Press Releases

Governor signs Yee’s bill to increase transparency at UC and other public agencies

Senator Yee passes bill to name coastal tunnels in honor of late Congressman

Senator forces amendment to protect main line of bullet train and prevent piecemeal approach

Yee’s bill will shield battered women from threat of incarceration, Advocates believe more victims may now report assaults

Yee’s bill to protect San Francisco pedestrians finally set to become law

Yee’s bill would stop surprise medical bills for those enrolled in Healthy Families & AIM programs

Yee bill expected to reduce recidivism by allowing greater family communication

Senator Yee’s bill would increase public access to government contracts

Bill would protect public employees who report waste, fraud, and abuse

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Donald Koch as director of the Department of Fish and Game (DFG).

"California's diverse wildlife is among our most treasured natural resources," Governor Schwarzenegger said. "I am confident Donald will continue to protect these cherished resources that make our state so unique."   read more »

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Robert Casey (D-PA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today wrote to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee asking that they include $100 million in the supplemental appropriations bill for emergency funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).  The program provides assistance to local food banks, which are currently experiencing severe food aid shortages and seeing higher demand from families strained under our ailing economy.

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Representative Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Representative Jim Costa (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to ensure that “sole survivors” who leave military service receive full separation benefits.  read more »

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court ruling, which settles an important issue regarding the constitutionality of the lethal injection protocol:

"Today's U.S. Supreme Court decision supports California's lethal injection protocol and allows our case to move forward. I will continue to defend the death penalty and the will of the people, and I am confident that California's lethal injection protocol will be upheld."

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today expressed disappointment that the global warming program outlined today by President Bush falls short of what is needed to prevent catastrophic climate change.  

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on a bipartisan basis, voted to delay the implementation of seven major Medicaid regulations:  read more »

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments:  read more »

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement on President Bush's climate change address:

"I commend the President for acknowledging that we have a climate change problem and a responsibility to address it, but as I've said, the time for real action is now.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today praised California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Secretary James Tilton for his service and announced the appointment of Matthew Cate as secretary for CDCR effective May 16, 2008.  read more »

Celebrating a milestone for one of the busiest bridges in the nation, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today attended the opening for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge West Approach. Cost of the seismic retrofit project is $429 million and it has created thousands of jobs.   read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today held a hearing on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget request for the Department of the Interior. Senator Feinstein is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.  read more »