Caucus News

San Francisco— Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s consideration of a federal rule change to limit the definition of “gender” to birth-assigned gender:

City Council members hold extraordinary hearing to comply with new statewide legalization law, Senate Bill 946

LOS ANGELES, CA – Senator Ricardo Lara released this statement after Los Angeles City Council members held a special meeting about conforming with Senate Bill 946, legalizing sidewalk vending. SB 946 goes into effect in January 2019 and allows cities to adopt local rules if they want to regulate sidewalk vending.

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NOTE: A measure by Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, led to the extension of the film-tax credit.

Link to original Press Release HERE:

Guest Press Release

NOTE: A measure by Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, led to the extension of the film-tax credit.

NAPA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will join leaders of the Assembly and Senate insurance committees Oct. 30 in Napa to examine whether homeowners insurance coverage has been sufficient to allow those affected by recent wildfires to rebuild. 

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, today unveiled a newly modernized and streamlined state website to improve navigation and access to information for constituents, media and staff.

San Francisco— Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement on the first day of demolition at Cupertino’s Vallco Mall, which is the future site of at least 2,400 housing units, 50 percent of which will be affordable to low-income and very low-income people.  This project is set to invoke SB 35—a bill authored by Senator Wiener in 2017—that creates a streamlined approval process for housing in cities that are not meeting their state-mandated housing goals:

Duarte, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) will hold his 10th Annual San Gabriel Valley HIV/AIDS Action Summit to promote Public Health Policy Advocacy and better educate the public about HIV/AIDS three decades after the virus was first identified. The event will include world renowned HIV/AIDS experts, government officials, community groups and student participation in discussions regarding the present status and a vision for the future of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Sacramento – The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), led by Chairman, Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), celebrated their successes in priority and endorsed legislation over the 2017-18 legislative session. 

CASTRO VALLEY – State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) will recognize four Latino leaders and organizations in the fields of health care, youth outdoor education, labor and Latina immigrant community empowerment at his 6th Annual Latino Heritage Leadership Awards Ceremony this Thursday in the Castro Valley Library Community Room.