Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced an investigation into California for prohibiting school districts from requiring that teachers forcibly out LGBTQ kids who express their authentic identity at school.




SAN FRANCISCO – As the Trump Administration methodically guts federal science agencies and undermines vaccine access, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 829, legislation to affirm California’s commitment to science and create the California Institute for Scientific Research (CISR).




SACRAMENTO – Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley) announced Senate Bill 63, the Connect Bay Area Act. SB 63 strengthens and stabilizes public transportation in the Bay Area as funding shortfalls threaten devastating service cuts at BART, MUNI, Caltrain, AC Transit, and other systems.




SACRAMENTO – The Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models released an interim report presenting a framework for the governance of AI models in California. The Working Group was convened by Governor Newsom when he announced his veto of Senator Wiener’s SB 1047.