Senator Henry Stern

Malibu, CA – The City of Malibu, Senators Fran Pavley and Ben Allen, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) held a press conference and screened a new video promoting safety on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), followed by a bicycle safety rodeo for kids on May 8 as part of the multi-agency efforts to improve safety on PCH.

SACRAMENTO -- State Sen. Fran Pavley is not letting up on a drive to protect California’s underground drinking-water supplies from contamination.The senator is pushing to redirect a budget proposal that would earmark $3.5 million to fund 23 experts and other technicians from the state oil and gas regulator to the state’s water quality regulators to expedite their evaluation of potential groundwater contamination from oil and gas production.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) on Tuesday to provide more transparent campaign finance information to voters.The bill was developed in collaboration with the California Voter Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the election process, and supported by Common Cause, the League of Women Voters of California and the California Clean Money Campaign. SB 844 received the near unanimous support of both the Assembly and the Senate.

NORTHRIDGE – The Greater San Fernando Valley is poised to capitalize on clean technology innovation and growth spurred by California’s landmark climate change policies. Experts will discuss why on Thursday at an informational hearing chaired by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), author of California’s climate change law, AB 32. Senator Pavley will be joined by Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra (D-Pacoima).

NORTHRIDGE – The Greater San Fernando Valley is a promising hub for clean technology innovation spurred by California’s forward-thinking climate policies, business and policy experts said Thursday at a hearing at California State University, Northridge.

SACRAMENTO – In addition to chairing the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) will sit on a number of other key committees in the 2015-16 legislative session.

MALIBU – The City of Malibu and PCH Taskforce Co-Chairs Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), and Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), along with former Co-Chair Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Redondo Beach), announced that they have secured a $124,250 safety corridor grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in order to improve safety on the notoriously dangerous Pacific Coast Highway/CA-1.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) introduced legislation this week that calls for more comprehensive and transparent reporting of oil and gas well drilling activity. This is the first step in addressing the serious deficiencies identified in how, for example, post-drilling wastewater is disposed of in underground wells.

SACRAMENTO – Stakeholders in the management of stormwater and urban runoff will consider emerging approaches to paying for stormwater projects during a public hearing in Sacramento convened by Sens. Bob Hertzberg and Fran Pavley on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, beginning at 2 p.m.Joining Sen. Hertzberg, chair of the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, and Sen. Pavley, chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water, will be several stormwater policy experts. 

SACRAMENTO – Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) has introduced two bills to address serious public safety issues, particularly for those who have been victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.SB 307 expands the potential use of criminal justice restraining orders when offenders are released to their communities, and SB 507 provides victims with additional protection in cases involving violent sex offenders. Both bills are sponsored by Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey.