Caltech’s contributions on so many levels are significant to human discovery and growth.

PHOTO: Sen. Blakespear presents a $1 million check to Max Disposti (holding the check on the right), Executive Director of the North County LGTBQ Resource Center, with the center’s staff and supporters in attendance.  
 
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, on Tuesday presented the North County LGBTQ Resource Center with a $1 million check. Sen. Blakespear was able to secure the funding from the 2026-27 state budget. 

SACRAMENTO—Year after year, wildfires have swept across communities, leveling entire towns, upending the lives of millions, and forever changing the future of the Golden State. These devastating disasters have also brought out the best in Californians as they answer the call to help neighbors in their greatest time in need.
 

CLEARLAKE—Today, Senator Mike McGuire has announced a $2.5 million state investment for the County of Lake to advance needed repairs and upgrades to the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant in Clearlake following the devastating Robin Lane sewage spill earlier this year. 
 

(JURUPA VALLEY) -- Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) presented a $1 million check to the Jurupa Area Recreation & Park District (JARPD) for improvements and upgrades at the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center (JMDC). The funding is part of the 2026-27 state budget process, with Senator Cervantes securing the funds for the 31st Senate District.

State Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), Chair of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, introduced Senate Bill 1406, which would close the loophole by expanding how the state determines a "company's" residency. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law into law on Sept. 30.
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TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (October 8, 2026)— State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) joined regional water leaders Thursday afternoon at the Okieville Recharge Basin in Tulare County to announce 171 million in continued support for California’s Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) program, preserving a critical lifeline for communities struggling to access safe and affordable drinking water.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom has signed all nine bills authored by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) that reached his desk this year, marking the first time every bill the Senator sent to the Governor has been signed into law.

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DELANO, Calif. (October 7, 2026)— State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) and the California Foundation announced a $2 million state investment supporting the development of CFF’s Family Resource Center in Delano, expanding access to workforce development, job training, health services and other resources for farmworkers and their families.