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SACRAMENTO, CA – This week the California State Legislature passed several bills in the “A Call to Action” Package, the first step to improve the safety of our campus communities at California’s higher education institutions.

California's historic efforts to repair harms inflicted upon the descendants of formerly enslaved people moved forward with the signing of AB 1929 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D - Inglewood) into law. AB 1929 aims to rectify racial disparities within...

SACRAMENTO, CA— Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) issued the following statement regarding the lowering of energy costs:

AB 2917, a bill designed to enhance the state's Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) law by drawing the civil court’s attention to a broader set of risk factors, passed the Legislature and awaits the Governor's signature.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Diane Papan’s legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 2515 — the T.A.M.P.O.N. Act (Take All Menstrual Product PFAS Out Now), to mandate the removal of toxic chemical from menstrual products, has been approved by the State...

Sacramento, CA – In a significant move to advance California's renewable energy goals, the California State Legislature has passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1359, authored by Assemblymember Diane Papan. This bill will streamline the development of geothermal...

California can make a bigger dent in reducing greenhouse gasses under a bill by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), which was sent to the Governor today after passing both the Senate and Assembly. AB 2401 modernizes California’s Clean Cars 4 All...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California State Legislature passed the California School Food Safety Act (

College should be some of the happiest years of our lives, some of our fondest memories to look back on. But for some, those years are marked by trauma. While sexual assault and harassment may never be fully preventable, Assemblymember Friedman (D-Burbank...

New housing is seen as a way to bring downtown San Francisco back to life. The California Legislature today approved AB 2488 by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D- San Francisco), which uses tax incentives to encourage the conversion of the area’s empty office...