In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) will host a community celebration in South Los Angeles this Sunday, September 28 to honor the cultural, civic and economic contributions of the Latino community.

SACRAMENTO — Senator Dave Cortese, the California Senate Transportation Chair, issued the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it plans to redirect $2.4 billion in federal funds away from California’s High-Speed Rail project:

POMONA, Calif. – Senator Susan Rubio (D–Baldwin Park) joined local officials and community members to celebrate the grand opening of the LA Metro A Line extension, which now reaches Pomona and connects the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, and La Verne to the broader LA Metro network.

Two new laws hold the power to inform and protect immigrant communities

SB 81 will require healthcare providers to establish nonpublic areas in their facilities for the safety and privacy of patients

Senator Scott Wiener’s No Secret Police Act (SB 627) is the first such law enacted in the nation — among dozens of pending proposals at the local, state, and federal levels — to prohibit local and federal law enforcement from concealing their faces with ski masks and similar extreme masking.

Senator Cervantes was named Vice Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus; this appointment offers opportunity to lead on important California policies

Senator Pérez’s wildfire legislation awaits Governor Newsom’s decision

SB 53 enacts the nation’s first transparency requirements for safety plans on the most advanced AI models, establishes a public cloud compute cluster to foster democratized AI innovation, and enacts protections for whistleblowers at leading AI labs.

MARIN—Marin County’s innovative newest neighborhood—on the cusp of breaking ground to address a severe lack of affordable housing for teachers, school employees and vital workers—will soon become a reality after Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) secured the final $7.5 million in funding needed for the project.