Latest line: A good week for Monique Limón, a bad week for Steve Gordon
Monique Limón
Santa Barbara Democrat, 46, whose political career began on a local school board, is sworn in as state Senate president pro term, becoming the first Hispanic woman and first mother to hold the top Senate post.
Steve Gordon
Director of California DMV announces that 325,000 Californians will be required to replace their Real ID cards because of a glitch in the department’s software system that botched the expiration dates.
David Valadao
San Joaquin Valley Republican congressman bucks his party and votes to continue Obamacare subsidies, a sign he’s worried about re-election in November despite surviving other close calls in recent years.