Senator Nancy Skinner

Watch, listen to Sen. Loni Hancock D-Oakland, talk about the need for Senate Bill 1446, which would ban the possession of high-capacity ammo clips and passed the Senate today, HERE:

An excerpt:

Next stop for Oakland anti-coal: Assembly

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate today approved and sent to the Assembly a proposed law by Sen. Loni Hancock to increase environmental reviews for a plan that would allow Oakland to become the largest coal exporter on the West Coast.

Second anti-coal measure advances

SACRAMENTO – For the second time in two days, the California Senate approved a bill by Sen. Loni Hancock to block projects like the one that threatens to make Oakland the largest coal exporter on the West Coast.

Berkeley Balcony Collapse - Crucial Hearing Tuesday On SB 465, Bill To Close Legal Loophole That Kept Regulators In The Dark About Problem-Plagued Construction Firm

WHEN:                 Tuesday, July 14, 9 a.m.

WHERE:               Room 447, State Capitol

Hancock, Mitchell Introduce Legislation to Make California’s Commercial Property Tax Code Fair

SCA 5 would assess commercial properties at their fair market value, provide tax relief for businesses and protect homeowners and renters

Sacramento – Senator Loni Hancock (D-Oakland), Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, today called for the closure of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) at Norco.

An effort to stop outrageous CEO pay by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Oakland) and Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee today.
SB 1372 creates a new corporate tax table that decreases taxes for employers with reasonable differences between CEO and worker pay, and increases taxes on companies with large disparities between CEO and worker pay.

Sacramento – Last night, the State Senate passed SB 892, a bill by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) to revise and reform solitary confinement conditions and procedures in California’s prisons on a bi-partisan vote of 25-11.  The bill now goes to the State Assembly for consideration.

“Isolating large numbers of inmates for long periods of time is an expensive and deeply troubling practice that undermines effective rehabilitation and long-term public safety,” Senator Hancock said.  “Tonight’s Senate vote is the first step in overhauling a failed system.”

Sacramento – An innovative Oakland company, GoldieBlox, was selected today as “Small Business of the Year” for 2014 in the 9th Senate District by the California Legislature at an Awards Luncheon in Sacramento.  The event was attended by more than 70 legislators.

The company was nominated for the award by Senator Loni Hancock, who represents the district, which includes all of Alameda and parts of Contra Costa counties.  Joining Senator Hancock at the luncheon was Jan Hanson, Chief Operating and Financial Officer of the company.

Sacramento – A bill requiring oil companies to provide new and detailed information about the operation of their refineries so that state regulators can conduct more effective inspections passed the Legislature this evening.