George Skelton: California lawmaker motivated by text from daughter during school shooting threat
by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times
Sep 29, 2023
3 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Freshman state Sen. Catherine Blakespear was at the state Capitol in the Senate chamber when her ninth-grade daughter, Ava, texted. She was at school hiding under a desk.
Ava was trying to protect herself during a mass shooting threat at her public high school in Encinitas, a picturesque beach town north of San Diego.
Blakespear, a Democrat who represents a very competitive district, briefly mentioned this scary story Tuesday at a Sacramento news conference where Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 23 bills aimed at reducing gun violence. Two of the measures were Blakespear's.
"Thousands of families are
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