Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, May 15th at 11am, Senator Connie M. Leyva and Assemblymember David Chiu—along with a broad coalition of supporters—will hold a press conference to discuss the importance of passing legislation to ensure that all rape kits in California are tested promptly.  SB 1449 requires that newly collected rape kits be submitted within 20 days and tested no later than 120 days after receipt and AB 3118 requires a statewide audit of California’s current rape kit backlog.  

San Diego, CA – May 14, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced that the State has issued a 60-day notice of intent to sue the US Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) for violations of the Clean Water Act. The decision comes after Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) called upon the Governor and Attorney General to enter into a lawsuit against the USIBWC for its failure to adequately address cross-border pollution at the Tijuana River Valley.

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Senator Richard D. Roth responded to Governor Jerry Brown’s Budget May Revision.

CONTACT: David.Rolland@sen.ca.gov (Atkins) or Ray.Sotero@sen.ca.gov (Mitchell)

SAN DIEGO—Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Jerry Brown’s May revision to the proposed state budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year:

SACRAMENTO – Senator Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, released the following statement today in response to the release of the May Revision to the Governor’s 2018-19 Budget:

SAN DIEGO—Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Jerry Brown’s May revision to the proposed state budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year:

“California’s economy is growing and revenue projections are strong, but we cannot afford complacency or carelessness. Too many families have been left out of our resurgence, and recent history reminds us that we need to be prepared for a sudden downturn.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued this statement Friday in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s May budget revision, released Friday:

HAYWARD – With student loan debt far surpassing credit card and auto loan debt, Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) is teaming up with CalCPA, State Treasurer John Chiang’s Scholarshare 529 and San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen on a Student Financial Literacy Workshop this Monday morning at California State University, East Bay.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) issued the following statement in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s May Revision of the 2018-2019 state budget:

“As the State Senator representing the 20th State Senate District, I strongly believe that California’s budget can and must help to improve the lives of residents in the Inland Empire and across the state.  Today’s revised budget proposal both increases opportunity and takes into account the challenges faced by Californians in their daily lives.”

Sacramento, CA –Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) Chair of Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education, issued the following statement: