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Senator Scott Wiener

California Senator Wiener and New York Senator Hoylman Announce Bicoastal Effort to Restore Net Neutrality and Protect Access to a Fair and Free Internet

May 1, 2018

Sacramento - California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and New York State Senator Brad Hoylman (D/WF-Manhattan)  announced today that they are collaborating on a bicoastal effort to restore the rights of an open and free internet through net neutrality legislation. Senator Hoylman is introducing legislation based on Senator Wiener’s California Senate Bill 822, which is considered the most comprehensive and strongest in the nation.

Cathleen Galgiani

Senator Galgiani to Hold Hearing on the Asian Citrus Psyllid’s Threat to California Citrus

May 1, 2018

Media Advisory

 

Senator Galgiani to Hold Hearing on the Asian

Citrus Psyllid’s Threat to California Citrus

What: Senate Agriculture Committee – Informational Hearing: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease: An Update on the Continuing Threat to California’s Citrus

                             When: Tuesday, May 1, 2018,  9:30 AM

Cathleen Galgiani

Senator Galgiani to Hold Hearing on the Asian Citrus Psyllid’s Threat to California Citrus

May 1, 2018

Media Advisory

 

Senator Galgiani to Hold Hearing on the Asian

Citrus Psyllid’s Threat to California Citrus

What: Senate Agriculture Committee – Informational Hearing: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease: An Update on the Continuing Threat to California’s Citrus

                             When: Tuesday, May 1, 2018,  9:30 AM

Measure to Make Distracted Driving a Moving Violation Passes California State Senate

April 30, 2018

 

Sacramento, CA – The California State Senate today voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill (SB) 1030 by Fullerton Senator Josh Newman. The measure aims to further deter distracted driving by making the offense a moving violation, which would add a point to a driver’s record.

Measure to Make Distracted Driving a Moving Violation Passes California State Senate

April 30, 2018

 

Sacramento, CA – The California State Senate today voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill (SB) 1030 by Fullerton Senator Josh Newman. The measure aims to further deter distracted driving by making the offense a moving violation, which would add a point to a driver’s record.

Holly J. Mitchell

April 30, 2018: VIDEO - Sen. Holly J. Mitchell on the 50th Anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign

April 30, 2018

Sen. Holly J. Mitchell speaks in support of Senate Resolution 101 and the 50th Anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign. An excerpt: "It's clear 50 years later that we haven't been able fully and thoroughly and fairly and equitably address systemic poverty.  It's something the fifth-largest economy in the world continues to struggle with."                   

 

Holly J. Mitchell

April 30, 2018: Sen. Holly J. Mitchell on the 50th Anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign

April 30, 2018

Sen. Holly J. Mitchell speaks in support of Senate Resolution 101 and the 50th Anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign. An excerpt: "It's clear 50 years later that we haven't been able fully and thoroughly and fairly and equitably address systemic poverty.  It's something the fifth-largest economy in the world continues to struggle with."                   

 

Senator Scott Wiener

Bill to Stop Irrelevant Disclosures of Immigration Status in Open Court Passes Assembly with Bipartisan Support

April 30, 2018

Sacramento –  Today the California State Assembly passed Senate Bill 785 -- a bill by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) to protect immigrants from irrelevant disclosures of their immigration status in open court. SB 785 passed the Assembly with bipartisan support by a vote of 67-1.  It now returns to the Senate for a final vote next week before heading to the Governor for approval.

Senator Anthony J. Portantino

California State Senate Votes to Progress Suicide Prevention Legislation

April 30, 2018

Sacramento, California – The California State Senate voted to pass SB 972 with bi-partisan support. The bill authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) would require public, charter, and private schools to print a suicide prevention hotline number and/or text crisis lines on student identification cards for grades seven through all college institutions.

Senator Scott Wiener

Senator Wiener’s Statement on Major San Francisco Transit Project Funding Awards

April 27, 2018

San Francisco –  Today the California State Transportation Agency announced grant funding from the state Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) would include funding for three projects which Senator Wiener advocated funding for: BART’s Corridor Core Capacity Program, PCJPB’s Peninsular Corridor Expansion Project, and SFMTA’s Transit Capacity Expansion Program.  Senator Wiener released the following statement: