SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) has called on the California Department of General Services (DGS) to immediately review the state’s contract with Socure, a data broker hired by the Employment Development Department (EDD) to verify the identities of Californians applying for unemployment and disability benefits.

State Senate Unanimously Approves Bill Calling on Congress to avoid cuts to SNAP as Congress Contemplates Largest Cuts to SNAP in History

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) issued the following statement in response to the recently proposed SB 54 regulations.

SB 781 would create state and local government partnership to help struggling industries thrive

The California Hunger Action Coalition has selected Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) as the recipient of the 2025 Hunger Fighter Award in recognition of her work to combat child hunger and her authorship of S.B. 411, the "Stop Child Hunger Act".

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement today in response to the Governor’s May Revision of his spending plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year:

Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) has announced the creation of a special committee on International Sporting Events and has appointed Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) as a member of the bipartisan committee.

The California Legislative Delta Caucus on Thursday urged leaders of the California Senate and Assembly to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project in the 2025-26 state budget.

SACRAMENTO – La Senadora Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, emitió hoy la siguiente declaración en respuesta a la revisión de mayo del plan de gastos del Gobernador para el año fiscal 2025-26:

“The Governor’s May revision is moving us in a constructive direction, even in the face extreme budget challenges made worse by the significant uncertainty stemming from actions in Washington D.C."