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.

Sen. Hurtado’s early support and $1 million in initial state funding helped launch a water project now bringing clean water to families once left behind.
SANGER, CA — Senator Melissa Hurtado (D–Bakersfield) today congratulated the residents of Tombstone Territory in Fresno County as they celebrate the completion of the Tombstone Drinking Water Project, a long-awaited milestone that now brings clean, safe, and reliable drinking water to a community that for years struggled with dry wells and water contamination.

SACRAMENTO, CA – In response to federal legislation that would prohibit state and local governments from enforcing any AI laws for a period of ten years, Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) issued a statement expressing disappointment and concern over mounting efforts to preempt California’s emerging artificial intelligence (AI) regulations with watered-down federal legislation.

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Senator Josh Becker, Assemblymember Marc Berman, and San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller today issued a joint call for immediate and long term action intervention by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to address hazardous road conditions on Highway 92, where a naturally occurring spring has caused persistent and dangerous wet pavement and multiple recent vehicle spinouts.

Con el inicio del Mes de la Salud Mental Materna en California, defensores de todo el estado celebran un gran avance en la lucha por la justicia en materia de salud materna. El proyecto de ley SB 626, de la Senadora Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Demócrata por Los Ángeles) y coautora principal de la Senadora Sabrina Cervantes (Demócrata por Riverside), avanzó en el Comité de Salud del Senado esta semana tras una oleada de apoyo por parte de sobrevivientes, profesionales clínicos y líderes comunitarios.

As California kicks off Maternal Mental Health Month, advocates from across the state are celebrating a major step forward in the fight for maternal health justice. SB 626, authored by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) and principal co-authored by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), advanced through the Senate Health Committee this week after a groundswell of advocacy from survivors, clinicians and community leaders.

When firestorms swept through Southern California this January, millions of homes were left in the dark due to Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). Now, the California State Senate is stepping up with a legislative push to protect ratepayers and improve how outages are handled. A group of key bills has just cleared the Senate Energy and Communications Committee, signaling a strong commitment to enhancing reliability, equity, and communication during these increasingly common blackouts.