Caucus News

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) on Friday had the chance to do a site visit in Glendora to see the early stages of construction on the extension of the Foothill Gold line.

VALLEJO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call for an FBI investigation into the fatal Vallejo police shooting of Sean Monterossa.

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement regarding the California Supreme Court’s decision to extend the August 15, 2021 deadline regarding the way federal and state districts are redrawn based on 2020 Census data results, which will be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic:

SACRAMENTO – Senate pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) released the following statement today regarding the California Supreme Court’s decision to lower the score required to pass the bar exam and grant provisional licensure to recent law school graduates:

“I commend the California Supreme Court for quickly reaching a resolution on the issue confronting recent law school graduates preparing to take the 2020 bar exam and the call on the legal profession for more inclusion and representation.

SACRAMENTO - Today, Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) released the following statement after the Orange County’s Board of Education voted to approve school reopening recommendations that do not require masks for students or social distancing in schools. The Orange County Board of Education issued a white paper earlier this week that detailed ideas regarding the reopening of our schools with minimal public input.

Central valley COVID-19 relief package advances to the Assembly for approval.  This district-specific legislation focuses on clean water, jobs, workforce training, and protecting our most vulnerable.

California State Senator Anthony J. Portantino statement regarding the reported violence occurring along the Armenia-Azerbajian borders.

Sacramento, CA – Freedom of the press is one of the foundations upon which America was born. That said, those freedoms are under attack here in 2020.

Intentional attacks or detainments of reporters and members of the press in the United States in 2020 have increased significantly, particularly during the nationwide anti-racism protests, according to the US Press Freedom Tracker, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Committee to Protect Journalists.

SAN DIEGO – California State Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) yesterday convened a half-day meeting at the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant between officials from both sides of the border to discuss the binational efforts that are underway to stem the flow of toxic wastewater in the Tijuana River Valley.

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement regarding Governor Newsom's announcement that the state will release approximately 8,000 incarcerated individuals as COVID-19 rates soar in San Quentin State Prison.