Sep 13, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed SB 447 by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), which creates a new public awareness project that will consult with community leaders to promote California’s values of...
Sep 8, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 303 by Assemblymember Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) – Firearms: prohibited persons. AB 421 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) – Elections: referendum measures....
Sep 6, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is the global hub for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) – we are the natural leader in this emerging field of technology – tools that could very well change the world. To capture its benefits for the good of society, but also...
Sep 1, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 30 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Atmospheric rivers: research: reservoir operations. AB 271 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) – Homeless...
Aug 4, 2023 | Executive orders
WHAT TO KNOW: Governor Newsom signed an executive order to streamline levee repairs and debris removal to help local communities recover from flooding and prepare for the next wet season. This is the latest in a series of actions to protect communities and conserve...
Aug 2, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California. A copy of the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California compact can be...
Jul 10, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news, Top story
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom signed the infrastructure streamlining package accelerating construction timelines on the projects necessary to achieving the state’s ambitious climate and clean energy goals. The Governor also signed other pieces of the 2023-24...
Jul 6, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
SACRAMENTO – Acting Governor Toni G. Atkins, who is the first person in 150 years to have served as both Senate President pro Tempore and Assembly Speaker, today became the first female Senate President pro Tempore in California history to sign legislation into law as...
Jun 30, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
SACRAMENTO – As part of a $310.8 billion spending plan, Governor Gavin Newsom and the Legislature reached an agreement that provides $5.1 billion in emergency relief to support statewide public transit systems and their workers – helping to keep California moving...
Jun 30, 2023 | Press releases, Recent news
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 103 by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) – Budget Acts of 2021 and 2022. SB 133 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review – Courts. For full text of the bills,...