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San Francisco Chronicle reporter covering state politics; . Alum: . Fan of trails & mountains. 🏳️‍🌈Tips: dustin.gardiner@sfchronicle.com

Sacramento, CA
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    Law enforcement called this a “feminine hygiene device containing what appeared to be blood”. It landed just in front of my desk. It seemed to break apart in the air as many of my colleagues on the Democratic side of the chambers were showered with liquid before it came to rest.

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    3 hours ago

    Still thinking about how last night when the CHP said there was blood on the walls in the capitol bathroom my first question was “what’s it say?” CHP: Other members of the press corps: Me: has literally no one seen a movie?

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  3. 5 hours ago

    I've slept, but I'm still *bewildered* that this story is reality... In case you (possibly) missed it: protester arrested after she threw menstrual cup⁠—apparently containing blood⁠—at California lawmakers:

    The California Senate halted all work Friday evening after an opponent of mandatory childhood vaccinations threw red liquid on lawmakers from the chamber’s gallery.
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    8 hours ago

    A couple hours of sleep since our Senate adjournment around 3am and I’m at a doctors appointment to follow safety protocols from blood exposure. Still absorbing it all. But as my hat says Relax! Thankful that none of my Senate colleagues appear hurt and we finished our work.

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  5. 6 hours ago

    Details of her arrest in STORY HERE:

    The California Senate halted all work Friday evening after an opponent of mandatory childhood vaccinations threw red liquid on lawmakers from the chamber’s gallery.
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    9 hours ago

    Lesson of the 2019 legislative session: “Keep your cups in your jayjay!”

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    3:45 A.M. delirious thoughts 😴 💉
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  7. 8 hours ago

    What bills did California lawmakers pass on their final night in session? ⏰8:30 a.m. high school start time 💊Medication abortion on college campuses ♻️ Recycling mandate for plastic bottles READ all that & more in our rundown, w/ :

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    14 hours ago

    NEW🍻🛑: Bill to let SF, Oakland bars stay open until 3 a.m. fails in Legislature:

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    8 hours ago

    The CASA bill by — which would enable regional tax measures for affordable housing — is heading to the governor’s desk. It narrowly passed, showing how contentious the housing debate has become in CA.

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  10. 14 hours ago

    NEW🍻🛑: Bill to let SF, Oakland bars stay open until 3 a.m. fails in Legislature:

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  11. 15 hours ago

    California Senate adjourns for the year. President pro Tem says it was an exceptional day—to say the least. – at California State Capitol

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  12. 16 hours ago

    Update: Senate tells lawmakers there are four bills left on tap.

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  13. 16 hours ago

    It's 1:30 a.m. and California lawmakers are still going strong. But tempers are starting to flare. Sen. asks how bills are left on tap. He balks when Democrats don't give an answer.

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    16 hours ago

    "This is a terrible bill and I do not plan to vote for it," says as she brings up AB170, which would give newspapers a one-year delay to comply with reclassifying their carriers as employees under the Dynamex ruling. She says she was forced by the Senate.

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    18 hours ago

    At this rate, they might want to move that bar bill back to 4 a.m. just for tonight.

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    19 hours ago

    JUST IN — issues first formal statement on the incident in the state Senate this afternoon: "A demonstrator in the Senate Gallery stood up and threw a feminine hygiene device containing what appeared to be blood, onto the Senate floor."

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  17. 20 hours ago

    Senators vote 37-1 to approve , the amendment to gig-worker bill that exempts newspaper-delivery drivers for one year. 🗞️🚛 Background here:

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    22 hours ago

    Protestors against vaccine bills now holding a rally outside the Capitol with four symbolic small caskets.

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    21 hours ago

    Assembly sends 's "deepfakes" bill, AB730, to the governor. It would ban the distribution of deceptively edited images and videos of a candidate intended to mislead voters before an election. Background from :

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  20. 20 hours ago

    Senate President pro Tem told lawmakers: “A crime was committed today, but the Senate will not be deterred from conducting the people’s business... We have some legislation left to do.”

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