Bob Blumenfield

California lawmakers gave their final stamp of approval to legislation beefing up accounting practices in hopes of avoiding the kind of scandal that engulfed the parks department this year. The Assembly passed the bill 49 to 23 on Wednesday, sending......

California lawmakers approve moratorium on park closures...

A tax on timber came back from the dead early Saturday morning, with lawmakers giving their final stamp of approval to the proposal in the final minutes of a legislative session that stretched past midnight....

Gov. Brown signed a bill to try to make it harder for Iran to acquire nuclear weapons...

Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a series of bills aimed at cracking down on human trafficking in California. One measure, AB 2466 by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield (D-Woodland Hills), allows courts to "seize and freeze" a defendant's assets during...

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday outlawing the open carrying of rifles and shotguns in cities across California. The measure was among dozens of bills the governor approved that take effect Jan. 1, including proposals intended...

L.A.’s upcoming election has sparked the interest of yet another Sacramento politician, with State Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Woodland Hills, filing paperwork to run for a City Council seat in the west San Fernando Valley....

State lawmakers plan to hold hearings on the controversy concerning $54 million in hidden parks funds, and one legislative leader predicted a move to reallocate much of the money to parks threatened with closure....

Once upon a time, a time before legislative term limits, the Los Angeles City Council used to be a stepping stone to the Legislature. But Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield’s entry into the San Fernando Valley’s 3rd District council race is just........

One day after California lawmakers asked for an independent audit of the parks department, the Assembly Budget Committee is set to meet to examine how the state accounts for more than 500 "special" funds....

Gov. Jerry Brown's finance director spent nearly two hours on Thursday assuring jittery lawmakers that the administration has the state budget under control in the wake of revelations about hidden money and loose accounting....

Gov. Jerry Brown trimmed $128 million from the budget passed by Democratic lawmakers before signing the spending plan into law late Wednesday night. The cuts include reductions to financial aid for college students and child-care programs -- two of the......