SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) issued the following statement in response to immigration raids in Pomona on Friday, August 29, 2025:

SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement in response to the racist comments made towards San Diego County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe during a public hearing:

Fulfilling a promise to address everyday affordability for millions of Californians, the Governor, Senate Pro Tem and Assembly Speaker Friday announced support for AB 1340 (Wicks, Berman), which is sponsored by SEIU California; and SB 371 (Cabaldon), sponsored by Uber and Lyft.

SACRAMENTO — Fulfilling a promise to address everyday affordability for millions of Californians, the Governor, Senate Pro Tem and Assembly Speaker are proud to announce support for AB 1340 (Wicks, Berman), which is sponsored by SEIU California; and SB 371 (Cabaldon), sponsored by Uber and Lyft.

Senator Tom Umberg was joined by Senator Ben Allen, Senator Josh Becker, Assemblymember Alex Lee and advocates to voice strong support for Senate Bill 42, The California Fair Elections Act, ahead of its Assembly Appropriations Committee vote.

SACRAMENTO – Today, after learning of the tragic story of Adam Raine, the California teen that ended his life after being allegedly encouraged to by ChatGPT, California State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), penned a letter to every member of the California State Legislature (attached) urging them to support the critical protections in his legislation, Senate Bill 243. SB 243, the first-of-its-kind in the nation, would require chatbot operators to implement critical, reasonable, and attainable safeguards to protect users from the addictive, isolating, and influential aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and provide families with a private right to pursue legal actions against noncompliant and negligent developers.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today following an agreement between Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) and Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT), California’s long standing system for addressing financially unsound school districts:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) issued the following statement on redistricting legislation:

“I was proud to stand alongside my colleagues in the Senate and Assembly and with Governor Gavin Newsom as we signed historic legislation that puts the power back in the hands of Californians.

(SACRAMENTO) — Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) issued the following statement in response to passage of the Election Rigging Response Act (ACA 8; SB 280; AB 604), which asks California voters to approve newly drawn congressional districts to counter-balance Texas Republicans’ mid-decade district gerrymandering and election rigging. If the Act is signed by Governor Newsom this week, a statewide measure will be on the ballot November 4.

Senator Weber Pierson, M.D., Takes Stand Against Trump-Backed Gerrymandering in Texas.