SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today signed two landmark bills — AB 715 (Zbur and Addis) and SB 48 (Senators Gonzalez and Weber Pierson and Assembly Members Fong and Ward)…
Governor Newsom today signed legislation further establishing California as a world leader in safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence, creating a new law that helps the state both boost innovation…
SACRAMENTO – As California’s legal cannabis market continues to mature, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation, AB 564 (Haney), that eliminates a 25% tax increase on California’s legal cannabis industry,…
Governor Newsom signed the nation’s strongest protections into law to limit tactics being used by Trump’s federal “secret police,” protect children at schools and patients in public hospitals from Trump’s lawlessness.…
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is announcing official immunization recommendations in accordance with West Coast Health Alliance partners Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. The guidance follows California’s…
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom of California, Governor Tina Kotek of Oregon, Governor Bob Ferguson of Washington, and Governor Josh Green of Hawaii announced coordinated winter virus vaccination recommendations through…
SACRAMENTO – On the California Senate floor, Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, presented the landmark Assembly Bill 1340, also known as the Transportation Network Company…
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate pro Tempore Mike McGuire, signed the “Election Rigging Response Act” legislative package – giving Californians an opportunity this November…
Leaders of the California Legislative Delta Caucus on Tuesday noted that a deeply flawed new report on California water strategies touts the Delta Tunnel Project as “sustainable” yet overlooks the massive,…
LOS ANGELES — Alongside state leaders and advocates representing the Golden State and our values, Governor Gavin Newsom today officially announced the launch of a statewide effort that will enable…
LOS ANGELES – Just weeks after the Trump administration announced that they would eliminate specialized suicide prevention support for LGBTQ youth callers through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, California is taking…
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision proposes zero dollars for Proposition 36. Assembly Republicans held a press conference today demanding that change. Prop. 36 passed with nearly 70…
SACRAMENTO — Governor Newsom today announced, as part of his May Revise, a significant proposal to streamline one of California’s most important water management and climate adaptation projects, the Delta…
Governor Newsom today released a model ordinance for cities and counties to immediately address dangerous and unhealthy encampments and connect people experiencing homelessness with shelter and services. Backed in part…
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump’s use of emergency powers to enact broad-sweeping tariffs that hurt…
Sacramento, California – As the state continues to invest in the safety and security of California communities, new data suggests violent and property crime trended down in 2024 statewide. According…
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s action to impose tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China: “Tariffs are nothing more than a tax…
What you need to know: Governor Newsom ordered state agencies to update telework policies to reflect a new default expectation of at least four in-office days per week beginning July…
In what some are calling a “spin” website, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new website to track progress of counties are making on housing, homelessness and mental health on Monday.…
This week, Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) issued a statement on reports of deportation flights from Travis Air Force Base. “I find it deeply unsettling that Travis Air Force…
What you need to know: Governor Newsom’s balanced budget proposal for the 2025-26 fiscal year includes increased savings to the state’s reserves while maintaining important investments in critical priorities such…
In a series of announcements Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Alamo’s Peter Whippy has been appointed Chief of External Affairs at the California High-Speed Rail Authority. According to the release:…
Following the spread of Bird Flu in sixteen states, including in California and outside the Central Valley, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency today to further enhance the state’s…
Los Angeles, CA — Expanding California’s unprecedented support for local efforts to create long-term solutions to address homelessness, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that 37 regional grantees representing 100 local…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1174 into law, prohibiting local governments from requiring voter ID at polling places, including for municipal elections. According to SB 1174: This bill would…