The $2 billion budget request will provide critical support to transit agencies facing existential fiscal insolvency.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Members of the California Legislature released a joint statement today urging the adoption of the proposed SB 54 regulations. These members include: Senator Ben Allen, Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez, Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Catherine Blakespear, Senator Josh Becker, Senator Sasha Renée Pérez, Senator Henry Stern, Senator Monique Limón, Assemblymember Damon Connolly, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, and Assemblymember Dawn Addis.
 

New Legislation Establishes a Standardized Indigence Threshold to End Harmful Hygiene Policies in County Jails and Juvenile Facilities

SACRAMENTO, California – March 3, 2025 – Recently appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore as Assistant Majority Whip in the State Senate, Senator Laura Richardson (D-SD35) has been selected by the Senate Rules Committee to serve as a member of the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.

(RIVERSIDE, CA) --- Senator Sabrina Cervantes expressed her commitment to her office and her constituents during the Community Swearing-in Ceremony on Feb. 22, 2025, at California Citrus State Historic Park.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate has reauthorized a transportation subcommittee led by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to focus on the LOSSAN Rail Corridor and how to improve infrastructure and service along the 351-mile line that runs through Southern California from San Diego to San Luis Obispo.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Rules Committee and Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) recently appointed a broad and bipartisan group of 17 hard-working Senators to serve on a wide variety of state boards and commissions.
 

SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 53, legislation to promote the responsible development of large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

SACRAMENTO – El Senado ha reautorizado una subcomisión de transporte dirigido por la Senadora Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, para enfocarse en el corredor ferroviario LOSSAN y en cómo mejorar la infraestructura y el servicio a lo largo de la línea de 351 millas que atraviesa el sur de California desde San Diego hasta San Luis Obispo.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) has introduced Senate Bill 531 (SB 531), which will ensure all California students in grades 1-12 receive age-appropriate mental health education to equip them with critical knowledge and reduce stigma surrounding mental health.