Caucus News

Sacramento, CA – Freedom of the press is one of the foundations upon which America was born. In 2020, that freedom has been under attack more than ever before. 

According to the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Committee to Protect Journalists, there have been approximately 600 incidents in the United States of reported aggressions against the press in the last several months. These aggressions include detainments, arrests and attacks against members of the press attempting to do their jobs at First Amendment protests, marches and events.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA)— Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) issued the following statement about the death of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill on August 6.  

Los Angeles, CA – Senadora estatal Susan Rubio acompañará a la Asambleísta Blanca Rubio para una entrevista virtual con la reconocida periodista Jackeline Cacho para LDF Líderes Del Futuro, ÚNETE e INSPÍRATE A CONTINUAR TU EDUCACIÓN el 12 de agosto a las 5:00 p.m. El registro es gratis.

La Senadora Rubio y la Asambleísta Rubio son inmigrantes y las primeras hermanas en servir juntas en la Legislatura de California.

Sacramento - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement regarding his bill, SB 288, which passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. SB 288 will expand CEQA statutory exemptions to speed up most of California’s sustainable transportation projects and make the approval and construction processes more streamlined and cost-effective. It is also an economic recovery bill that would make it easier to build important infrastructure projects and create jobs.

SACRAMENTO - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement regarding his bills, SB 855 and SB 932, which both passed the Assembly Health Committee last night. Both are landmark pieces of legislation that will help California understand and mitigate negative impacts of COVID-19 and other illnesses and communicable diseases.

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) recently wrote to Julie Su, Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Governor...

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Public Safety Committee passed a bill on Wednesday by Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) that will help ensure domestic violence services are accessible amid COVID-19.

Senate Bill 1276 will remove the 10 percent cash or in-kind matching requirement for state grants awarded to domestic violence programs that provide essential resources.

Contaminated water has long plagued California’s Southern Central Valley, a region home to many farmworkers. SB 974, a bill by Senator Melissa Hurtado, seeks to provide safe drinking water by exempting small disadvantaged communities from certain CEQA provisions.

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino’s (D–La Cañada Flintridge) SB 914 to address concerns related to the tragic synagogue shooting in Poway passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee and will now go to Assembly Appropriations.