Caucus News

Sacramento – Governor Jerry Brown has signed the following nine bills by Dr. Richard Pan into law:
SB 144 will finally bring completion to flood control projects along the American and Sacramento Rivers and projects to protect the Natomas floodplain that have been years in the making; and in doing so, will bring hundreds of millions of federal flood control dollars to our region.  

200 young women from San Francisco and Daly City high schools and local non-profit organizations attend workshops on empowerment, self esteem, peer pressure, higher education and career building

VACAVILLE –A Solano publication for active seniors honored Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) yesterday for her efforts to protect and defend seniors, including her work on the End of Life Options Act.
Prime Time Living Magazine presented Wolk with its Prime Time Heroes Award at a dinner in Fairfield for her “significant contributions to the efforts of seniors in the community.”

VACAVILLE –A Solano publication for active seniors honored Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) yesterday for her efforts to protect and defend seniors, including her work on the End of Life Option Act.
Prime Time Living Magazine presented Wolk with its Prime Time Heroes Award at a dinner in Fairfield for her “significant contributions to the efforts of seniors in the community.”

Video Message from California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León: English | Español

Los Angeles – California State Senator Bob Wieckowski’s Environmental Quality Committee will hold the last of its regional hearings on climate change adaptation this Friday at the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles.  The hearing, “Southern California Regional Adaptation Efforts to Climate Change Impacts” will feature panelists from UCLA, USC, Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, mosquito and vector control, and local organizations focusing on climate change.  It will be live streamed http://senv.senate.ca.gov/informa

SACRAMENTO – San Fernando Valley residents are invited to a pair of upcoming events to discuss community issues and looming transportation needs on Thursday, Oct. 22 and Monday, Oct. 26.
The first event, a “community briefing” sponsored by Sens. Bob Hertzberg and Fran Pavley, is to review quality-of-life concerns and will be held at the Tarzana Hospital Women’s Pavilion. Guest speakers will focus on key issues such as transportation, water and emergency preparedness.

SACRAMENTO – San Fernando Valley residents are invited to a pair of upcoming events to discuss community issues and looming transportation needs on Thursday, Oct. 22 and Monday, Oct. 26.
The first event, a “community briefing” sponsored by Sens. Bob Hertzberg and Fran Pavley, is to review quality-of-life concerns and will be held at the Tarzana Hospital Women’s Pavilion. Guest speakers will focus on key issues such as transportation, water and emergency preparedness.

For Immediate Release                                                           Contact: Robert Oakes

SACRAMENTO -- Individuals with disabilities and their families will be able to save money, tax free, without fear of losing eligibility for public assistance under two bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.Senate Bill 324 by Senator Fran Pavley of Agoura Hills and Assembly Bill 449 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin of Thousand Oaks set up a state-run savings program. The bills allow California to participate in a new program, the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, signed by President Barack Obama in December.