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:

Ten local nonprofit organizations were recognized last week by Senator Sabrina Cervantes during the 31st Senate District’s Nonprofit of the Year Celebration held at the Stewart Boathouse in Fairmount Park. Power Speaks Louder, recognized earlier this year in the State Capitol as the District’s 2025 Nonprofit of the Year, joined the event to celebrate alongside fellow honorees.

LEMOORE, CA — Senator Melissa Hurtado joined the City of Lemoore for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the Lemoore Fire Department’s new fire training facility, an investment made possible by $2 million in state budget funding the Senator secured during work on the 2022-2023 state budget. The new facility represents a generational investment in the city’s public safety needs, ensuring lifesaving preparedness and training resources are readily accessible to Lemoore firefighters.

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Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a statement regarding reports that President Trump intends to release an executive order that would block states from passing AI regulations.

SONOMA COUNTY—Alongside elementary students, teachers, and neighbors, Senator Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) announced yesterday that $1.2 million in state funding will help complete a long-planned modernization project at West Side School, including a new state-of-the-art library, new classrooms, a modern HVAC system, and two new playgrounds.