Assemblywoman Toni Atkins is breaking ground as California’s 69th Assembly Speaker. She was sworn into office today. Atkins is the third woman, the first San Diegan and the first open lesbian to ...

Having grown up in poverty without health care coverage, Atkins said she has been “working on issues that were part of my early life experience.” Her political and personal histories are well ...

State senator Toni Atkins had plenty of food, drink, and travel in 2016, thanks to the multitudinous dollars of special interests. Her personal financial report filed for last year shows she ...

With a gospel choir's serenade and countless references to Appalachia, the Assembly inaugurated Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, a Democrat from San Diego, as its new Speaker on Monday.

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Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) draws on her personal experience in the need for affordable housing. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times) By Steve Lopez ...

State Sen. Toni Atkins meets with a staff member in her San Diego office on March 2. On March 21, Atkins will become the leader of the California Senate, the first woman in history to lead the ...

After nearly two years, Toni Atkins' tenure as Assembly Speaker is winding to a close. The San Diego Democrat — who will be termed out of the Assembly this November and is running for a state ...

When Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins proposed recently that the state provide $500 million for apartments for low-income Californians, she ignited criticism that such a program could benefit her ...

SACRAMENTO — Californians could do worse than elect veteran state Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Not that they should necessarily. But she’s worth ...