Golden State Today

California is among 25 states that have resigned from or are not members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Golden State Today found.

Padilla, Sullivan Pass Bipartisan Senate Resolution Designating National Water Week

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) applauded the unanimous passage of their bipartisan Senate resolution to designate the week of April 23, 2023 through April 29, 2023 as “National Water Week.”

Attorney General Bonta Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Antioch Police Department

Review comes amidst allegations of bigoted text messages and other potentially discriminatory misconduct

Governor Newsom Proclaims Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 2023, as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Week ending April 22 could be deadliest for people age 25 and younger in California

By Golden State Today | May 11, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 29 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending April 22.

Padilla Presses for Additional Federal Assistance for Pajaro and Central Valley Communities

On May 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Chair of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, questioned witnesses at a hearing titled “The US Army Corps Budget 2024 and Implementation of Water Resources Development Act of 2022.”

Feinstein Statement on Returning to Washington

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement after returning to Washington yesterday to resume her Senate duties as she continues to recover from medical complications related to the shingles virus.

Attorney General Bonta Applauds Court Decision Granting Enforcement Action Against Los Angeles County to Remedy Dire Conditions at Juvenile Halls

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement applauding a court ruling granting the California Department of Justice’s motion to enforce a 2021 stipulated judgment against the Los Angeles County Probation Department, to remedy illegal and unsafe conditions of confinement at its two juvenile halls.

Governor Newsom Announces the Launch of CA vs Hate, a New Statewide Hotline to Report Hate Acts in California

Californians can visit CAvsHate.org or call 833-8-NO-HATE for resources and to report acts of hate

California: 1427 people age 85 and older are estimated to have died during week ending April 22

By Golden State Today | May 10, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1427 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 22.

Padilla Urges Colleagues to Confirm Julie Su as Labor Secretary

On May 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) spoke on the Senate floor in support of the confirmation of Julie Su to become the next U.S. Labor Secretary.

Feinstein on Status of Judicial Confirmations

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on May 4, 2023 released the following statement on the current status of judicial confirmations during her absence from the Senate while she recovers from shingles.

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads 22 States to Protect Patients Against Texas’ Attempt to Exclude Abortion from Emergency Healthcare

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in a legal fight to protect Americans’ access to abortions during life-threatening medical emergencies. In an amicus brief, the coalition supported the Biden Administration’s defense of its Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) guidance, which restates hospitals’ obligations under EMTALA, requiring doctors nationwide to perform abortions when necessary in emergency situations.

Governor Newsom Proclaims Day of Prayer 2023