Senator Weber Pierson’s Sweeping Bill Package Advances to Assembly Floor, Tackling Health, Education and Affordability

Senate Joint Resolution 8 by Senator Arreguin advocates for the passing of the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) is calling on the Legislature to stop the defunding of critical public transportation, affordable housing and clean-air programs as recent regulatory and budget changes threaten Cap-and-Invest Tier 3 investments and commitments made under SB 125.

Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, Mayor Karen Bass, & Senator María Elena Durazo introduced AB 817 and SB 716 - a legislative package to protect our future while also paving a legal pathway to support our community now.

Sacramento, Calif. (August 10, 2026)—Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) is leading a coalition of 32 legislators urging Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders to restore wage parity between sheep and goat herders, warning that the current wage structure threatens California jobs and an increasingly important wildfire prevention tool.
The legislative letter calls on the Governor and state leaders to work with lawmakers to restore wage parity for sheep and goat herders and maintain prescribed grazing as a viable wildfire resilience strategy.

Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) issued the following statement regarding the proposed development at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park:
“The mammoth project proposed for development at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park was, and continues to be, the prime example of why the builders remedy process needs major reforms.

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WHAT – California State Senators Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) and Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), and in collaboration with Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), will hold a press conference and rally at the state’s Capitol to urge the passage of Senate Bill 1392 (SB 1392), otherwise known as “Jay Leno’s Law,” ahead of the Assembly Appropriations Committee Suspense hearing.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that his Senate Bill 1375 (SB 1375), legislation establishing a targeted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for qualifying urban intermodal rail station modernization projects like San Jose’s Diridon Station, has been approved by the California Assembly Appropriations Committee and now advances to the Assembly Floor.

SACRAMENTO, CA — El Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese (Demócrata por San José) anunció hoy que su proyecto de ley SB 1375 —que establece una exención específica de la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA, por sus siglas en inglés) para proyectos elegibles de modernización de estaciones ferroviarias intermodales urbanas, como la estación Diridon de San José— ha sido aprobado por el Comité de Asignaciones de la Asamblea de California y ahora pasa al pleno de la Asamblea.

The findings of this report confirm what the people of Altadena have known for over a year and a half: A Southern California Edison decommissioned powerline started the Eaton Fire that took the lives of 19 innocent people, devastated thousands of families and scarred a beautiful community.