Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 86, which will extend a successful clean energy funding program that helps the state meet its climate goals and boosts California’s green economy.

Filing tax returns is about to become easier in California, especially for taxpayers with small businesses, thanks to a new law, SB 711, by Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today.

Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) successfully moved 10 bills to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature or veto in the first year of the 2025-26 legislative session.

Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. to Host Hearing on How Social Determinants of Health Shape Children’s Wellbeing and Education

La Puente, CA – Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) has secured $1 million in state funds to complete the long-awaited expansion of an animal shelter and to establish a new K9 training center in the 30th Senate District.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) will host a community celebration in South Los Angeles this Sunday, September 28 to honor the cultural, civic and economic contributions of the Latino community.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 254, California’s most ambitious energy affordability bill in decades, delivering billions in savings for Californians while strengthening grid reliability and accelerating clean energy. The legislation combines the strongest elements of SB 254, AB 825, and new wildfire liability reforms championed by the Governor’s administration.

Senator Cervantes was named Vice Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus; this appointment offers opportunity to lead on important California policies

Sacramento – Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), Senate Pro tem Elect Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) and Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D- Chatsworth) released the following statement on Senate Bill 694:

EAST PALO ALTO, CA – At the Cooley Landing Park in East Palo Alto, Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) announced today that he and the Bay Area Caucus have successfully secured a doubling of state funding for coastal resilience and Bay Area flood protection projects through Proposition 4 allocations in the FY 2025–26 budget.