As the Democratic Party tries to win back support, some members say forcing older politicians to retire is one solution.

California Republicans are increasingly pushing Democrats on child sex crimes bills. The supermajority is growing more ...

California Democratic legislators gutted a bill that would have made it a felony to solicit any children for sex, despite ...

Sex trafficking of minors was the last thing California Democrats wanted this year to be about. Yet a few months into a legislative session that was supposed to be focused on tackling ...

The fight over whether the consumers of the child sex trafficking industry should face tougher consequences when they buy 16- ...

California Republicans will try to force a legislative vote Thursday on a policy to increase penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-old ...

House Democrats joined Republicans to block a Biden-era waiver for California Gov. Gavin Newsom's gas car ban.

California Republicans push for harsher penalties on soliciting sex with minors, targeting 16- and 17-year-olds amid bipartisan debate. Assemblymember Maggy Krell breaks ranks with Democrats, backing ...

A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-olds exploded in the ...

In a statement, Anne Irwin, director of Smart Justice California, said the provision “risked unintended harm to minors.” Democrats said they don’t want to allow older teenagers to be charged with ...

Two consecutive committee chairs getting overruled by their committee members signifies a growing rift among California ...

The law should treat all sex predators who solicit minors the same — as a felony, regardless of the intended victim’s age,' ...