Almost 100 Days After the Lineage Fire, Advocates Make Final Push for Governor Newsom to Sign SB 716

SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) has secured $2.125 million in state funding for First Tee – Silicon Valley (FTSV) as part of the Legislature’s 2026 Budget Bill Jr. package. This investment will support programmatic improvements, strengthening a community facility that provides underserved young people with opportunities to develop essential leadership skills through golf.

State Sen. Jerry McNerney will be speaking on Thursday, Sept. 24, to world leaders and artificial intelligence experts at the United Nations in New York City on AI safety risks. 

Gavin Newsom has signed SB 1213, legislation designed to bring greater price transparency and accountability to California’s growing zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle market.

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bills 886 and 887, both authored by State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). This data center legislative package contains some of the strongest rate payer protections and environmental protections from data center costs in the country.

CLEARLAKE—Today, following work by the California State Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Senator Mike McGuire, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state disaster in Lake County in response to the devastating Robin Lane sewage spill earlier this year.
On January 11, 2026, a 16-inch force main pipe ruptured in the Burns Valley area of Clearlake, resulting in the release of 2.9 million gallons of raw sewage, affecting residents in areas surrounding Robin Lane. A local health emergency was declared in response to this event. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 21, 2026, Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) issued the following statement announcing new state budget investments in Senate District 33.
 

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1168, which is designed to protect Californians from skyrocketing utility rates caused by data centers.
SB 1168 directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to examine data centers’ use of excessive amounts of energy and ensure that Californians don’t face rate hikes as a result.

VAN NUYS, CA - Following a challenging year of budget negotiations, Senator Caroline Menjivar (D–San Fernando Valley) has secured $19 million in state funding for Senate District 20, delivering on priorities that Valley families, first responders, and community organizations have long pushed for.

SB 1218 allows jurisdictions to boot vehicles involved in violations for illegal dumping