SACRAMENTO – State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today in response to the recent gun violence at Brown University and in Sydney, Australia:

EUREKA, CA—Senator McGuire’s 10th annual Humboldt Holiday Food Drive made history yesterday by rallying the community for its biggest day of giving yet, delivering a monumental day of generosity for Food for People, Humboldt County’s food bank. The record-breaking event brought in 23.5 tons of food along with a WHOPPING $63,000 in financial donations, all headed directly to support hungry families across Humboldt County.

SAN JOSE, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese, Chair of the CA Senate Transportation Committee, issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd’s decision to reject the Federal Administration’s attempt to block California’s High-Speed Rail Grant Funding:  

El Sur de Los Ángeles ha logrado un hito extraordinario con la votación unánime del Consejo de las Artes de California para designar oficialmente la zona como el primer Distrito Cultural Afroamericano del estado. La decisión fue anunciada el viernes por la Senadora Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Ángeles), acompañada de líderes cívicos y comunitarios, durante una conferencia de prensa y una recepción comunitaria celebradas en el Museo Afroamericano de California.

SACRAMENTO, CA – In response to President Trump issuing an executive order attacking states’ robust protections on artificial intelligence (AI), State Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), Chair of California’s Senate Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation, issued the following statement:

Senator Thomas J. Umberg welcomed residents from across Senate District 34 to the annual Community Holiday Party & Toy Drive at the district office this week. The event brought neighbors together to celebrate the season, highlight local services and collect more than hundreds of toys for families in need.

SAN JOSE- CA – El Senador Estatal de California, Dave Cortese, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a la "esvástica humana" antisemita en la escuela secundaria Branham en San José:

Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D–Orinda), Chair of the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, hosted a Joint Informational Hearing at Stanford University to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping copyright law and California’s creative economy.

SAN JOSE- CA – CA State Senator Dave Cortese issued the following statement in response to the anti-Semitic “human swastika” at Branham High School in San Jose:

SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) opposed Sutter Health’s decision to end gender affirming care for patients under 19 years old on Wednesday, December 10th.