Sacramento – Senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) will hold a press conference about SB 50 today upon adjournment of the Senate floor session. It will take place in Room 5100, the Senator's office. It will begin 15 minutes after the floor session adjourns. The livestream link will be available on Senator Wiener's website in the video gallery on the right-hand side.
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Sacramento – Today Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) legislation to hold PG&E accountable for mass blackouts and their impacts passed out of the Senate with a floor vote of 25-2-12. It will now head to the Assembly where it will likely be heard in June or July of 2020.
SACRAMENTO - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement regarding SB 281 passing the Senate. The bill originally passed in 2018, but was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown. Senator Wiener is partnering with Assemblymember Phil Ting (D- San Francisco) on the legislation, which today passed the Senate by a vote of 27-11-1.
SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) issued the following statement regarding SB 50 moving to the Senate floor. It is now eligible for a Senate floor vote.
Sacramento – Local elected officials and city councils from across California recently announced their support for SB 50, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) zoning reform bill. The elected officials who are now endorsing the bill are from a wide swath of California, including Los Angeles County, the Central Coast, the North Bay, the Central Valley, and the Bay Area. Additionally, the City Councils of Albany and Milpitas both voted to endorse the bill, and San Mateo City Council – which had formerly opposed SB 50 – voted to withdraw its opposition.
Sacramento – Today, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced their endorsement of SB 50. UFW is the oldest and largest farm workers’ union in the country, and was founded by organizers Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and others in 1962.
Sacramento – Yesterday, on January 23rd, 2020, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) legislation to hold PG&E accountable for mass blackouts and their impacts passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee by a vote of 4-2. It will now head to the Senate floor and is eligible for a vote as soon as Monday.
SACRAMENTO - Senate Bill 50, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D- San Francisco) zoning reform bill, gathered key endorsements this week from groups United Ways of California and the Coalition for Clean Air. With new amendments providing local flexibility for cities to devise their own plans to build more housing, the bill is gaining momentum as it faces a deadline to pass the Senate by January 31st.
Sacramento - Senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 882 today, which would simplify CalFresh applications for seniors, and create set a timeline in statute by when all eligible Californians will be able to complete or recertify the CalFresh application entirely by phone. Assemblymember David Chiu (D- San Francisco) and Devon Mathis (R- Visalia) are principal co-authors of the bill, and Senator Bill Dodd (D- Napa) and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D- Oakland) are co-authors of the bill, demonstrating the bipartisan support for the legislation.