SONOMA COUNTY—Alongside elementary students, teachers, and neighbors, Senator Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) announced yesterday that $1.2 million in state funding will help complete a long-planned modernization project at West Side School, including a new state-of-the-art library, new classrooms, a modern HVAC system, and two new playgrounds.
 

VENTURA COUNTY, CA — Senator Melissa Hurtado joined Senator Pro Tempore Monique Limón, Senator Henry Stern and county farm bureau representatives for a farm tour and listening session in Ventura County. The Senators represent districts where farming are key drivers of the regions’ economy, with Senator Limón representing Cuyama Valley and Senator Hurtado hailing from the Central Valley.

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Montebello, CA – Today, leaders from across the San Gabriel Valley came together to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust (SGVRHT) — a groundbreaking model of regional collaboration made possible through the vision, authorship, and leadership of State Senator Susan Rubio.
Senator Rubio, who authored SB 751, established the Housing Trust in 2020 and secured the seed funding that allowed the Trust to immediately begin building high-impact affordable housing projects across the San Gabriel Valley. Today, the Trust stands as one of the most effective regional housing models in the state, with nearly 1,000 affordable housing units funded, hundreds of families housed, and more in development.

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BAKERSFIELD, CA — The Tejon Indian Tribe celebrated the grand opening of the Tejon Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today, a historic milestone made possible by the passage of Senate Bill 910, legislation moved three years ago in partnership with Chairman Octavio Escobedo III, the Tejon Indian Tribe, local leaders, labor, and community stakeholders.

SAN JOSE, CA –California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will host a press conference highlighting the successful passage of his Senate Bill 429 (SB 429) this past year. The press conference will be held in front of CAL FIRE’s Fire Hawk helicopter helipad. SB 429 will establish the first-in-the-nation wildfire catastrophe public model. The science-based model will help inform homeowners about their property’s wildfire risk in addition to equitably informing homeowners’ insurance policy rates.

SAN JOSE, CA – As Chair of the California State Senate Transportation Committee, Senator Dave Cortese (D – San Jose) met earlier this year with former Caltrans Director, Tony Tavares,  and current Secretary of Transportation, Toks Omishakin, at the request of City of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, requesting that the state agency enter into a cooperative agreement that would authorize the City of San Jose to directly conduct removal of blight and litter at 13 different Caltrans interchange areas within the city’s limits.

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