Latest line: A good week for Monique Limón, a bad week for Steve Gordon

Monique Limón

Santa Barbara Democrat, 46, whose political career began on a local school board, is sworn in as state Senate president pro term, becoming the first Hispanic woman and first mother to hold the top Senate post.

Steve Gordon

Director of California DMV announces that 325,000 Californians will be required to replace their Real ID cards because of a glitch in the department’s software system that botched the expiration dates.

David Valadao

San...