Caucus News

LOS ANGELES - California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement on the looming labor strike involving over 20,000 janitorial workers across California:

Survey conducted February through April

OAKLAND – A recent survey completed by more than 5,000 constituents shows that Oakland residents are overwhelmingly opposed to a Utah-supported plan to build a coal-export terminal in Oakland to ship coal to China and other Asian countries.

Results from the six-question survey by Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, found that 92 percent of respondents oppose a pending Oakland coal terminal, and 96 percent of respondents do not believe public funding should be used to pay for the project.  

Acting to ensure that public safety will be protected before storage activity can resume at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility, the Assembly today approved urgency legislation authored by Senator Fran Pavley.

SACRAMENTO (April 28, 2016) -- Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, recognizes fourth-grade students and teachers Elaine Holt and Martin Lewis from Wildwood Elementary School in Piedmont, a city in the northern area of Hancock’s district, during Senate Floor ceremonies. “They’re here to see Democracy in action,” Hancock said. 

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement after passage of AB 120, which amends the Budget Act of 2015 to appropriate an additional $16,288,000 to the Secretary of State for a specified purpose.

Legislation authored by Senator Ben Allen and Senator Mark Leno passed the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee, moving one step closer to placement on the November 2016 ballot. Senate Bill (SB) 254 is an advisory measure which urges the United States Congress to overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling.

Sacramento, CA – Legislation authored by Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) and Senator Mark Leno (D – San Francisco) passed the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee today, moving one step closer to placement on the November 2016 ballot.  Senate Bill (SB) 254 is an advisory measure which urges the United States Congress to overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling.  It passed the committee on a vote of 5 – 2.

Senator Galgiani Welcomes State Champion Manteca High School “Buffalos” to State Capitol

SACRAMENTO—Monday, State Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton) welcomed the CIF Division III State Champion Manteca High boys’ basketball team to the California State Capitol. In March, the Manteca Buffalos defeated Southern California champions Ayala High School of Chino Hills to  win the school’s first ever CIF basketball title.

Recognized for work on the Delta, gun violence prevention, end of life and other issues
(SACRAMENTO, CA)– The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County (DPCCC) honored State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) this weekend for her service to the county, the Third Senate District and the state.
Wolk received the 2016 Congressman George Miller Service Award at the group’s Third Annual Roosevelt Awards Dinner on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES – The district staff of Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) teamed up with Caltrans maintenance to commemorate Earth Day 2016 by cleaning up a stretch of Interstate 5 along the Northbound Los Feliz On-Ramp.