SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, broadening the local agencies that a member of the Coastal Commission can jointly serve on to include a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) or a Joint Powers Authority (JPA).
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SACRAMENTO – Amidst a challenging budget year, Senator Catherine Blakespear’s advocacy for investments in her district has resulted in funding for projects that address housing and homelessness, transit and transportation, the environment, and social services.
SACRAMENTO – The Senate on Thursday approved legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, broadening the local agencies that a member of the Coastal Commission can jointly serve on to include a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) or a Joint Powers Authority (JPA).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: