Caucus News

Sacramento, CA – Senator Josh Newman will Chair his first meeting of the San Gabriel Valley Legislative Caucus today. Newman was elected chair by his colleagues from the San Gabriel Valley at a meeting of the Caucus in May. He succeeds Senator Ed Hernandez, who will serve as Vice Chair.

What: San Gabriel Valley Caucus Regular Meeting

Sacramento, CA:  Today, State Senator Anthony J.

SACRAMENTO (Aug. 28, 2017) -- Watch and listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell honor Sydney Kamlager during a special-recognition ceremony on the Senate Floor. Kamlager is Mitchell's district director in her Los Angeles office and was recently elected president of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, the second African-American woman elected as president in the 77-year history of the board.

Sacramento, CA – The State Senate Rules Committee appointed Senator Anthony J. Portantino to the International Genocide Memorial Commission. The Commission was established in 2006 through legislation. It is tasked with creating an International Genocide Memorial in the Historic Region of the State Capitol.

Sacramento, CA – Last week, Senator Mike McGuire testified in front of the State Allocations Board in support of state funding for construction plans for improvements to Trinity County schools that have been infested by mold, threatening the health and safety of students. The State Allocation Board approved hardship appeals to the impacted school districts to begin the design process to upgrade their campuses into safe and modern learning environments.

SACRAMENTO– On Tuesday, Dr. Richard Pan joined fellow State Senators Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) and Steven Bradford (D- Gardena) at the State Capitol to call for a major investment to fund clean-fuel school buses, transit vehicles and commercial medium and heavy duty trucks and move toward a diesel free California by 2030.

SACRAMENTO, California – State Senators Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), and Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) joined Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) at Clean Truck and Bus Day on Tuesday, August 29, to move toward a diesel free California by 2030 through a major investment to fund clean-fuel school buses, transit vehicles and commercial medium and heavy duty trucks.

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Driving Toward a Diesel Free California - Senator Skinner Pushes Funding for Clean School Buses and Trucks

Sacramento –  Today Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo have endorsed SB 35, joining early supporters San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. SB 35 will create a streamlined approval process for housing in cities that are not meeting their housing goals required by the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Henry Stern teamed up with a coalition of bike share advocates and elected officials for a ride across the State Capitol yesterday afternoon in support of an initiative to spread bike share programs statewide. The bill, Senate Bill 702, is authored by Senator Stern and would expand the Capitol bike share program that allows state employees to rent a bicycle for free for trips during the day to other locations in the state.