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Sacramento, California — Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) proudly announced today that the State Senate approved the 2019–2020 State Budget. The approved budget includes $5.5 million for sound walls along the 210 freeway in La Cañada Flintridge.  Portantino made the request on behalf of the city.

State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, today issued the following statement on the 2019-20 budget agreement approved by both houses of the California Legislature:

“This budget supports California, its schools, families, and communities. In response to our housing crisis, it includes more than $2 billion for affordable housing and homeless services as well as rental assistance and legal help for tenants to help prevent homelessness,” Skinner said.

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), a member of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate’s approval of the 2019-2020 state budget.

Watch, listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, give opening and closing statements as the California Senate approves on a 29-11 vote the 2019-20 state budget.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) issued the following statement about the Legislature’s passage of the 2019-20 State Budget that includes an annual $130 million appropriation to fund the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund for the next 10 years. 

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) issued the following statement about the Legislature’s passage of the 2019-20 State Budget that included $530,000 for a search and rescue vessel for the Santa Cruz Port District.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) issued the following statement about the Legislature’s passage of the 2019-20 State Budget that included $17 million for fish screens in the water conveyance tunnel between Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today released the following statement after the California State Senate passed the 2019-2020 state budget ahead of the June 15th constitutional deadline:

SACRAMENTO – Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) released the following statement today in response to the Legislature passing AB 74, the Budget Act of 2019: