Dear Friends,
Gun violence is an epidemic in the United States. "Over 1 million Americans have been shot in the past decade," according to the Giffords Law Center, and it's getting worse. "In 2021, gun deaths reached their highest level in at least 40 years, with 48,830 deaths that year alone." This epidemic recently hit our districts when farmworkers in Half Moon Bay were shot in January, killing seven and injuring more. That's why we are hosting a joint virtual town hall on "The US Gun Violence Epidemic: What Can California Do?"