(KRON) — One California state senator is pushing a new effort to make it easier to put housing units onto empty lots.
“It’s heartbreaking that California has the highest rates of homelessness in the country,” said State Senator Josh Becker, (D) San Mateo.
Becker, who represents portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, has introduced SB-634. If signed into law, the bill would make it easier for temporary housing units to be placed on empty parcels of land, both public and private.
A program to allow more access to community college in San Mateo County is part of a larger effort to encourage more California students to enroll in four-year universities — which is a priority for state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo.
California will work to bring all greenhouse-gas emissions from state agencies down to zero by 2035 under legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday morning.
Sen. Becker holds press event with activists, law enforcement to support SB 1008
Making inmate phone calls free helps maintain family connections, reduces financial burdens and eases the transition back into society, said state Sen. Josh Becker, who, during a press conference Thursday, urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign his bill allowing just that.
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ABC7 News: As we enter the peak of the heat wave today, there's a risk we might overload the power grid. This tracker shows how close we are to the tipping point in real-time...ABC7's Tim John spoke with State Senator Josh Becker.
Orange County Register: For decades — ever since the first two-way radio was used in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1933, connecting the Police Department headquarters to nine of their patrol vehicles — newsrooms have listened in, too. But ever since radio has been going more and more digital, making the communications easier to encrypt, police agencies, which have been known to be secretive whenever they can be, have been trying to keep their transmissions to themselves. That’s why we support legislation authored by Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, SB 1000.
Daily Journal: “I feel really proud of what we got accomplished, especially on climate but other areas as well,” Becker said on the heels of his first full session. “You can’t get it all done in one year but if you have an area you care about that you have some expertise in, you’re focused and people see you care, if you’re diligent, we’ll devote some of our own legislation to it.”
Daily Journal :Most folks have heard the saying/seen the bumper sticker: “Unions — the people who brought you the weekend.” This Labor Day weekend, we ask you to remember why we celebrate and reflect on the positive impact that unions have had and continue to have on our society.