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SACRAMENTO – Identifying a gap in current law regarding cannabis testing, Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) authored AB 2721 to allow individuals, 21 and over, to have the cannabis they grow for personal use tested by a laboratory. Today, this bill was signed by Governor Brown.
Current law requires that cannabis be tested, but cannabis testing laboratories can only accept cannabis from either licensed commercial entities or from primary caregivers or patients who grow cannabis for their own medical use.
Lawmakers aim to wean the state’s electric grid off of fossil fuels
Julie Borg, World Magazine
California lawmakers voted this summer for strict energy legislation that would require the state’s electricity sources to be 100 percent carbon-free within less than 30 years. The bill, passed by the State Senate and Assembly and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sept. 10, will bump up California’s current mandate, increasing from 50 percent to 60 percent the amount of renewable power generation required in the state by 2030. The ultimate goal: All California electricity would be produced without greenhouse gases by 2045.
Under the law, California will eventually need to get all of its electric energy from sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, and dams. Lawmakers claim they will hash out the specifics later.
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill (AB) 2450, authored by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), to decrease the amount of power outages caused by metallic film balloons, also known as Mylar, has been signed into law.
Sacramento had the second highest number of gun-tracing investigations in the state last year
Scott Thomas Anderson, Sacramento News and Review
A Roseville police officer shot in the face by a .45-caliber Glock in October 2013; a 13-year-old gunned down on the streets of Stockton with a .40-caliber Beretta in February 2015; a young woman killed on San Francisco’s Fishermen’s Wharf by a .40-caliber Sig Sauer in the summer of 2015; a 23-year-old executed by a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson on a Bay Area street in August 2017.
These crimes had a common denominator: They were committed with stolen firearms—weapons that later had to be traced.
SACRAMENTO – Earlier this year, Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) partnered with Alameda County District Attorney, Nancy E. O’Malley, to introduce a bill to clarify ambiguity on the role emergency medical technicians (EMTs) have in responding to domestic violence.
Outside Lands’ brand-new cannabis area made the most of its limited options, but most visitors still left wanting more.
SF Weekly, Zack Ruskin
Even if California’s laws have never served as much of a deterrent for concertgoers sneaking pot into a venue, it’s appealing to casually stroll over to a tent and buy a pre-rolled joint with the same ease of buying a Heineken or a slice of pizza. Unfortunately, as Outside Lands attendees who visited Grass Lands this past weekend learned, such pleasures are not yet a reality.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), Kansen Chu (D-Milpitas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) authored House Resolution 118 (HR 118) to recognize the month of August 2018 as Muslim American Appreciation and Awareness Month.
Bill before the Legislature would pay off fire victims and minimize costs to utility’s customers
OPINION: Assemblymember Bill Quirk, Mercury News
AB 33 would provide timely compensation to the victims of the 2017 Northern California wildfires, ensure safe and reliable electric service to PG&E customers and hold PG&E accountable for its actions. Further, AB 33 assures that PG&E stockholders would pay for any damages the CPUC finds unreasonable. This is why I have introduced AB 33, the 2017 Northern California Wildfires bill.
The 2017 wildfire season left behind immense and tragic harm throughout California. Latest estimates show insurance claims totaling $12 billion statewide, leaving families and business reeling to recover. Some argue that financial fallout for the disaster belongs wholly to electric utilities, and it appears likely some of it will. Unfortunately, it is not the case that even large companies like PG&E — or any other utility — could foot the bill for all of the wildfire-related costs without causing serious harm to its customers and the rest of the state.
Based on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention’s findings from its investigation into some of last year’s fires, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. improperly maintained trees that contacted power lines and ignited some fires. Should those findings be upheld, PG&E must take responsibility for its role in the disaster.
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SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Bill Quirk (D-Hayward), Kansen Chu (D-Milpitas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) authored House Resolution 118 (HR 118) to recognize the month of August 2018 as Muslim American Appreciation and Awareness Month.
