still relevant!Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Alex MatthewsBacklog — Old post on AB 16I’ve been posting everything on my wordpress site but neglecting to repost here on Medium, for the same reason that I’ve been more lazy…Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Alex MatthewsSB 31 — Hearing Monday 3/13Here’s another pointedly anti-Trump bill I’ve been meaning to write about. This one is another from Senator Ricardo Lara and following SB…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Alex MatthewsSB 584–100% Renewable Energy by 2045Here’s a pretty big measure that has received surprisingly little coverage, at least from major news organizations (I have only linked the…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Alex MatthewsAB 250 — Low Cost Coastal LodgingAs I mentioned in my last post, things have been pretty immigration-heavy, so I have a little California-specific environmental issue to…Feb 28, 2017Feb 28, 2017
Alex MatthewsSB 6 — The ‘Due Process for All Act’Since the start of the Trump administration, or really since liberals became aware there would be a Trump administration, there has been a…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017