The Supreme Court has correctly settled this divisive question by affirming that children born to any parents whether unlawfully or temporarily present in the United States are U.S. citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.

“To defeat MAGA’s authoritarian playbook, we have to call their treatment of trans people what it is: a cynical distraction from the real problems facing our country with deadly consequences for vulnerable people.”
SAN FRANCISCO – The Supreme Court upheld a set of discriminatory state laws banning transgender people from participating in school sports. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response:

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday night signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1350, groundbreaking legislation that significantly expands the use of green hydrogen, a clean-energy gamechanger.
SB 1350 allows natural gas power plants to use hydrogen made from renewable resources like wind and solar under California’s world-leading clean energy standards as the facilities transition away from fossil fuels. 

SACRAMENTO— Senator Mike McGuire issued the following statement in response to the passage of the 2026-27 state budget today:
 

Senator Dave Cortese Praised Today’s Adoption of the State’s 2026-27 Budget, Delivering Historic Investments in Education, Health Care, Housing, Transportation and Working Families While Maintaining Structural Balance

The California Legislature approved the 2026-27 State Budget, reflecting months of collaboration and difficult decisions to protect essential services while maintaining a balanced budget.

Senator Cervantes, author of the California Voting Rights Act of 2026, comments on the Supreme Court decision protecting the sacred right to vote

SACRAMENTO – Both houses of the California Legislature today approved Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1350, groundbreaking legislation that would significantly expand the use of green hydrogen, a clean-energy gamechanger.
SB 1350 would allow natural gas power plants to use hydrogen made from renewable resources like wind and solar under California’s world-leading clean energy standards as the facilities transition away from fossil fuels. 

SACRAMENTO, CA — California has robust anti-price gouging laws to prevent businesses from exploiting consumers for excessive profit during emergencies. These protections authorize the Governor of California to declare a state of emergency and allow the Attorney General to combat this unfair practice and protect consumers from excessive price increases on basic consumer necessities like food, water, and gasoline in response to natural disasters and other specified emergencies.

El Senador Dave Cortese elogió la aprobación del presupuesto estatal para 2026-27, destacando las inversiones históricas en educación, salud, vivienda, transporte y familias trabajadoras, manteniendo al mismo tiempo el equilibrio estructural.