Press Releases

Senator Wiener’s Statement on First Auto Burglary Case Charged Under New Law He Authored

SACRAMENTO –  Today, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced charges in an auto burglary case that is the first in San Francisco to be charged under SB 905, a new law authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Fran



Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation Cutting Red Tape For Public Transportation Projects

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced Senate Bill 71, a bill to jumpstart public transportation and bike and pedestrian infrastructure projects by streamlining the permitting process.



As Trump’s Inauguration Approaches, Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Protect Transgender People From Harassment By Making Court Records Confidential

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 59, the Transgender Privacy Act. With harassment and violence against transgender and nonbinary people on the rise, and an incoming Presidential Administration that is openly hostile to the transgender community, states like California must step up to defend them from abuse.



Amid Threats to Rewrite The Constitution, Senator Wiener Calls For Rescinding California’s Calls for Constitutional Convention To Protect Civil Liberties & Democracy

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SJR 1, a resolution to rescind all seven of California’s previous calls for a Constitutional Convention. The resolution protects Californians from right-wing extremist attempts to trigger a Constitutional Convention and then rewrite the Constitution to strip away core liberties and protections.