Two bills were on bikers’ minds Monday as they rallied at the Capitol. Hundreds of California motorcyclists, drivers and passengers, showed up for the yearly motorcycle rally sponsored by the American Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education (ABATE) Monday morning. They gathered on the Capitol building’s south-side in support of two bills that would change the state’s helmet law and throw out the motorcycle-only checkpoints. Legislators were scheduled to vote Monday afternoon after rally.  For results, CLICK HERE>>>

It is a gorgeous day in Sacramento as I stroll through the crowd of revelers celebrating ice cream shop Gunther’s 70th anniversary. Mayor Kevin Johnson stops to say hello to me, and then I am stopped by a handsome, well-dressed young man in jeans and a button-down dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He's wearing trendy aviator sunglasses and is surrounded by a large group of young people in Marcel 2010 T-shirts. “Are you Erin," he asks. "I’m Marcel and I believe we have an interview.”   Marcel Weiland is not the typical politician -- he's young and never has been elected to a position. He's quick to remind me that he will turn 20 in November, but seems older. While many of his friend

According to the Associated Press, agreement has been reached between senate, white house, and press representatives on a new version of a media shield law "to protect reporters from being forced to disclose their confidential sources in federal court." In brief, it would allow the government to seek a source's identity in instances of security leaks with national security implications, the burden would be on the journalist to justify non-disclosure of source identity in criminal cases, and the burden would be on the state to justify disclosure in non-criminal cases. Of interest to Sacramento Press readers and writers, "The revised bill would also extend protections for freelance or citi