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Last week, during remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of Assembly members, Speaker Robert Rivas announced a new rule that reduces the number of bills Assemblymembers can introduce over the 2025-26 Legislative Session.

SAN FRANCISCO – Joy to the City is a holiday event aimed at giving low income families the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with live entertainment, ice skating, hot chocolate, pictures with Santa, and fun craft projects for kids. Last year the...

CUPERTINO, CA — State Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) is hosting a community swearing-in ceremony and celebration in Cupertino at De Anza College following his formal swearing-in at the State Capitol as a Member of the California State...

SACRAMENTO, CA — On December 3, 2024, Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia AguiarCurry (D-Winters) reintroduced landmark legislation to expand pregnancy leave benefits for public school educators. The proposed bill, AB 65, would provide public school...

SACRAMENTO, CA — On Monday, December 2, 2024, the California State Legislature welcomed its newest legislators in a historic swearing-in ceremony at the State Capitol. This year marks a groundbreaking milestone, a record number of women will serve in the...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) today introduced AB 64, the Identity Integrity Act, which would allow for residents of California to include accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on vital records, such as birth...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) today introduced AB 61, the Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation aimed at safeguarding California's electricity and natural gas customers. The bill requires the Public Advocates Office within the...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D – Anaheim) made a significant move towards securing California’s financial future by introducing Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1). This proposed ACA aims to strengthen the state’s economic...

Assemblymember Alex Lee has introduced legislation to create social housing in California, publicly developed and owned homes that will be affordable to Californians of mixed incomes. AB 11, The Social Housing Act, will establish a state authority with...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – With California still in the midst of a housing crisis, Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) has introduced legislation on the first day of the 2025-26 session to reduce costs from housing mandates and improve the building standards...