I'm submitting this letter on behalf of Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States.
Californians have twice made clear their opposition - in two statewide ballot measures (Prop 117 and Prop 197) - to allowing hunters to chase down mountain lions with packs of dogs so they can be shot at pointblank range for trophies.
Applying that same reasoning, it's equally wrong to deploy dogs against bears or bobcats.
"Alarm woke me up at 3:45 am because I have early work day. I told myself, hey this must be worth it because of the psychic income." SEN. TED LIEU, D-Torrance, via Twitter, referring to Gov. Jerry Brown's comment last week that he derives "a lot of psychic income" from being governor and would run for the job even if it went unpaid
The California state Senate has passed a bill that supporters say could be the first in the nation to ban a form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight.
"The entire medical community is opposed to these phony therapies," California state Sen. Ted W. Lieu said after his groundbreaking bill on "sexual-orientation change efforts" passed May 30 by a 23-13 vote.
"Everyone agrees that this quackery needs to stop," he said.
The state Senate voted 23-12 on Thursday to approve a South Bay lawmaker's bill aimed at regulating car dealers who offer "buy here, pay here" installment loans.
Senate Bill 956, introduced by state Sen. Ted Lieu , D-Redondo Beach, would require dealers to obtain a state lender's license so consumers are better protected when purchasing vehicles.
The bill now goes to the Assembly for consideration.
By Charles Pillar The California National Guard benefits manager at the center of a massive fraud involving thousands of improper payments to Guard members was sentenced to 30 months in prison Wednesday.
The bills win floor votes in the Legislature. They would require Buy Here Pay Here dealers to cap interest rates, provide limited warranties and disclose more about vehicle values, among other things.
Three bills that aim to reform and regulate Buy Here Pay Here used-car dealers moved forward this week in the California Legislature, winning floor votes that clear a significant hurdle to final passage.
The California Senate passed Wednesday a bill that would regulate therapies that purport to be able to change a child's sexual orientation -- from gay to straight.
"The entire medical community is opposed to these phony therapies," Sen. Ted W. Lieu, D-Torrance, said after passage of Senate Bill 1172, which he introduced.
SB 1172 would prohibit children younger than 18 from undergoing sexual orientation change efforts.
SAN FRANCISCO — The California State Senate today approved a bill designed to limit the ability of mental health providers in California to engage in dangerous sexual orientation change efforts (sometimes referred to as “ex-gay therapy,” “conversion therapy” or “reparative therapy”).
The state Senate has banned a form of psychotherapy intended to turn gay children straight. The bill now goes to the Assembly. If approvedCalifornia would be the first state to pass a ban on so-called reparative therapy.
Democratic Senator Ted Lieu wrote the bill and calls that kind of treatment “junk science.” During the floor debate, Lieu told the story of Ryan Kendall, who participated in that therapy:
