Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado

Hurtado Sends Letter Urging Governor to Expand Proposed Universal Basic Income Pilot to Include Farmworkers Displaced by Drought

June 8, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) and her colleagues sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting that the proposed Universal Basic Income Pilot Program in this year’s budget proposal include farmworkers who have been displaced by drought and a Supplemental Guaranteed Income to farmworkers who have had their hours significantly reduced due to drought.

Hurtado to California Water Commission: Keep Water Funds Meant for the Valley in the Valley

June 3, 2021

Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) issued the following statement regarding a bi-partisan letter she sent that urges the California Water Commission to prioritize water storage projects in the Central Valley when assessing how to reallocate funds from Proposition 1:

Lawmaker pleads for state to fix canals and avoid a global food crisis

May 5, 2021

State Senator Melissa Hurtado of Sanger has spent three years refining her arguments for financing critical repairs to water conveyance infrastructure in the San Joaquin Valley. During a committee hearing last week, Hurtado stood ready to refute the longstanding argument that the beneficiaries should cover the entire cost—a critique that played a part in the demise of her previous measure to fix the Friant-Kern Canal.

Hurtado Bill to Ensure Food Assistance for All Eligible Residents, Regardless of Immigration Status Passes Senate 31-9

June 1, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement after Senate Bill 464— The Comida Para Todos Act – passed the Senate 31-9:

Hurtado Releases Statement After the State Water Resiliency Act Passes Senate 34-1

May 28, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 559—The State Water Resiliency Act – passed the Senate 34-1:

Hurtado's California Dream to Medical School Bill Passes Senate 37-1

May 28, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement when her bill, the California Dream to Medical School Bill—Senate Bill 40 passed the Senate 37-1:

Hurtado Bill to Declare a Human Right to Food Passes Senate Floor 35-1

May 28, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement after Senate Bill 108—The Human Right to Food Act – passed the Senate 35-1:

Hurtado Announces Deal Between Shafter and State Prisons to Give City Total Control of CDCR Facility

May 20, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA –Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today announced a deal between the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the City of Shafter to return the unoccupied Shafter Modified Community Correctional Facility back the city’s control.

Hurtado Warns that the May Revise Does not Adequately Address Looming Water and Food Shortages

May 14, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement today, after Governor Newsom released the details of the 2021 May Budget Revise:

Hurtado Releases Statement on Governor's Drought Declaration and His Announcement of Partial Funding for Her SB 559--The State Water Resiliency Act

May 10, 2021

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement after Governor Newsom announced partial funding of her SB 559 – the State Water Resiliency Act – and the extension of drought emergency status to Fresno, Kern, Tulare and Kings Counties:

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