Bill aiming to reduce mountain lion attacks in El Dorado County to go through first hearing

One Year After Fatal Mountain Lion Attack, Partisan Democrats Inflict More Harm on Brooks Family – California Globe

Partisan politics was on full display at the California State Capitol Tuesday, with Democrats using their supermajority to kill an important Republican bill, just because they can. A tragic mountain lion attack in 2024, which killed one El Dorado County brother and seriously wounded the other, precipitated a bill to authorize houndsmen to use specially trained dogs to “tree and free” mountain lions, effectively retraining the animals to fear hum…

Mountain lion spotted in San Marcos

Officials in San Marcos are warning residents about a mountain lion spotted near a trail last week.

Bill aiming to reduce mountain lion attacks in El Dorado County to go through first hearing

A year after an El Dorado County mountain lion attack left one brother dead and another seriously injured, the family of the brothers will join a California lawmaker Tuesday to announce a bill aimed at reducing attacks.

Mountain Lion Hazing Bill Pulled After Heated Debate At Capitol

Sacramento, CA– A bill aimed at deterring mountain lion attacks by allowing trained houndsmen to non-lethally chase the predators was shelved Tuesday after a tense legislative hearing at the California Capitol. Senate Bill 818, known as “Taylen and Wyatt’s Law,” was introduced in response to a 2024 mountain lion attack that killed 21-year-old Taylen Brooks and severely injured his younger brother, Wyatt, while the two were hiking in rural El Dor…