NORTH COAST— For the past decade, Senator Mike McGuire has been successfully fighting to secure funding for both Highway 37 in Marin and Sonoma counties and the Last Chance Grade on Highway 101 in Del Norte County.

Sacramento, Calif. (August 20, 2026)— Senator Melissa Hurtado’s SB 661 cleared a major legislative hurdle after passing the Assembly with unanimous support, moving California one step closer to strengthening regional airports, modernizing aviation infrastructure and expanding air service across the state.
 
The Assembly amended SB 661 before passage, sending the measure back to the Senate. The bill is expected to first be heard by the Senate Transportation Committee before moving forward for a concurrence vote on the Senate Floor.
 

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on Colorado’s ban on youth conversion therapy, the California Legislature passed Senator Wiener’s bill to protect survivors of conversion therapy.
SACRAMENTO – SAN FRANCISCO – In a vote of 27-9, the Senate passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) SB 934, legislation to protect Californians from conversion therapy by strengthening California’s conversion therapy ban. The bill heads next to the Governor, who must sign by September 30.

The state Legislature today unanimously approved State Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 872, which is designed to protect California’s primary water source for decades to come.
Supported by environmentalists and State Water Contractors that have often been at odds over water use, SB 872 would safeguard both the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the State Water Project’s (SWP) canals. 

"This is especially important for Pasadena where preservation and history are core parts of our civic identity."

Senator Weber Pierson Announces Legislation to Help Move Midway Rising Forward

SACRAMENTO, CA — El Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese (D-San José) anunció que su Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1375 (SB 1375), una iniciativa legislativa que establece una exención específica bajo la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA, por sus siglas en inglés) para proyectos elegibles de modernización de estaciones de tren intermodales urbanas como la Estación Diridon de San José, ha sido aprobado oficialmente por la Legislatura de California tras recibir la aprobación final en el pleno de la Asamblea, y ahora se dirige al despac

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) has announced that his Senate Bill 1375 (SB 1375), legislation establishing a targeted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for qualifying urban intermodal rail station modernization projects like San Jose’s Diridon Station, has officially cleared the California Legislature after receiving final approval on the Assembly Floor and is now headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature.

SACRAMENTO – Today, with bipartisan support, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 941. Authored by California State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), the bill would prohibit the excessive markup of products sold at private detention facilities in California.

The state Legislature today unanimously approved Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 881, the Farmer to Food Bank Tax Credit. 
SB 881 will enable farmers, growers, and food producers to provide fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and more to food-insecure families and receive tax credits for donating surplus food to food banks.