(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s action to declare the week of May 2, “Wildfire Preparedness Week”, the California State Assembly today approved AB 1403 by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D – Marin County), which authorizes a governor or local government to declare a state or local emergency due to a Public Safety Power Shutoff […]
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Levine Statement on Emergency Drought Declaration for Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
SACRAMENTO, CA April 21, 2021 – Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) today released the following statement regarding Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive action to increase California’s drought resiliency and declare a drought emergency in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. “Today’s action by Governor Newsom highlights the dire impacts of the climate crisis on our community,” said Assemblymember […]
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Levine Statement on Early Budget Action to Fund Wildfire Prevention and Preparedness
SACRAMENTO, CA April 12, 2021 – With the 2021 wildfire season upon us, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) today released the following statement after the State Assembly’s approved early budget action to fund wildfire prevention and preparedness efforts in the North Bay and across California. “Today’s $536 million investment in statewide wildfire prevention and preparedness […]
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Levine Calls for Creation of Public Administrator for PG&E
SACRAMENTO, CA October 28, 2019 – As Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) second Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) continues to leave millions without power, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D – Marin County) today announced urgency legislation to authorize the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to temporarily appoint a Public Administrator to oversee the management of PG&E. […]
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Levine, Hill Call for Swift Investigation of Mysterious High Gas Prices
SACRAMENTO) October 23, 2019 – Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) and State Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) applauded Governor Gavin Newsom’s action requesting an investigation of a “mystery surcharge” in the state’s retail gas prices by Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Earlier this year, Levine, Hill and seventeen other legislators called for an investigation into potentially […]
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Levine Measure to Prevent Data Throttling of First Responders Approved by State Assembly
SACRAMENTO May 9, 2019 – Legislation by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) to prohibit mobile data service providers from limiting internet traffic to first responders during an emergency has been unanimously approved by the California State Assembly. The bipartisan 68 to 0 support for AB 1699 (Levine) is the latest action by the California Legislature […]
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Assemblymember Levine Denounces Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Policies
November 16, 2016 – Today Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) released a statement in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of the appointment of Steve Bannon as his chief strategist. “A national immigration policy staked in deporting millions of Latinos has a name, ethnic cleansing. Six months ago I saw Trump for the xenophobe he […]