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.

SB 781 would create state and local government partnership to help struggling industries thrive

Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) has announced the creation of a special committee on International Sporting Events and has appointed Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) as a member of the bipartisan committee.

Senator Durazo released a statement in response to Governor Newsom’s May revision to the proposed state budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.