Senator Bill Dodd

SACRAMENTO – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would streamline residential insurance claims for victims of disasters such as wildfires has cleared a key committee.

“People who pay their premiums deserve to be taken care of without unnecessary delay,” Sen. Dodd said. “They definitely shouldn’t have to jump through hoops when their homes have been damaged or destroyed. Insurance companies must act swiftly to advance living expenses for temporary housing and other costs and they shouldn’t bury home owners in exhaustive inventory forms.”

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom's May revision to his proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 state budget:

SACRAMENTO – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, which would aid people with disabilities and local governments during wildfire-related utility power shutoffs such as those last year from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. passed a key committee today with unanimous support.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today his legislation to allow UC Davis to sell wine made by viticulture and enology students, generating funds for the university during uncertain financial times caused by the coronavirus pandemic, has cleared a key committee.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would prevent schools struggling with the coronavirus pandemic from incurring additional financial setbacks caused by wildfire-related power shutoffs from Pacific Gas & Electric and other utilities cleared a key committee today.

ISLETON – Jean Yokotobi was born in a Northern California Japanese internment camp during World War II and devoted her retirement to promoting her adopted delta community of Isleton and preserving its Chinese- and Japanese-American heritage. She has been named Sacramento County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd.

PETALUMA – Sheila Bride, a local businesswoman who applied her passion for healthy eating to fighting chronic hunger and helping those in need in her community, has been named Sonoma County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd.

PLEASANT HILL – Dawn Block, the owner of an executive search firm who has served the community on boards for the John Muir Land Trust and Chamber of Commerce, has been selected woman of the year for Contra Costa County by Sen. Bill Dodd.

WOODLAND – Janet Ruggiero, who led a distinguished career as a community development director in Yolo and Sacramento counties before applying her skills in her retirement to helping the homeless and creating housing, has been named Woman of the Year for Yolo County by Sen. Bill Dodd.