SACRAMENTO – Today, State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) issued the following statement ahead of the Imperial County Board of Supervisors holding a vote on a controversial data center development despite public health concerns as well as lawsuits disputing claims made in the proposed agreement. The forthcoming vote on a proposed lot merger will shape what comes next for the project.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER ASHBY ANNOUNCES SB 961, THE CALFRESH FOR STUDENTS ACT, TO ADDRESS URGENT ACCESS TO FOOD ASSISTANCE AMID FEDERAL PROGRAM CUTS
CONTACT: Joseph Weaverjoseph.weaver@sen.ca.gov February 9, 2026

State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, today introduced SB 1011, groundbreaking legislation that would require human oversight of artificial intelligence used in California’s power grid.

Today, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder has upheld my SB 805, the No Vigilantes Act, marking a major legal victory for California and a stinging defeat for the Trump Administration.

Senator Wiener announced legislation to restore the No Secret Police Act’s ban on extreme face masking by ICE, CBP and other law enforcement 

State Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) issued a statement in response to President Donald Trump resharing a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

Under SB 995, California would use its state authority to hold private detention centers accountable to comply with state health and safety standards

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) celebrated today’s announcement that more than 160 lenders have agreed to provide an extended mortgage forbearance for survivors of the 2025 LA Fires.

The Affordable Insurance and Recovery Act will place the costs of extreme weather on the fossil fuel companies responsible to protect California homeowners from rising costs.

SB 978 makes California’s position clear: data centers will not be built without strong community oversight, environmental review and fiscal accountability