Caucus News

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) today introduced a bill requiring California’s state and local homelessness plans to address how they will help domestic violence survivors and unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness.

SACRAMENTO, CA – La Senadora Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), presentó hoy un proyecto de ley que exige que los planes locales y estatales para personas sin hogar de California aborden cómo ayudarán a los sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y a las mujeres no acompañadas que se encuentran sin hogar.

SACRAMENTO – Three state senators have introduced legislation to bolster the free press that is one of the pillars of American democracy.

The bill, SB 911, by Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Contra Costa and principal co-authors Sens. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica and Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, would provide state grants to individuals and organizations to help them cover issues of importance to their communities.

Sacramento, CA - State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) introduced Senate Bill 906, a bill that prioritizes student safety by increasing available information on gun access and safe at-home storage of firearms while ensuring quick and robust investigations of imminent school threats.   

In an effort to tackle California’s worsening homelessness crisis, Senate Majority Leader Emeritus Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) introduced legislation Tuesday that addresses the state’s “prison-to-street” pipeline, the growing correlation between recently released incarcerated people and housing insecurity.

The San Mateo County Community College District would be granted more flexibility to help students experiencing financial hardship meet the cost of attendance – including the authority to waive enrollment fees – under a bill introduced by Senator Josh Becker. “Increasing access to higher education is life-changing. It is one of the most important things we can do for our residents to ensure economic mobility for our entire community,” said Senator Becker. “I’m proud to work with the San Mateo County Community College District on Senate Bill 893.”

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today that would encourage creation of defensible space, protecting life and property from California’s worsening wildfires.

“Defensible space inspections and remediation are essential to protecting properties and can help make entire communities more resilient,” Sen. Dodd said. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and we need to make smart, informed decisions on where to target investment and activities, and how to build on our progress. It’s an ongoing process – like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.”

Sacramento, Calif. – On January 31, 2022 Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) issued the following statement on Senate Bill 342 that would have added two environmental justice seats to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) governing board:

SACRAMENTO – With strong bipartisan support, the California State Senate today passed important legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) to establish legal protections for technology users when they receive unsolicited sexually explicit images and videos—known as ‘cyber flashing.’

Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) made the following statement regarding his bill SB 213, sponsored by the California Nurses Association (CNA), passing the State Senate on January 31st. SB 213 is now headed to the State Assembly.