California's community colleges don't offer a pipeline facilitating a student's ability to attend medical school. But Senate Bill 40 by state Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, seeks to fix that, and it has unanimously passed the Senate Health Committee. "We're in a provider shortage in the Valley that's already bad," says Hurtado. "We...
State’s VMT Law Driving Builders Away, Making Homes More Expensive, Say Valley Lawmakers
State Senator Anna Caballero, D-Salinas, says the state should not be scaring away homebuilders but she is worried a new state law is doing just that. "The last thing we need right now is to reduce the number of communities that we're building. We're 2.5 million housing units behind," said Caballero....
‘It’s Just Not Enough’ Says Senator Caballero About 5% Water Allocation to SJV Farmers
Agricultural water service contractors south of the Delta were allocated 5% of their contract supply by the Bureau of Reclamation. Central Valley lawmakers think the state needs to do better. "It's not enough. It's just not enough," says state Senator Anna Caballero, D-Salinas. "We know we need more." The Westlands Water District...
Bipartisan Drumbeat Grows for Newsom to Delay Law Hurting ‘Millennials, Communities of Color’
A growing number of California legislators have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay the implementation of a law that critics say will drive up home prices and discriminates against the poor and people of color. The opposition to Senate Bill 743 is bipartisan and includes Senators and Assemblymembers from all...
Sen. Caballero Backs Newsom's COVID-19 Efforts, Seeks Legal Status for Farmworkers
Like most of her legislative colleagues, state Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) is working at home instead of the State Capitol in Sacramento. Bills may have stalled, but dealing with the state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak hasn't. Her 12th Senate District covers parts of Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus, and Monterey counties,...