‘I’m terrified’: Olympic leaders see Pac-12 demise as threat to Team USA’s future
sfchronicle.com/sports/annkill…

Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla loses bid to end Martins Beach access suit
mercurynews.com/2024/05/13/bil…

Yes!! The CA Assembly today approved #caleg #SB233 , an urgency bill by me & Cecilia Aguiar-Curry & sponsored by California Governor & California Legislative Women's Caucus. SB 233 is in response to Ariz's draconian anti-abortion law & allows Ariz. doctors to temporarily perform abortions in CA. Next up: Senate.

Pedestrian, bike bridge opening at Gilman Street and Interstate 80
berkeleyside.org/2024/05/10/gil…

10 Big Biden Environmental Rules, and What They Mean
'Asbestos, 'forever' chemicals, E.V.s and endangered species. Here’s what 10 new rules cover, and why the administration has been churning them out.'
nytimes.com/2024/05/09/cli…

ICYMI: Lake Tahoe set to fill for first time since 2019, report predicts
'Melted snow will fill Lake Tahoe for the first time since June 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture predicted in a report earlier this month.'
sfchronicle.com/tahoe/article/…

How earning a college degree put four California men on a path from prison to new lives
edsource.org/2024/how-earni…

Deeply honored to be the first-ever recipient of the Center for Elders’ Independence's (Center for Elders' Independence) Legacy Award. Also proud to stand last evening w/ CEI's CEO Maria Zamora & Oakland Councilmember Treva Reid in honor of CEI's 4 decades of providing outstanding care to older adults.

Batteries are taking on gas plants to power California’s nights
'California’s record 10 gigawatts of grid batteries are finally pushing solar generation into post-sunset hours at a meaningful scale, new data shows.'
canarymedia.com/articles/batte…

The UCs are a better investment than most U.S. colleges. See data on every school
sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

UCLA may have to pay UC Berkeley $10 million of ‘Calimony’ a year
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Childcare providers are educated professionals doing a critical job. Today and every day, I’m grateful for the work they do raising and teaching our next generation of leaders and supporting working parents! #ChildcareProviderAppreciationDay

PSA: Help fight hunger by putting nonperishable food in a bag next to your mailbox this Saturday, May 11.
Your mail carrier will pick up your donated food items and deliver them to local food banks.
More here --> sd09.senate.ca.gov/newsletter

Gavin Newsom threatens Half Moon Bay with legal action over ‘egregious’ farmworker housing delay
sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

9th Circuit upholds California law that gives researchers access to gun owner data

'A California law allowing researchers to obtain records of guns and ammunition bought in the state does not violate gun owners’ privacy.'
sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign

'Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.'
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Yes you have! Let’s protect the progress. We can’t go backwards!

Amazon and Volvo team up on big rig electric trucks, rolling out of Southern California ports
latimes.com/environment/st…

Proud to join w/ Parent Voices today at their 'Stand for Children' event at the CA Capitol. As chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus & past chair of Senate Budget Committee, I've been proud to champion child care in the state budget in recent years. Now it's time to protect that progress!

California should expand pandemic shelter program, study says. How Project Roomkey succeeded
A pandemic program created to shelter California’s vulnerable homeless population during COVID-19 helped thousands of people stabilize and transition into housing.
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