Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to ensure that anyone who needs to breastfeed or pump breast milk while in court will be given breaks to do so.




SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, honored ProduceGood as the Senate District 38 Nonprofit of the Year for 2024 at a Capitol ceremony on Wednesday.




SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to revitalize the rail corridor that runs from San Diego through six Southern California counties to San Luis Obispo passed the Senate on Thursday.




SACRAMENTO – The Senate on Thursday passed two bills by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, designed to reduce gun violence.




SACRAMENTO – The Senate has passed two bills by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, aimed at speeding up the approval of needed housing in coastal zones.




SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to ban the use of film plastic bags at grocery store checkouts passed the Senate on Tuesday.




SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, requiring producers of marine flares to establish and run a program to collect expired and unwanted flares passed the Senate on bipartisan 34-0 vote on Tuesday.




SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to help ease the shortage of child care options for military personnel passed the Senate on Tuesday on a 38-0 bipartisan vote.