SACRAMENTO – La legislación de la Senadora Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, para proteger el acceso a la atención médica para las personas mayores fue aprobada el miércoles por el Comité de Salud del Senado.

A bill by Sen. Christopher Cabaldon to prevent private equity investors from dictating health care decisions based on profit cleared its second policy committee Tuesday (April 29). SB 351 is sponsored by the California Medical Association. It would strengthen California’s existing ban on the corporate practice of medicine by empowering the Attorney General’s office to investigate and bring action against private equity groups or hedge funds that interfere with or exert control over the practice of medicine.

Citing hundreds of complaints against State Farm Insurance by Los Angeles County wildfire survivors, Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) and members of the State Legislature co-authored a letter calling on the California Department of Insurance to halt State Farm’s request for an emergency rate increase until the department conducts an investigation into the complaints.

In solemn recognition of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Senator Henry Stern delivered a powerful and unifying speech on the floor of the California Senate, honoring Holocaust Survivors and reaffirming his commitment to ensuring that the atrocities of the Holocaust are never forgotten.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senate Bill 457, a targeted measure to strengthen California’s housing laws and prevent misuse of the Builder’s Remedy, did not advance out of the Senate Housing Committee this week, despite growing concerns about speculative projects bypassing local planning.

BAKERSFIELD, CA — Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Bakersfield) is condemning the Governor’s planned early-parole release of Maricruz Galaviz for the horrific murder of Kern County teenager Amanda Zubia.

Sen. Cabaldon joined Napa County Supervisors Belia Ramos and Liz Alessio; Napa City Councilmember Beth Painter; and Calistoga Vice Mayor Irais Lopez-Ortega in pushing for a permanent solution to how the state reimburses local governments for funding they received from vehicle registration fees before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature slashed them in 2004. Napa County and its cities face devastating budget shortfalls in the coming years as a result of the current VLF formula.

SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today following the Federal Bureau of Investigation announcing the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan:

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a sitting Wisconsin judge:

Senator Thomas J. Umberg, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement today in response to Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Kash Patel’s announcement on X this morning that a Wisconsin Judge had been arrested.