Caucus News

SACRAMENTO –Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) is proud to announce that she has selected Pomona resident Jeanette Ellis-Royston as the 2021 “Woman of the Year” for the 20th State Senate District.

SACRAMENTO ­– With fewer locations available for California consumers to recycle beverage containers and redemption rates plummeting in the state, the Senate Environmental Quality Committee today approved SB 38, a bill by Sen. Bob Wieckowski to transform the broken system by shifting more responsibility onto beverage distributors and increasing locations where consumers can return their containers.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) today presented SCR21, a resolution proclaiming March 15 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day as part of National Women’s History Month.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) announced today her 2021 Woman of the Year for Senate District 22: Ray Jan, a Baldwin Park resident, has spent years quietly being a community and business advocate, and in the past year has truly stepped up to help others.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure California’s presidential electors cast ballots for candidates who won the popular vote and do not instead switch candidates or abstain from voting.

“We must protect the legitimacy of our free election process and prevent extreme partisanship from denying the will of the voters,” Sen. Dodd said. “This is a commonsense measure that ensures electors uphold their responsibilities. Those who go rogue threaten the underpinnings of our democracy and cannot be tolerated.”

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) today announced his Woman of the Year honoree, Joy Anne Lacebal Fumera. Fumera, a Rancho Mission Viejo resident, is a Kaiser Permanente night shift nurse who tirelessly and courageously battled the COVID-19 pandemic on the frontlines this past year.

Sacramento, California – Today, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Canada) and the State Senate will honor Los Feliz community activist Marian Dodge as the 25th Senate District 2021 Woman of the Year.

Sacramento, CA – Hollywood Hills street artist Corie Mattie, whose striking murals can be seen throughout Los Angeles County, today was recognized by State Senator Ben Allen as the 26th Senate District Woman of the Year. Also known as the L.A. Hope Dealer, Corie has spread inspiration and positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced today her 2021 Woman of the Year for Senate District 9: Dr. Margot Kushel, a Berkeley resident and professor of medicine at UC San Francisco whose work on homelessness in Oakland and the Bay Area have garnered national acclaim.

State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced two pieces of legislation today that are designed to help California address its housing shortage and spur the creation of more housing units, particularly for low-income and unsheltered Californians.