Senator Smallwood-Cuevas has joined the California Coalition for Perinatal Mental Health and Justice in announcing the introduction of her bill SB 626 – critical legislation aimed at addressing the urgent needs of birthing people across California. The bill seeks to transform the perinatal mental health care system around detection, treatment and access to care.

The California Legislative Black Caucus continues celebrating Black History Month with the release of its Road to Repair 2025 priority bill package.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) introduced SB 501, which will establish the nation’s second Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program for household hazardous waste (HHW).
 

(Sacramento, CA) — State Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) introduced the Keeping Californians Housed Act, Senate Bill (SB) 436, which will protect low-income renters from eviction for nonpayment of rent if they can pay the amount owed to the landlord after an eviction lawsuit has started.

In response to a rise in hate, California lawmakers are turning their attention to gaps in Holocaust and genocide education in the state’s schools. Today, Senator Henry Stern (SD27 – Los Angeles) introduced SB 472, a bill aimed at addressing these gaps. The bill will implement two key recommendations from a statewide study: providing direct funding to school districts to teach this critical material, and establishing a system to monitor and evaluate educational outcomes.

On Thursday, February 27th, join me and Assemblymember Hart in welcoming Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and other industry experts at a town hall to discuss the state of home insurance for our community and state.
The town hall will be covering market challenges and upcoming reforms that the Department of Insurance is pursuing. There will be a presentation followed by Q&A.

State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Tuesday introduced new legislation to address PFAS pollution in California’s water supply. SB 454 would establish a special state fund — the PFAS Mitigation Fund — that local agencies and cities could access to help pay for the cleanup of toxic PFAS in drinking water throughout the state.

Sacramento, CA — State Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) introduced the Junk Fees Act of 2025 (SB 381) and the Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act (SB 384).

Ten bill proposals sponsored by the Insurance Commissioner include a new grant program for home hardening, protections for businesses and non-profits against non-renewals, measures to maximize insurance payouts by limiting fees, and initiatives to combat deceptive advertising 

Below is the most recent storm information as of 2:30PM on 2/12/2025
 
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
 
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has issued an EVACUATION ORDER for the identified properties associated with the Lake Fire burn scar. This Evacuation Order is due to strong storm conditions with the potential to produce flash flooding, debris flows, and landslides. Residents should leave no later than 3 PM. 
The remaining areas of the Lake Fire Burn Scar will stay under an Evacuation Warning.