Press Releases

SAN DIEGO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, has introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the implementation of a law designed to keep guns out of the hands of people experiencing mental health crises and reduce the risk of gun violence.




SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to improve bike safety and access in coastal areas by making it easier for bike lanes to be constructed passed the Senate on Monday.




SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, introduced legislation on Thursday to ensure that anyone who is in court and needs to pump breast milk will be given a break to do it.




SACRAMENTO – A Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and tasked with improving support for the coastal rail line that runs from San Diego to San Luis Obispo has called on a state agency to take a leadership role in managing the line and the many transportation agencies involved with it.




Una subcomisión del Senado presidida por la Senadora Catherine Blakespear, Demócrata de Encinitas, y encargada de mejorar el apoyo a la línea ferroviaria costera que va de San Diego a San Luis Obispo ha pedido a una agencia estatal que asuma un papel de liderazgo en la gestión de la línea y las muchas agencias de transporte involucradas en él.




SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to improve bike safety and access in coastal areas by making it easier for bike lanes to be constructed passed two Senate committees on Tuesday.




State Senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, announced new legislation today that would bolster California’s “Red Flag” law and other state statutes that prevent gun violence.




LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, presented a $510,000 check to Age Well Senior Services, Inc., on Thursday to procure six vehicles to provide non-emergency transportation services to medical appointments throughout Orange County to seniors who have mobility challenges.