Latest line: A good week for Shannon Grove, a bad week for speeding drivers

Bakersfield Republican cracks down on sex traffickers, as cameras for speeders may be coming to Bay Area roads

Shannon Grove

After some Democrats blocked it, claiming it would increase incarceration rates, Bakersfield Republican state senator passes bill to increase prison time for minor sex trafficking, only to back down amid public outrage.

Speeding drivers

State lawmakers pass AB 645, allowing San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, and several Los Angeles-area communities to install cameras and enforce speed limit laws by mailing tickets to speeding drivers.

Trade unions

Sacramento legislators pass a historic bill providing unemployment insurance to striking workers. Will Gavin Newsom sign it, though? The unemployment fund is running a $19.7 billion deficit as a result of COVID.