SAN RAMON, CA—Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) announced Edda Collins Coleman as her 2026 Woman of the Year. A fellow Orinda parent, school board member, and vice president of communications at…
On Friday, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Ken Carlson and John Gioia will continue serving as no one filed paperwork to run against them. ” I filed my candidacy…
AB 2212, the Higher Education AI Response (HEAR) Survivors Act, Requires California’s Higher Education Institutions to Adopt and Publish Policies Addressing Deepfakes and Other Technology-Facilitated Sexual Harassment. SACRAMENTO, CA –…
WALNUT CREEK, CA – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) announced the introduction of the E-bike Accountability Act at a press conference held at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. The…
PLEASANT HILL — In light of recent reporting highlighting rising youth e-bike injuries across the Bay Area, Vice Mayor Andrei Obolenskiy expressed support for the E-Bike Accountability Act, introduced by…
Landmark mental health crisis response legislation to undergo implementation assessment as part of Speaker Rivas’s new oversight initiative SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) responded this week to the announcement that…
ORINDA, CA — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Wagner Ranch Nature Area by John Muir Land Trust, marking a major milestone in efforts to…
Orinda, CA— John Muir Land Trust announced plans to acquire Wagner Ranch Nature Area in Orinda, CA and to restore and reopen the property as a community resource and outdoor…
Sacramento, CA – Less than 24 hours after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 1064 (legislation that would have required safety guardrails for minors using AI companion chatbots), OpenAI CEO Sam…
Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 56, requiring social media platforms to display mental health warning labels to users under 18. The Governor also signed AB…
Sacramento, CA — Following multiple decisive bipartisan victories on the Senate floor, a comprehensive package of legislation authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan is now headed to Governor Newsom’s desk for…
SACRAMENTO, CA — A slate of legislation authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) moved forward in the State Assembly this week, with eight of her bills successfully passing out of…
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, in partnership with Common Sense Media, introduced AB 1064, the Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act, a first-of-its-kind bill aimed at…
AB 578 Ensures Full Refunds for Undelivered or Incorrect Food Orders from delivery platforms like DoorDash, Uber Eats and GrubHub Sacramento, CA — Last week, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced AB…
Legislation Requires GenAI developers to provide copyright owners with information about how their copyrighted materials are used. Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) introduced AB 412, the AI…
Sacramento, CA – On the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced AB 290, a bill designed to protect women seeking emergency reproductive healthcare by…
[Sacramento, CA] — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Consumer Privacy and Protection, and a staunch advocate for transparency and accountability for online platforms, strongly condemned Meta’s…
San Francisco – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda ) has introduced AB 56, groundbreaking legislation aimed at addressing the growing mental health crisis among adolescents caused by excessive social media use.…
This week, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) introduced AB 56, a bill that would enact legislation relating to mental health warning labels for social media platforms. Not a lot of information…
SACRAMENTO – Recognizing that the incoming presidential administration poses a threat to reproductive rights, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced two sponsored bills related to reproductive healthcare. The Medication Abortion Access bill,…
Wins for Privacy, Reproductive Rights, and Environmental Protections as the 2024 Session Concludes [Sacramento] – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) is proud to announce the successful passage of numerous key bills…
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law three bills authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), which address key public health, environmental, and resource management concerns for Californians. The…
Sacramento, CA – On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1053 into law, legislation co-authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), marking a significant step toward…
A bill passed the California Legislature this week that will make California the first in the nation to offer down payment assistance to illegal immigrant home buyers. Under Assembly bill…
AB 2236 will eliminate plastic bags in grocery stores by 2026. Sacramento, CA — Assemblymember Bauer Kahan’s legislation combatting California’s persistent plastic bag pollution problem, AB 2236, passed the Assembly…