Caucus News

SACRAMENTO (Aug. 26, 2017) -- Watch, listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell of Los Angeles talk about race relations, implicit bias and related issues during the grand opening of the Unity Center at the California Museum. Joining her were Dolores Huerta and others.

Sacramento – State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) will be joined by California State University students at a press conference in support of his Senate Bill 16, which would lower the cap on the amount of wages private student loan lenders can garnish from borrowers.  The bill, supported by a large group of consumer advocates, is currently on the Assembly floor and is one step away from going to the Governor.

Sacramento –  Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) offered the following statement after the California State Supreme Court ruled today in the Cannabis Coalition v City of Upland that voter-initiated tax measures can be passed by a  simple majority, and no longer require a 2/3 vote:

SACRAMENTO (Aug. 26, 2017) -- Watch, listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell of Los Angeles talk about race relations and related issues during the grand opening of the Unity Center at the California Museum. Joining her were Dolores Huerta and others.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) released this statement after Long Beach Memorial Medical Center announced that Anthem Blue Cross would restore in-network coverage of patients retroactive to August 15:

SACRAMENTO – Moving bail reform one step closer to becoming reality in California, Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, announced today that Gov. Jerry Brown and Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye have agreed to work with Hertzberg and Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, on bail reform legislation over the fall to ensure the final plan is pragmatic, workable and enduring.

Sacramento, CA – Senator Josh Newman has been named Chair of a newly ratified Subcommittee on Professions and Licensure. The subcommittee is housed under the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee.

The newly formed Subcommittee is made up of nine Senators, with Newman serving as Chair, and Senators Dodd, Fuller, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez, Hill, Pan and Wilk filling the remaining vacancies.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 81 to make Nayarit a sister state and recognize the heritage of 350,000 Nayaritas who make their home in California.

The Pacific state of Nayarit is home to just 1 million people, and has a land mass 1/16th the size of California. But immigrants from Nayarit have contributed greatly to California’s culture and economy.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Josh Newman has successfully sent two of his seven bills assisting members of the armed services and their families, to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. Senate Bills (SB) 455 and 747, each of which assists California's military and their families, passed out of the Assembly today with no opposition.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) released the following statement after Anthem Blue Cross removed Long Beach Memorial Medical Center as an in-network provider, leaving residents and city employees without medical:

“Long Beach residents woke up last week to find that Anthem Blue Cross had hung a ‘closed’ sign on their medical home. Residents and city employees for whom Anthem Blue Cross is their only health insurance option faced a painful choice of paying out of pocket or canceling appointments.