SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, will continue as Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and in her current legislative assignments but will also join a committee focused on emergency management and the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement Monday regarding the recently issued SB 125 Transit Transformation Task Force Final Report:

OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, presented a check on Monday to the City of Oceanside for $3.59 million in state funding for Oceanside Museum of Art’s (OMA) planned historic renovation and expansion project.

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, presented a check on Friday to the City of Mission Viejo to fund an expansion of the popular Oso Creek Trail as part of an effort to make the community more walkable.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, presented a check on Friday to the City of San Juan Capistrano to fund the La Novia Community Farm project, which will turn 2 acres of vacant city land into a farm producing organic fruits, vegetables and herbs for schools, local chefs and the greater community.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement about Saturday’s live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton that result in shrapnel falling on the Interstate 5 freeway while it was closed as a precaution:

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to stop the exploitation of the state’s housing density bonus law was signed on Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to strengthen state civil rights law was signed into law Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.