Leland Yee Quotations

When I looked at who would be the best choice to lead this district, I wanted to make sure that I endorsed a candidate who shared my commitment to the families, schools, and safety of this community. Janet Reilly understands the challenges facing Bay Area families. Janet is smart, committed, and policy oriented -- I trust her to make the thoughtful leadership decisions that will truly move California forward.

I think the Cal community has a sense of social consciousness and caring of humanity. When I heard he was an alumni, I felt that it fit in the school's tradition.

Relief is finally coming for San Francisco pedestrians and bicyclists, ... The loss of human life and suffering caused by the staggering number of accidents along 19th Avenue clearly warrants this legislation.

I was extremely uncomfortable when my parents asked me to interpret for them, ... We have got to understand that it is not an appropriate role for children.

I think last year the industry said, 'Trust us, we're going to do the right thing,' ... But it became pretty apparent that, in fact, the industry was not honest.

AB 1263 will significantly cut down on the number of infections, but more importantly this bill should give consumers reasonable protection.

The bill I was able to pass limits the sale of ultra-violent games to children. It does not prevent the sale of violent games. Ultra-violent games are a subset, where an individual performs acts that in real life would be a crime... We believe that this law stands the test of First Amendment exceptions.

Do I care? No, I don’t care. People need certain things.

These data suggest very strongly that participating in the playing of violent video games by children and youth increase aggressive thought and behavior; increase antisocial behavior and delinquency; engender poor school performance; desensitize the game player to violence.

It is extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons. I mean that is just so crystal clear, there is no debate, no discussion.