Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 988, the Freelance Worker Protection Act. SB 988 provides basic labor protections for freelance workers, such as the right to be paid on time and in full. 




SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 957. SB 957 requires state health agencies to collect sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data alongside other demographic information in order to identify and combat health disparities.




SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) SB 969, which expands San Francisco’s successful “Entertainment Zones” in public spaces where local bars and restaurants can serve alcohol outdoors.




SACRAMENTO –  Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 966, legislation to rein in anticompetitive practices pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are using to drive up prescription drug prices and forcing independent pharmacies out of business.