Caucus News

Sacramento –  Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement on the mass shooting last night in Las Vegas and the need for immediate legislative action regarding gun control. Today the Trump Administration said that now is not the time for a debate about gun control.

“Our prayers are with the Las Vegas victims and their loved ones. This act of extreme violence is yet another tragic example of why this country needs to pull its head out of the sand regarding gun policy. 

(Riverside, CA) -- Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) measure to protect domestic violence survivors of strangulation by updating the education first responders give to victims has been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement following the mass shooting event in Las Vegas, Nevada:

“Once again, our nation has been plunged to the darkest depths of sorrow and suffering by a fellow American committing a horrific act of unspeakable evil with military-style assault weapons.

“Words cannot adequately describe the anguish we feel for the victims and their families.

“This time we owe those affected not just prayers, but action.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) to ensure that patients’ lives are not put at risk due to the delayed delivery of blood.

Sacramento, State Capitol - This weekend, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 338, authored by State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley).

SACRAMENTO – Attended by over 200 students, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) hosted the second annual Young Men’s Leadership Conference in the 20th State Senate District city of Fontana today from 7:30am – 2pm.

Gov. Jerry Brown today in San Francisco signed Senator Richard Roth’s Senate Bill 540, one of the measures in a package of legislation to address the state’s housing crisis by lowering housing costs and spurring construction. SB 540 received bipartisan support from the Legislature.

San Francisco  –  Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement after Governor Jerry Brown appeared in San Francisco today to sign a package of housing bills to address California’s housing crisis, including Senator Wiener’s Senate Bill 35, which streamlines the production of new housing:

In a special ceremony today, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – legislation authored by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) that will create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. The bill is part of a comprehensive and historic package of legislation OK’d by the governor that will approach California’s housing crisis from multiple angles.

SACRAMENTO – Friday, September 29 – Governor Jerry Brown signed a package of bills aimed at easing the state’s housing crisis at an affordable housing development site in San Francisco, California. Two of the signed bills, Senate Bill 166: No Net Loss and Senate Bill SB 167: Housing Accountability Act (HAA), were authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley).