Dilemma in Treatment for Terminal Patients
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
Providing relief and dignity to terminally ill patients suffering from extreme pain can run into legal and bureaucratic roadblocks. SB 311...
Transitional Kindergarten—Success for All
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
I’m very proud to jointly author Assembly Bill 22 (AB 22) with Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D – Sacramento). AB 22 will...
Violent Criminals Get Less Consequences Under New Legislative Proposal
Senator Jim Nielsen
SACRAMENTO - The Democrat majority of the Senate passed a measure requiring the courts to dismiss sentence enhancements, thereby, resulting in shorter...
Expand Broadband Now!
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
Access to broadband service is vital in today’s world and our rural north county area has a great need to improve...
Utility Profit Grab Bill, AB 1139, Worse Than Before OP Ed
By Executive Director of CALSSA, Bernadette DelChiaro.
If AB 1139, authored by San Diego’s Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, is not squarely on your radar and...
Honoring – and Helping – our Veterans
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
May is National Military Appreciation Month, with several observances honoring our veterans and their families, including Military Spouse Appreciation Day on...
California’s Priorities for the Future
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
As the constitutionally mandated June 15th deadline for passing a balanced budget nears, discussions in Sacramento about spending priorities are ramping...
Newsom Administration Increases Efforts to Release More Violent Criminals
SACRAMENTO - On a late Friday afternoon news dump, the Newsom Administration announced they are automatically giving “good time credit” to violent offenders and...
Public Safety Power Shutoffs
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
Devastation from California’s wildfires has been at record levels in recent years. Last year our wildfire season resulted in over 4...
Bates Applauds Passage of COVID-19 Small Business Tax Relief
SACRAMENTO – Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) issued the following statement after the California State Senate approved Assembly Bill 80 today that will provide...






























