BAKERSFIELD: Northbound State Route 99 is reduced to one lane at State Route 119 due to an overturned big rig. Traffic backed up approximately 1.5 miles at this time. Expect delays through the area as crews work to clear the roadway. No ETO at this time.

We must always recognize victims' rights and promote a safer and more just society.

Do your pups need to be updated on their vaccines?

Animal Control will be hosting a low-cost, drive-thru dog vaccination clinic this Saturday, May 4 beginning at 9 a.m. at Beach Park, 3400 21st Street.

Due to weather, this will be the last drive-thru clinic until October.

.O.C. Register
Assembly Democrats kill bill to ban use of NDAs in legislative negotiations ocregister.com/2024/04/28/dem…

A California bill aiming to ban confidentiality agreements when negotiating legislation fails apnews.com/article/califo…

“California Dems are demonstrating that they view Sacramento as their own little club, where duly-elected Republicans have no power. This malignant feature of a one-party state results in a legislature that seems to us like a mere puppet of the Governor.”

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California will continue to allow NDAs to be used in the state's lawmaking process.

The California Chamber of Commerce would not comment when I asked if it used NDAs in negotiations.

Assemblyman Vince Fong says the effort to ban them is not dead.
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KDA enjoyed a dynamic day at Californias’s state capitol as we advocated for pivotal arts initiatives. Our discussions centered around the continuation of the California Creative Corps and support for Prop 28. TY Assemblyman Vince Fong and Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains for robust conversations! 👏

.O.C. Register Keep NDAs out of the lawmaking process

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Reminder, Truxtun Ave. and 17th Street between L & Q streets will be closed temporarily from noon to 4 TODAY, April 25 for the annual Victims' Rights March.

Please plan accordingly as traffic delays are expected.

Today, we remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were murdered in the Armenian Genocide.

The threat of genocide is still present. We must continue our efforts to prevent these crimes against humanity.

A bill by Assemblyman Vince Fong that would ban lobbyists from using NDAs to secretly negotiate legislation is stirring up good trouble -- too bad it’s likely to die in committee on Thursday, crushed by the suffocating weight of CalChamber.

My latest column:
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ICYMI: We are pleased to join with our colleagues to support #AB2654 to ban NDAs as part of legislative deliberations cc: Assemblyman Vince Fong
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“The problem here may not be so much that private parties entered into an NDA, the problem is that this issue was never aired out in the Legislature,” said David Loy with the First Amendment Coalition.

Our preview of Thursday’s hearing on
AB 2654:
kcra.com/article/califo…

JUST IN: California Business Roundtable, CA Business Properties Assn and NFIB release letter supporting bill banning NDAs in legislative negotiations.

“No other Legislature or gubernatorial administration has relied on NDAs to execute high-stakes negotiations..”

Vince Fong: The Legislature is gearing up to approve a budget plan based on gimmicks and phony cuts ocregister.com/2024/04/08/vin…

Happy Easter!

The Legislative Analyst has historically been more accurate.

Winter Storm Warning until 11:00PM Sunday nixle.us/FCXN3

Congratulations to Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer & Dayna Holmes, Executive Director of the Care Pregnancy Resource Center in Tulare County for being the 32nd Assembly District’s 2024 Women of the Year! Our community is safer and better off because of their tireless dedication.