Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas today announced that the state budget includes nearly $100 million in critical funding for Exposition Park, one of California’s most iconic public spaces and the heart of South Los Angeles. The investment comes as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, global events that will draw millions of visitors and place South Los Angeles on the world stage.

Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 694, authored by Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), co-authored by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Santa Clarita) and Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), and co-sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, has passed the California State Senate with bipartisan support and now is on the Governor’s desk for signature.

We cannot turn away and ignore what our eyes are clearly seeing all across this nation - a federal government unhinged.
Violent raids are happening routinely. It’s unfathomably cruel. Yesterday, a nurse, last week a poet… children used as bait - in the United States of America.
It’s heartbreaking to see the terror that our own federal government is willingly unleashing in our communities.
California will never stop fighting for kindness and decency. This is a decidedly dark and inhumane time in our country.
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Senator Susan Rubio gives the following statement:
This week alone, we have witnessed a horrifying escalation of federal immigration enforcement that has resulted in the loss of human life — yet again.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the latest shooting by immigration enforcement officials and increased ICE activity in Orange County.

Sacramento, CA – Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) has announced the introduction of SB 907, which will strengthen California’s DUI enforcement and sentencing laws, particularly for repeat offenders. Having lost his eldest grandchild to a drunk driver, Senator Archuleta hopes to use his families’ tragedy to improve California’s DUI laws for other families.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced he will seek to advance legislation allowing workers to swiftly receive justice for wage theft after corporate lobbying stalled the bill last year. Corporate lobbying against the bill remains intense.
Senator Wiener announced amendments that will ensure the bill focuses only on bad actors by limiting the bill to subsequent, willful, or intentional violations for failure to pay wages on time.

American Corporations Must Move Away from Deceptive Labeling Once and For All

Sacramento, CA – Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 108 (SCR 108), authored by Senator Bob Archuleta, designates a portion of State Route 91 in Orange County as the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway, honoring the life, service, and sacrifice of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy David Piquette.

SACRAMENTO – In the face of unprecedented federal cuts to scientific research, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced SB 895, bipartisan legislation to authorize a $23 billion bond for the November 2026 ballot to fund scientific research in California. SB 895 establishes the California Foundation for Science and Health Research to fund research grants, loans, and facilities for research into health, agriculture, pandemic threats, wildfire resilience, and more.