Senate Bill 328 provides specified streamlined procedures for qualifying projects within the area of the Concord Reuse Project Area Plan, supporting implementation of a long-planned, transit-oriented reuse of a portion of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station with housing, job-creating facilities, open space, and environmental improvements.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese has announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 750 into law. Otherwise referred to as the California Housing Finance and Credit Act (CAHFCA), SB 750 advances a critical study of whether state credit enhancements can make financing more accessible for the production of affordable housing across the state.  

KINGSBURG, Calif. (September 29, 2026)—State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) joined City of Kingsburg leaders for a $1 million ceremonial check presentation for the design and renovation of a vacant insurance building into Kingsburg’s new City Hall and Emergency Operations Center.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 1250 into law, legislation to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve wildlife connectivity across California.

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SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to establish a statewide program promoting coexistence with wildlife and codify a wolf-livestock coexistence and compensation program. The legislation will help prevent conflict with wildlife that can hurt or kill people and animals or damage property. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, strengthening public access to information about emergencies, violence, medical crises and other serious incidents occurring inside privately-run detention facilities in California.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 29, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 937, marking a victory in the fight to protect our immigrant communities and neighbors exercising their civil rights. 
 

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 873, strengthening protections for Californians accessing the state’s courts and helping ensure that victims, witnesses, families and other court users can participate in the justice system without fear of civil immigration arrest.

Starting today, Californians can sue ICE, CBP, and other federal agents who violate their constitutional rights under Senator Scott Wiener’s No Kings Act.

SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) has secured $2.625 million in state funding for Our City Forest, providing critical resources to strengthen urban forestry and expand access to climate-resilient landscaping in San José and Santa Clara County.