SACRAMENTO, CA -- State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) gave the following statement on the potential expansion of Diablo Canyon Power Plant at today’s workshop held by the California Energy Commission (CEC)...
SACRAMENTO, CA -- State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) gave the following statement at the opening of the State Legislature’s Select Committee on Monkeypox:
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced the signing of Senate Bill 969 authored by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz). The bill will provide additional oversight of the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District in its initial years post-formation.
SACRAMENTO – As the State Assembly and Senate are poised to finalize the 2022-23 state budget, State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) and Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced they have secured $25 million to help finalize the purchase of Watsonville Community Hospital for the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District.
SACRAMENTO – State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) announced over $60 million will be provided to address critical needs along California’s Central Coast.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator John Laird announced that he has named Community Human Services (CHS) as Nonprofit of the Year for the 17th Senate District.
SACRAMENTO - SB 1020, the Clean Energy, Jobs, and Affordability Act of 2022 passed the Senate today by a vote of 30 to 8. The legislation will enhance the state’s ability to meet the urgent challenges of climate change, adaptation, and resiliency through an equitable lens.
SACRAMENTO – The chair of the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) issued the following statement today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision:
SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator John Laird (D – Santa Cruz), Chair of the Senate Working Group on Climate Change, presented Senate Bill 1020, The Clean Energy Jobs and Affordability Act of 2022 in the Senate Appropriations committee.
SACRAMENTO – Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) has announced the California Culture and History Investments Act, legislation to secure a long-term investment in the state’s partnership with California’s museums.