Caucus News

VALLEJO – Overnight repaving work will begin Sunday on four Vallejo intersections along State Route 29/Sonoma Boulevard as Caltrans performs long-sought road surface improvements through next week.

“We’ve heard loud and clear that fixing these jarring intersections is a top priority,” Sen. Dodd said. “Through a partnership with Caltrans and the city of Vallejo, I’m happy to say we’re getting it done. It’s an important project that will improve the quality of life for everyone in Vallejo.”

SACRAMENTO, CA – Under bipartisan support, Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Sanger) legislation to ensure disadvantage unincorporated communities are eligible to receive implementation funding from the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) program advanced through the Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality.

(Sacramento, CA) – Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) introduced Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR 2), which urges the United States Congress to stand in unity, and block President Trump’s national emergency declaration by overriding the President's veto of House Joint Resolution 46 (2019). SJR 2 also urges the President to reconsider his motives and decision and allow military, defense, and counterdrug funds to be used for the purposes for which they are needed and for which they were made available.

SACRAMENTO - Listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell adjourn the Senate in memory of slain entertainer-turned-activist-turned-entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle.

SACRAMENTO – Elder abuse prevention legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that was inspired by the abandonment of seniors at two Santa Rosa assisted living centers during the 2017 wildfires passed the Senate today by unanimous vote.

Senate Bill 314 adds “abandonment” to the list of offenses eligible for enhanced civil remedies under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act.

SACRAMENTO – While states across our country continue to restrict access to critical reproductive health care services, the Senate Health Committee today approved important legislation by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will ensure access to medication abortion services on California public university campuses for students who seek to terminate their pregnancy during the first ten weeks.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, made the following statement today on the announcement from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. that it is appointing Bill Johnson, former head of the Tennessee Valley Authority, to lead the utility as chief executive officer, and a slate of 10 new directors:

SACRAMENTO – Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, announced today that SB 51, his latest attempt to provide a banking option for California’s legal cannabis industry, cleared its first legislative hurdle as it passed the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Sanger) legislative packet on expanding health services proceeded through the Senate Health Committee. The bills, SB 207, SB 260 and SB 331, will move onto the Appropriations Committee.  

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, the Senate Education Committee unanimously approved a legislative package proposed by Senator Richard D. Roth that addresses California’s Career Technical Education (CTE) needs. The three-bill package – Senate Bills 554, 563, and 586 – will address the missing link between a person’s education and his or her career.