SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) announced that several major bills from her Common Sense Plan have passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, clearing a critical hurdle and moving one step closer to delivering real results for working families across California—and especially the Central Valley.
The bills advance a focused agenda: putting people first, driving down costs, and holding the powerful accountable.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) has championed a slate of wildfire recovery bills that cleared through the Senate Appropriations Committee today.

Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) has selected Altadena Girls as the 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year for Senate District 25.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) celebrated Resilient Palisades in Sacramento as the 24th Senate District’s Nonprofit of the Year!

Today, Senator María Elena Durazo (SD-26), alongside immigrant and community supporters, urged legislators to pass Senate Bill 580 (Durazo), Strengthening Immigrant Protection Response Guides, and Senate Bill 635 (Durazo), the Street Vendor Protection Act.  

Earlier today, Senator Tom Umberg (D-Orange County), and the California State Senate, announced that the United Across Borders Foundation has been honored as the 34th Senate District 2025 Nonprofit of the Year.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) released the following statement in response to Congressional Republicans’ recent unprecedented attempt to bypass their parliamentarian’s ruling in order to unwind California’s Clean Air Act waivers.  Allen is the Co-Chair of the Legislature’s Environmental Caucus. 

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 the data broker hired by the Employment Development Department (EDD) to verify the identities of Californians applying for unemployment and disability benefits.
In a letter to DGS Procurement Division Deputy Director Angela Shell, Senator Hurtado raised serious concerns about the company’s performance.

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.