Senator Nancy Skinner

SB 1300 leaves untouched existing law regarding access to public records concerning oil companies. If a member of the public has concerns about an oil company -- safety, procedures, explosions, pricing, management, unethical or illegal behavior, etc. -- this bill will not affect existing access to that information.

Sacramento – Senator Loni Hancock today called for action to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision on its 5th anniversary (January 21, 2015).

“Today marks a sad day in American history,” she said.  “The Supreme Court decision undermines American democracy by allowing corporations – including foreign corporations – to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence American election campaigns, without having it publicly reported.”

Senate & Assembly Joint Hearing:

Law Enforcement and Community Trust in California

Sacramento – The Senate and Assembly Public Safety Committees will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, February 10th on police and community relations in California. 

The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Room 4203 of the State Capitol.  It is expected to be broadcast live on the California Channel and audio of the proceedings will be streamed on the State Senate’s website.

An agenda and list of witnesses is attached.

Sacramento – Senator Loni Hancock introduced legislation today to require bidders on state contracts to report, in their bid, whether there have been cost-overruns on previous state projects they have worked on. The bill, SB 630, adds a new section to the state Public Contracts code. 

Sacramento – Senator Loni Hancock, Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, late Friday filed a legal brief supporting the elimination of California’s death penalty.  The brief was filed on behalf of Ernest Dewayne Jones, who last year had his death sentence overturned by Federal District Court Judge Cormac Carney.

Press Advisory

WHO:      Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Public Safety Committee & Senate Budget Subcommittee #5

                 Senator Loni Hancock, Chair

WHAT:     Oversight hearing on “Community Corrections – Performance Metrics”

WHEN:    Tuesday, March 17th, 10 am

WHERE: State Capitol, Room 4203