IN THE NEWS

March 4, 2021

The statue that details the mission and the duties of the California Highway Patrol commissioner uses male pronouns to reference the commissioner.

February 22, 2021

California state Sen.

February 16, 2021

Conservation ranching techniques create habitat and sequester carbon. Under a new bill, the state would pay ranchers to implement them.

February 10, 2021

Sacramento, Calif. — California state Sen.

February 6, 2021

Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) released the following statement in response to the state auditor’s report on the California Employment Development Department’s failure to address what the senator calls, “decade-old deficiencies.”

February 5, 2021

Another bill having to do with gender identity is SB 272 authored by gay state Senator John Laird (D- Santa Cruz).

February 3, 2021

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Wednesday demanded quick fixes to the state unemployment benefits system a week after two scathing state audits found poor planning and ineffective managem

January 27, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Filing his first piece of legislation as a member of the California Senate, Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) introduced 

January 11, 2021

Serving with Eggman on the natural resources and water committee will be newly elected gay Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz).

December 7, 2020

SACRAMENTO, CA – John Laird was sworn in as a State Senator today to represent the over 900,000 constituents of Senate District 17, which stretches from southern Santa Clara County through Santa Cr