SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to require timely investigations into complaints about alcohol or drug treatment facilities on Wednesday passed the Senate Health Committee.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to clamp down on gun trafficking was passed Tuesday by the Senate Public Safety Committee.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to stop the exploitation of the state density bonus law was passed Tuesday by the Senate Housing Committee.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, on Monday honored Mary Matava as Senate District 38 Woman of the Year in a special ceremony on the Senate floor.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement after Governor Gavin Newsom failed to issue regulations implementing SB 54 by today’s deadline:

SACRAMENTO, CA – Members of the California Legislature released a joint statement today urging the adoption of the proposed SB 54 regulations. These members include: Senator Ben Allen, Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez, Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Catherine Blakespear, Senator Josh Becker, Senator Sasha Renée Pérez, Senator Henry Stern, Senator Monique Limón, Assemblymember Damon Connolly, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, and Assemblymember Dawn Addis.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate has reauthorized a transportation subcommittee led by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to focus on the LOSSAN Rail Corridor and how to improve infrastructure and service along the 351-mile line that runs through Southern California from San Diego to San Luis Obispo.

SACRAMENTO – El Senado ha reautorizado una subcomisión de transporte dirigido por la Senadora Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, para enfocarse en el corredor ferroviario LOSSAN y en cómo mejorar la infraestructura y el servicio a lo largo de la línea de 351 millas que atraviesa el sur de California desde San Diego hasta San Luis Obispo.