Legislation Supporting State Park Rangers and Wildlife Officers Passes Assembly Committee

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to ensure state park rangers and wildlife officers can receive treatment for skin cancer through workers’ compensation passed the Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday.



Legislation to Facilitate Financing of Housing for Homeless Approved by Assembly Committee

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to encourage the development of special needs housing units that serve unhoused individuals with little or no income and the greatest needs was approved by the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on Wednesday.



Bill to Require Handguns with Microstamping Technology Passes Assembly Committee

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, that would require all semiautomatic pistols sold in California to use microstamping technology passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday.



Legislation to Protect Workers from Harassment Passes Assembly Committee

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to give public employers more authority to protect workers who are being harassed by a member of the public while on the job passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

SB 428 would provide employers with the ability to seek a temporary civil restraining order on behalf of an employee who is being harassed at work. Under current law, it’s up to the individual workers themselves to seek such restraining orders, often at their own time and expense, even though the harassment occurs while they are on the job.



Sen. Blakespear Declares Support for Teachers and Schools Using an Inclusive Curriculum

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following open letter today regarding the importance of schools fostering a safe and inclusive environment in the classroom:



Sen. Blakespear to Co-Host Gleaning Event with ProduceGood on July 8

ENCINITAS, Calif. – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, will join with ProduceGood and volunteers to glean fruit at a local orchard on July 8 for the food insecure of the San Diego region. Gleaning saves produce from going bad or being sent to landfills and helps us better manage our natural resources and provide food where it is needed.



Assembly Committee Passes Blakespear’s Bill to Create Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to ensure cities and counties have the information they need to combat our climate crisis and make reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on Monday.



Legislation to Require Gun Stores to Post Warning Notices Passes Assembly Committee

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to require gun sellers to post warnings about the danger of having a firearm in a home was passed Tuesday by the Assembly Public Safety Committee.