Newsletters

Hello and welcome to my December newsletter! I trust you had a terrific Thanksgiving and are looking forward to a holiday-filled December!

Hello and welcome to my monthly newsletter for November! I trust everyone had a terrific Halloween and is looking forward to Thanksgiving, which will be here before you know it! 

Happy fall to you! The Legislature has adjourned its 2021-22 legislative session and the Governor has finished acting on the nearly 1,200 bills sent to his desk this year.  Before I get to what happened at the Capitol over the past month, let’s look at what’s coming up.

What I hear from you is you want me to tackle big problems like the climate crisis, homelessness, education and public safety. This year we have done that and more! I’m thrilled to report that early yesterday morning, my colleagues and I closed on the books on one of the more productive legislative sessions in recent memory.

This summer we approved key investments for the recovery and resiliency of Californians and our state, while banking hefty reserves. We also must prepare for a potential downturn. That’s why I advocated for budgeting as much towards the state’s reserves as possible.

I was absolutely devastated to hear about the tragic shooting in Texas on Tuesday. It marked the 213th mass shooting in 2022. The relentless gun violence facing our nation is completely unfathomable.

For the last several months, my team and I have been hard at work developing a legislative package representative of our district and values. Last month I was proud to announce bills to:

We look forward to another strong year for California, and I’m excited to be introducing bills my team and I started working on even before 2021 was through. The first bill I introduced this year affirms my commitment to helping our schools close the digital divide.