For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Contact: Elisa Rivera
Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov (559) 264-3070
 
 
California Takes a Stand against Transnational Repression with SB 509, New Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Diaspora Communities Targeted by Foreign Governments
 

State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Tuesday introduced SB 24, legislation to protect Californians against skyrocketing utility bills by safeguarding ratepayers from abuses by investor-owned electric and gas utilities.

Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) has introduced SB 782 and SB 658 to protect communities from predatory property land grabs and provide funding to rebuild neighborhoods affected by the Los Angeles County Wildfires.

La Senadora estatal Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (demócrata por Los Ángeles) convocó a más de 75 líderes de los sectores laboral, empresarial y público en el LA Trade Technical College el viernes para una cumbre única en su tipo, enfocada en ampliar el acceso equitativo a empleos bien remunerados en tres industrias emergentes: infraestructura verde, cannabis e inteligencia artificial (IA, por sus siglas en inglés).

MENDOCINO — The County of Mendocino will be working with the Office of the State Auditor over the next several months to complete a comprehensive audit of all county operations and departments, along with examining the organization’s contracts and procurements processes. It will also include an audit of the 2024 elections in Mendocino County, when incorrect ballots were mailed to the county’s 52,800 registered voters. 
 

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) amended Senate Bill 594, to give communities across the state with existing environmental pollution burdens the opportunity to voice their concerns in a publicly noticed hearing when a new landfill development is proposed.

State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) convened more than 75 leaders of labor, business and the public sectors at LA Trade Technical College on Friday for a first-of-its-kind summit focused on expanding equitable access to good paying jobs in three emerging industries – Green Infrastructure, Cannabis, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Led by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, the summit served as a call-to-action to develop a long-term workforce equity strategy tailored to California’s rapidly changing economy.

SACRAMENTO, CA — SB 457, a bill designed to prevent the misuse of the Builder’s Remedy while ensuring that cities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties are treated fairly as they work to meet the state’s housing goals. The bill closes loopholes that allow speculative developers to bypass zoning laws while still providing strong incentives for cities to adopt compliant Housing Elements on time.

State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Monday introduced SB 327, new legislation that is designed to boost fusion energy technology, which has the potential to produce unlimited amounts of clean power.

SACRAMENTO, CA — SB 457, a bill designed to prevent the misuse of the Builder’s Remedy while ensuring that cities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties are treated fairly as they work to meet the state’s housing goals. The bill closes loopholes that allow speculative developers to bypass zoning laws while still providing strong incentives for cities to adopt compliant Housing Elements on time.