Caucus News

Sacramento – The Senate Environmental Quality Committee, chaired by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) will hold an oversight hearing tomorrow morning on the California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) programs that address its responsibilities under the federal and state clean air acts.   ARB Chair Mary Nichols will testify before the committee on the board’s actions to control air pollution.

Budget and Fiscal Review (Mitchell)

Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2017-18

HAPPENING NOW Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 10 a.m. in Room 4203

Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, introduced Senate Bill 145 today to eliminate a 180-day waiting period for companies that file an application to deploy driverless vehicles. The bill will also strike a requirement that the DMV notify the Legislature each time such an application is submitted.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 16, 2017

Contact: Charles Stewart

213/745-6656 office 310/251-4567 cell

Honoring MLK’s Memory by Offering Free Services to Children in South LA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 16, 2016

Contact: Charles Stewart

213/745-6656 office 310/251-4567 cell

Honoring MLK’s Memory by Offering Free Services to Children in South LA

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, issued the following statement today regarding the death of former State Librarian Kevin Starr this past weekend:
“I am deeply impacted to hear about the passing of Kevin Starr, a lifelong friend, an outstanding mentor and a one-of-a-kind intellectual giant who shaped Californians’ understanding of our history and ourselves like no one before him.

Walnut Creek, CA – Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, will call on President Barack Obama to exonerate the Port Chicago 50, African American sailors wrongly convicted of mutiny in Concord, CA, during World War II.

What: Senator Glazer to speak at Martin Luther King Celebration

Date: Monday, January 16, 2017

Time: Noon

Who: Social Justice Alliance of the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County & Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center

Have a great idea for a new state law? Or maybe there’s one that you think has outlasted its usefulness? State Senator Jerry Hill is accepting entries for his ninth annual “Oughta Be A Law…Or Not” contest for bill ideas from constituents, and encourages Peninsula and Silicon Valley residents to participate

This week, Governor Brown released his Budget for 2017-18. While proposed General Fund expenditures are about the same level as the current fiscal year, the budget reflects reduced revenue and expenditures due to the Department of Finance’s estimate that state revenue for the first half of fiscal year 2016-17 is trending nearly $2 billion below last year’s projections.

SACRAMENTO – California State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) recently introduced a new bill to incorporate media literacy education into school curriculums. Media literacy is the ability to analyze and evaluate information consumed from various media outlets such as websites, social networking sites. television, and radio. Adolescents can spend up to nine hours a day absorbing media from these various sources.