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SACRAMENTO – Today Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bills 1420 and 1598, both authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), to protect Californians from gun violence. AB 1420 gives the California Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority and...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1175 into law, extending provisions related to redevelopment area signs under the California Outdoor Advertising Act (OAA). This...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1187 into law, marking a significant step in addressing the urgent needs of children who have survived family violence, child abuse...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act, a landmark measure that would tax the gun industry to create a permanent funding source for school safety and gun violence...

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 1078, authored by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson, has achieved a historic milestone today as Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law. This significant legislation, designed to stop book banning in California schools, is now...

SAN MATEO – Assembly Bill 753, a bill to ensure that communities highly impacted by water pollution receive appropriate remediation funds from state water boards authored by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo), is now awaiting action by Governor...

Sacramento, CA – The California State Coastal Conservancy has recently announced that TOGETHER Bay Area—a coalition of nonprofits, Native tribes, government agencies, and businesses—would receive $1,100,000 in grant funding to support conservation...

Sacramento, CA – The State of California Board of State and Community Corrections announced that the San Ramon Police Department would receive $5,616,613 in grant funding to fight organized retail theft, alongside 37 other law enforcement agencies...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills over the weekend strengthening protections for LGBTQ+ Californians, including the Transgender Youth Privacy Act (AB 223) by Chris Ward, Vice Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 5 – the Safe & Supportive Schools Act – into law. This bill aims to foster safe and supportive school environments where LGBTQ+ and all...