Caucus News

SACRAMENTO –Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced legislation today to extend a pilot program in Napa and San Bernardino counties that helps prevent urban sprawl and protects natural resources.

“This bill ensures Napa County focuses its new construction in city centers and transportation corridors, preserving agricultural land and open space,” Sen. Dodd said. “It’s a commonsense measure that will extend necessary services while reducing the need for new wells or septic systems.”

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today his new legislation to get food aid to low-income college students, ensuring the underserved population has adequate food and nutrition.

“Unfortunately, chronic hunger is far too common on our campuses today,” said Sen. Dodd. “My bill puts food on the table for those who are struggling, helping more Californians achieve their educational and career goals. It’s no secret that going to college is expensive, but students shouldn’t have to starve to advance their education.”

Sacramento - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 10, which provides a powerful tool for local governments to upzone neighborhoods to 10 unit apartment buildings in an expedited process, as long as the upzoned areas are not sprawl. By allowing cities to increase density in a sensible way, SB 10 will help ease California’s housing affordability crisis and climate crisis, spurred by a statewide shortage of 3.5 million homes. This housing crisis has only worsened due to COVID-19 and its economic impacts.

Sacramento, California – State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) has introduced SB 14 to significantly improve mental health training for school employees and improve health outcomes for our students.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) on Monday introduced her first bill of the 2021-22 legislative cycle, continuing her uphill battle to strengthen protections for victims by allowing survivors of revenge porn additional time to report this type of abuse.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today introduced legislation to protect the livelihoods of southern Central Valley workers while strengthening the hydraulic fracturing regulatory review process in California.

SACRAMENTO – In order to tackle cyber flashing in California, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) announced that she has reintroduced SB 53—also known as the FLASH (Forbid Lewd Activity and Sexual Harassment) Act—which would establish legal protections for technology users when they receive unsolicited sexually explicit images and videos.

SACRAMENTO – Newly sworn State Senator Josh Becker introduced legislation today to accelerate California’s drive to 100% clean energy and carbon neutrality.

For Immediate Release: December 7th, 2020Contact: Faith Colburn at faith.colburn@sen.ca.gov

SACRAMENTO – Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) took the oath of office for his second term in the California State Senate today in the parking lot of his Calabasas office, administered by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton.

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), along with her new and returning Senate colleagues, convened the 2021-22 legislative session today, with Atkins stating the Senate would continue to focus on COVID-19 prevention and response, economic relief and recovery, and chronic challenges facing California that have been made worse by the pandemic.