Senator Arreguín Reacts and Makes Recommendations to Area Elected Officials and Law Enforcement

Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement on today’s ICE shooting and subsequent lockdown at California Hospital Medical Center:

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement about Saturday’s live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton that result in shrapnel falling on the Interstate 5 freeway while it was closed as a precaution:

Senator María Elena Durazo today announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed eleven of her bills into law, marking a landmark legislative session focused on protecting working families, immigrant communities, and vulnerable Californians.

This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a legislative package authored by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) that strengthens worker protections for California’s working families, particularly those from low-wage communities of color.

Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom signed eight of her bills into law. These new laws will strengthen the defenses of our elections systems, support members of our immigrant community in their pursuit of education, provide guardrails against the misuse of artificial intelligence at our community colleges, and prevent the federal government from weaponizing our vital records. “I am pleased that the Governor signed bills I authored that will provide common-sense solutions to the challenges faced by our Inland Empire community and working families throughout California,” said Senator Sabrina Cervantes.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. (D- San Diego)’s landmark 2025 legislative bill package, a transformative collection of policies that stands as one of the most significant legislative accomplishments in recent history.

Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the Governor has signed 16 bills from his 2025 Legislative Package into law. The new laws crack down on deceptive election tactics by billionaires, close gaps in the state’s mental health court system, stop unfair arbitration agreements that deny families access to justice and strengthen consumer protections across California.

SB 704 will make it more difficult for criminals to create illegal ghost guns through common-sense regulations

SACRAMENTO – President Trump today announced he would recommend San Francisco be included in the next round of federal deployments to American cities. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response: