Californians have consistently invested in new government programs. Over the past quarter century, voters have approved tens of billions of dollars in state bonds to build schools, improve water systems,
Lawmakers have returned to Sacramento ready to hammer out — and potentially spike — several legislative deals before they adjourn for the year on Aug. 31 and hit the campaign trail.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new agreements with Ontario, San Bernardino and San Diego to clean up homeless encampments along state highways, bringing California's total number of city partnerships
California's 2026-27 state budget includes $5 million in one-time funding for the UCLA Center for Reproductive Health, Law and Policy, Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will award nearly $3 million in the 2026-27 fiscal year to 43 local law enforcement agencies to combat alcohol-related crime, the
Assemblymember and Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur, D-Hollywood, welcomed new community college investments in California's 2026-27 state budget, including enhanced Proposition 98 Block Grant funding
State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, defended California's plastic packaging law, SB 54, after 17 attorneys general and the National Association of Wholesale-Distributors filed a lawsuit
The Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project is set to receive a $10 million Proposition 4 Climate Bond grant from California to advance state and city goals of improving access to
The California Senate has passed SB 1301, authored by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades), which would give property owners more time and information to maintain private insurance coverage before
The California Restaurant Foundation has launched the sixth annual Restaurants Care® Resilience Fund, making $1.28 million in grants available to independent restaurants and commercial caterers across California.
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A package of six bills by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur advanced out of the California State Assembly this week, addressing artificial intelligence disclosures in customer service, rare disease treatment delays,
Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, celebrated Vision To Learn in Sacramento as a 2026 Nonprofit of the Year, recognizing nearly 15 years of service bringing quality eye care to
