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SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety & Toxic Substances approved Assembly Bill 2318 authored by Assemblymember Diane Papan to ensure transparency and accountability in the management of the Cleanup and Abatement Account...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Renel Brooks-Moon, former Public Announcer (PA) for the San Francisco Giants has been named 2024 Woman of the Year for California Assembly District 17 by Assemblymember Matt Haney. Nominated for her decades of excellence in the field of...

SACRAMENTO - In a move to protect workers’ pocketbooks, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo successfully moved AB 2135 past its first hurdle - passing out of the Labor Committee. AB 2135 is aimed at bolstering the rights of employees to seek justice for wage...

SACRAMENTO — The California Central Coast Legislative Caucus, Chaired by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) introduced its budget priorities for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The priorities include investments that bolster the economy, environment, and...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Last week, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur introduced the California Retail Theft Reduction Act, which contains both intent language and substantive language for key items to address...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Berman (D-Menlo Park) joined key legislators and the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy (CITED), a project of California Common Cause, to announce package of bills to regulate the dangers that AI...

SACRAMENTO– Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo today announced a significant step towards addressing the severe environmental and public health crisis at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill by formally requesting Governor Gavin Newsom declare a state of emergency in...

SACRAMENTO, CA –Today Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced Assembly Bill 1866, which will address the urgent climate and public health crisis of idle oil wells. The bill requires oil operators to develop a comprehensive plan to...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) unveiled first-in-the-nation legislation that would prohibit California public schools from serving foods containing additives that have been linked to health harms in children, including...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Active shooter drills have sadly become a new normal in schools across the country following several tragic mass shooting events.