CalMatters via Mountain View Voice: "Water is a precious essential resource. With San Mateo and Santa Clara counties now included in the Governor's emergency drought proclamation, we all must take steps to ensure we are conserving water and doing our utmost to further water resilience," state Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, said following the governor's announcement.
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The Independent View: Two bills by state Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) drafted “to advance voter equity” advanced in the state Assembly, his office announced.
San Mateo Daily Journal: Bay Area innovators and experts in wildfire resilience spoke with state Sen. Josh Becker in an online town hall “Fight Fire with Tech” June 29 to discuss integrating technology solutions as California faces another wildfire season. “Wildfire season is now two months or more longer than it even was just a few years ago,” Becker, D-San Mateo, said.
Davis Vanguard: State Senator Josh Becker then spoke about how impactful veteran testimony motivated many different politicians to support State Senate Bill 519. Senator Becker then reinforced the science. He then further commended Senator Weiner’s advocacy.
Patch.com: Two bills by state Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) drafted "to advance voter equity" advanced in the state Assembly this week. Senate Bill 503, which would implement a uniform statewide signature verification standard for mail-in ballots, passed the Assembly Elections Committee in a 6-1 vote and will head to the Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 504, which would take steps to ensure that those who have been released from incarceration would not inadvertently be removed from voter rolls, was approved by the committee unanimously...
San Mateo Daily Journal: Three bills that aim to ease the construction of new housing in California and to keep better data are moving through the Assembly after passing the state Senate but opponents say they will ease gentrification and create an unfair burden on cities.
Patch.com: JobTrain, a Peninsula-based nonprofit that provides career training and employment opportunities to low-income adults, is set to receive $5 million in state funding toward constructing a new 100,000-square foot economic mobility center in East Palo Alto. The funding, part of budget trailer legislation that passed both houses of the state legislature on Monday, is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.
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As California lawmakers rush to approve budget details for the fiscal year that begins Thursday, the Senate has rubberstamped Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sweetheart deal for the politically powerful prison guard union despite a lack of salary data to support it...