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SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced the Petroleum and Gasoline Supply Committee and Assembly’s special-session schedules: Committee Hearings Wednesday, September 18, afternoon: informational hearing Thursday...

Confusing Food Date Labels Are (Almost) a Thing of the Past New bill standardizing food date labeling, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of food waste awaits Governor Newsom’s signature.

(SAN DIEGO, CA) – The rise in hate-based littering and the distribution of flyers, posters, or symbols with hateful messaging targeting protected communities has become a growing concern in recent years. Hate groups have increasingly adopted these tactics...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – In the wake of numerous tragic mass shootings at schools, active shooter drills have unfortunately become normalized for students nationwide. Due to there being no overall guidance for how to implement these drills in California, some...

After passing the State Legislature with bipartisan support, Assemblymember Alex Lee’s legislation to streamline train electrification projects is on the Governor’s desk. AB 2503 will advance California’s climate goals by helping transit agencies...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D- Winters) and key stakeholders, including the California Cannabis Industry Association and United Food and Commercial Workers, applaud the Governor’s proposed emergency regulations to...

FRESNO – Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) today issued this response to Governor Newsom vetoing his bill, Assembly Bill 1840, which sought simple clarification in language in the California Dream for All loan program: “I’m deeply...

SACRAMENTO, CA— Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and colleagues in both the Assembly and Senate passed significant bills in the Legislature this past week that will support California’s migratory farmworkers’ access to housing and protect laborers during...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) was joined by local cannabis leaders to urge Governor Newsom to sign legislation that allows local California governments to license Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes. AB 1775, authored...