State Sen. Josh Becker and Assemblyman Marc Berman who represent the San Mateo County coast both recently released statements celebrating funding for local projects contained in the $311 billion 2023-24 state budget the governor approved late last month.
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Bringing hundreds of clients into its facility every day, Community Services Agency (CSA) is ready to repair and renovate its heavily-used building on Stierlin Road, while also looking to expand access to its services in a new location.
Senator Josh Becker who represents California’s 13th Senate District recently spoke at the BITS Pilani Alumni Association Silicon Valley Chapter (BITSAA SVC) annual conference BITSync 23 in Palo Alto, California. During his keynote, he shed light light on several bills he has co-authored that are focused on accelerating California’s transition to 100 percent clean energy and net zero emissions, the Privacy Act and...
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After grappling with a $30.7-billion deficit, California lawmakers approved this week a budget that includes additional funding for child care and climate change initiatives and struggling public transportation agencies.
California’s new state budget will allocate roughly $540 million to Bay Area transit in the 2023-2024 year to help transit agencies facing financial deficits, according to state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo.
After grappling with a $30.7-billion deficit, California lawmakers approved this week a budget that includes additional funding for child care and climate change initiatives and struggling public transportation agencies.
Massive forest fires. Deadly floods. Record heat waves. Historic droughts.
Over the past decade, California has repeatedly experienced the destructive impacts of climate change — “weather on steroids” — costing billions of dollars in damage and claiming dozens of lives.
Now, in what may be the largest environmental measure ever placed on a state ballot in California, lawmakers in Sacramento are drafting a $15 billion “climate bond” for next year’s elections to test whether voters are willing to open their wallets to harden the state’s defenses.
Nearly $600 million will help coastal and Great Lakes communities to prepare for flooding and other impacts