Bill to Decriminalize Loitering for Prostitution Nears Assembly Floor
Sex trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery and, tragically, San Diego has long been a hub of this exploitive and damaging activity. One...
Wildfire Oversight Hearing Canceled Without Explanation
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
During California’s disastrous 2020 fire season, almost 4.2 million acres burned. Tragically, 33 people died, thousands of homes were lost, and...
Internal Emails Reveal Cal Fire Chief Ordered Key Document Pulled from...
Scott Rodd
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
California lawmakers indefinitely postponed a planned oversight hearing last week that was intended to examine Gov. Gavin...
Why is the Newsom Administration Dodging Wildfire Prevention Oversight?
Following Monday’s postponement of the Wildfire Prevention and Forest Resiliency hearing in Assembly Budget Sub 3 Committee, Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), Vice Chair...
Voting by Mail is Simple, Convenient, Secure
By Tracy DeFore, County of San Diego Communications Office
Aug. 18, 2021 | 1:24 PM
As mail ballots start showing up in mailboxes around San Diego...
Timely Access to Mental Health Care
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
I have long been an advocate for expanded access to mental health care as way to restore lives and to save...
California Unemployment Update Defrauded the State of over $30 Billion.
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
The crisis at the Employment Development Department (EDD) is continuing. Many claimants had to wait months for their benefits, thousands have...
We Have Water; Not the Will
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
Droughts are a fact of life in California and shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Yet somehow we don’t seem...
Funding for Childcare and Youth
The CA 2021/22 budget passed last month, but a series of “trailer bills” to fund specific programs passed on July 15. Many of these...
Broadband Internet for Unserved Rural Areas
By Assemblymember Marie Waldron
Access to the internet has become a critical part of everyday life, something many Californians take for granted. But usable broadband...




























