Together, San Diego’s delegation to the state Capitol has written hundreds of bills that address everything from obscure rules for trusts and estates to diapers to human trafficking.

Senate Republican Leader Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, for one, recognizes the hypocrisy. She told the Los Angeles Times, “In light of the Las Vegas massacre, it makes no sense for the governor to sign a bill that would give judges the ability to reduce sentences for criminals who use guns. … Any...

“There is a lot of talk about how progressive the session was, but I feel it was very regressive,” said State Sen. Patricia Bates, the chamber’s Republican leader. “Our low- and middle-income folks are going to see the cost of living go way up — and we’re already there.”

The governor drew criticism Wednesday from state Senate Republican leader Patricia Bates of Laguna Niguel for signing the measure a little more than a week after a gunman killed 58 people in Las Vegas.

State Senate GOP leader Patricia Bates has sent Governor Jerry Brown a letter calling for him to reject SB54.