CalMatters: An audit found California was unprepared to help vulnerable people in a fire. Five years later, lawmakers finally talk about it

By Sameea Kamal, Columnist March 7, 2025  In February 2019, Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) called for an audit of the emergency plans of counties susceptible to natural disasters, specifically relating to the safe evacuation of elderly and disabled residents. Five years…

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California Shame: Rape of a Developmental Disabled Minor STILL Not Classified as a Violent Felony

Assemblyman Tom Lackey Introduces AB 38 to Demand Justice for Vulnerable Children Exploited by California’s Protection of Predators.  Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) has introduced Assembly Bill 38, which seeks to close a shocking gap in the law by classifying the…

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