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Be advised, California: Your State Senators and Assembly Representatives go on Spring Recess this week

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It’s been a productive last few months in Sacramento to start off the year, with nearly 1,800 bills introduced overall! And this next Thursday, California’s State Senators and District Assembly Representatives can finally go on a much needed break from introducing their hearts out. So, if after March 24th you’ve got an email or voicemail thanking them for their time and leadership on so many issues in California, just know they won’t be back to check it out until at least April 6th. After that, it’s really crunch-time, especially to pass the 2026 – 2027 budget by June 15th. But not to worry, as our legislators will once again be rewarded for their hard work come July 2nd, when they get an even more deserved Summer Break until August 3rd. Gee, it sure does pay to uphold the democratic process, doesn’t it? Whether in California, Washington D.C., or anywhere across the great ole USA!

Last but not least, if you’d like to keep up with updates on one bill or another through the Golden State, you can use our state-of-the-art LegiScan database to do just so.

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Stop this war? In 2026, the Houses of Congress are scheduled for just 119 and 158 days, respectively

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The 2026 Congressional schedule for the second session of the 119th Congress, per the BGR Group.

Per Steve Scalisi, the majority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives, for the 2026 calendar year the House of Representatives is scheduled to be in session for 119 days.

Per John Barrasso and Dick Durbin, respective whips of each party in the Senate, the Senate is scheduled to be in session for approximately 158 days.

Start down the rabbit hole for your congressional representatives HERE.

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Please also be advised that L.A. City Attorney Feldstein-Soto is being sued for legal and ethical violations

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Michelle McGinnis is the former head of the L.A. City Attorney’s criminal branch in Los Angeles. She was appointed for the position in 2023 by then-incoming L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto but first began working with the city attorney’s office more than thirty years earlier, starting as a Paralegal. In 2025, however, she was abruptly terminated from her duties by Feldstein Soto for what McGinnis’ lawsuit describes as “personal and political gains.”

This isn’t just your average wrongful termination claim, though. McGinnis’ lawsuit contends that Feldstein Soto possibly broke the law by holding at least one personal meeting as soon as she got into office with disgraced Council Member Kevin De León, who at the time was the defendant in a case brought against him by activist Jason Reedy over a scuffle the two engaged in at the end of 2022 (among other things).

The potential oversight was not an isolated incident, however, as the following year Feldstein Soto directed McGinnis to pursue charges against Ricci Sergienko, a protestor who was within his right to protest the home of an Israeli lobbyist at the outset of Israel’s genocide in Gaza in late 2023.

Last but certainly not least, the lawsuit further alleges that Feldstein Soto consumes alcohol on the job, calls staff outside of work hours as early as 4:00 AM, and even demands City Attorney prosecutors to avoid criminal cases against corporate defendants who can be potential donors for her wider political ambitions. Read the full docket for yourself below, and remember that Feldstein Soto is up for reelection, or ouster, as soon as this June 2nd, 2026.

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The War on Housing Is Next. Here’s how to fight back!

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Did you know that in 2019, during Trump’s first term, the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) under his administration proposed the elimination of rental assistance to any families of mixed immigration status? This was despite the fact that HUD’s allocation of funds had been prorated–or divided to support only eligible renters in any given household–since 1995.

The Proposed Rule was defeated by more than 30,000 Public Comments in opposition, but now it’s rearing it’s ugly head again, even as Trump 2.0 threatens to sign no more bills until the so-called “SAVE” and “MEGA” Acts are passed. Stateline also notes that “HUD’s own analyses from previous mixed-status rule discussions estimated there are about 25,000 mixed-status households living in HUD-assisted housing, fewer than 1% of all households receiving federal rental aid.” In other words, it’s only the latest completely baseless attack on immigrants using federal lawlessness.

The good news, however, is that people across the nation are fighting back, including right here in Los Angeles. Check out the Press Release by the National Housing Law Project below to learn more about the latest Proposed Rule, and even the Proposed Rule as laid out by HUD’s Secretary Scott Turner. When you’re ready to submit your Public Comment in opposition, please do so HERE.

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From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide

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“Booking Holdings Inc. and Airbnb, Inc. list properties and hotel rooms in Israeli colonies. Booking.com has more than doubled its listings in the West Bank–from 26 in 2018 to 70 by May 2023–and tripled its East Jerusalem listings to 39 in the year post-October 2023. Airbnb has also amplified its colonial profiteering, growing from 13 listings in 2016 to 350 in 2025, collecting up to 23 per cent commission. These listings are linked with restricting Palestinian access to land and endangering nearby villages. In Tekoa, Airbnb enables settler promotion of a ‘warm and loving community’, whitewashing settler violence against the neighbouring Palestinian village of Tuqu’.”

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