Caucus News

My office will be co-hosting a workshop with Golden State Opportunity, Assemblymember Bill Quirk and Assemblymember Alex Lee that will highlight and explain how to apply for the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), as well as how to file your state taxes for free.

SONOMA– Cary Snowden, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley and a longtime advocate for Sonoma County youth, has been named Sonoma County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd.

SB 300: A modest reform to an extreme injustice.
FUEL (Families United to End LWOP) and the Drop LWOP Coalition host a “Day of Action” today in support of Senate Bill 300 authored by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley).  

Sacramento, CA – Since announcing plans Monday to introduce legislation to divest state public funds from Russia and Russian-state entities following the unprovoked war against Ukraine, an overwhelming show of support has poured in resulting in nearly half of all legislators in California signing on to coauthor the bill. 

SB 1328 requires public pensions systems – including the two largest in America, STRS and PERS – to divest from Russian and Belarusian assets and companies. 

With new legislation announced Friday, California could soon lead the nation with blockchain-based credentialing. Senate Majority Leader Emeritus Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) introduced a bill to establish the California Trust Framework to provide industry best standards for implementing blockchain use in credentialing. The bill also launches a five-year pilot to use blockchain technology in California schools for sharing student transcripts with community colleges.  

Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D- Stockton) released the following statement in response to the Governor’s unveiling of his CARE Court proposal.

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) announced today that she has introduced a bill to clarify existing law that allows nurse practitioners meeting specified criteria to practice without physician supervision, including first trimester abortion care.

The San Fernando Valley can expect cleaner streets, freeway entrances and public spaces in the coming months with new state funding announced last week. Caltrans announced $21.3 million in funding for highway beautification projects across the San Fernando Valley as part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Clean California initiative.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement on the California Supreme Court ruling that UC Berkeley must freeze its enrollment to 2020 levels, effectively requiring them to rescind 5,000 potential offers:

“It’s tragic that California allows courts and environmental laws to determine how many students UC Berkeley and other public colleges can educate. This ruling directly harms thousands of young people and robs them of so many opportunities. We must never allow this to happen again. We must change the law. And we will.”

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) announced today that she has introduced a bill to clarify existing law that allows nurse practitioners meeting specified criteria to practice without physician supervision, including first trimester abortion care.