State of California Government News

The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether to ratify an emergency proclamation to unlock state money for repairs on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf and parts of the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor damaged by large surf on Dec. 23.

Tragedy and a lack of workplace safety measures led one Silicon Valley lawmaker to call for tighter regulations to protect employees.

A new year brings new state laws, with Gov. Gavin Newsom signing hundreds of bills addressing many of California's pressing issues.
The bills range from cracking down on crime to creating safer spaces in schools for LGBTQ+ students, all of which will affect Silicon Valley.

Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) has been appointed Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health by Speaker Robert Rivas. In this capacity, Addis will oversee fiscal policies related to Medi-Cal, mental health services, access to healthcare, and public health initiatives. 

Though campaigns and fundraising efforts culminated on Election Day, and the deadline to submit campaign finance reports was more than a week before in-person voting, money poured into state races until Nov. 5.

The Department of Pesticide Regulation on Dec. 19 announced a new rule that will provide notice to the public in advance of applications of certain hazardous and drift-prone agricultural pesticides.