SB 989 and 1016 ensure that people who need mental health treatment are directed by courts to receive services
SACRAMENTO – The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, designed to increase access to court-ordered mental health treatment for people who need it.
Senator Catherine Blakespear - Encinitas
Senate District
38
Catherine Blakespear was elected in 2022 as the state senator for the 38th district, which represents northern San Diego County and southern Orange County. Catherine previously served eight years in local government, six years as the Encinitas Mayor and two years on the Encinitas City Council.
As mayor of Encinitas, Catherine made her city the first in the County to deliver 100% renewable power and passed a tough climate action plan to reduce emissions.
When the pandemic hit, Catherine delivered emergency financial assistance to help local businesses keep their doors open. As mayor, Catherine banned ghost guns, passed tough safe gun storage requirements, and supported red flag laws to keep guns out of the hands of people who are a potential threat and made her city one of the safest in California. Additionally, Catherine improved water infrastructure during her time as Vice President of the San Dieguito Water Board, ensuring customers a reliable, clean water supply.
Catherine has been a champion of women’s reproductive rights since before entering public life. Catherine is proud to have been 100% pro-choice, 100% of the time.
Catherine’s priorities include reducing human suffering by helping our unhoused neighbors to become housed, stabilizing our warming climate, increasing transit options, strengthening the economy, fighting gun violence, building more affordable housing, and creating more opportunities for every California family to thrive.
Catherine lives with her husband, two teenagers and her mom in Encinitas.
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SB 1259 directs the state to develop guidelines for estimating the costs of refinery closures, and refiners to deliver reports on what’s expected
SACRAMENTO – The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to give communities and state agencies a realistic picture of how refinery sites will be cleaned up, if and when they close.
SB 1167 makes clear that electric vehicles too powerful or fast to meet the definition of an e-bike are not to be marketed or sold as e-bikes
SACRAMENTO – The Senate on Monday passed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to address misrepresentation in the e-bike marketplace and strengthen consumer protections around how electric bicycles are marketed and sold.