Sacramento February 25, 2019 – Today, Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Bill Dodd (D-Napa), and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) announced a legislative package to reduce food insecurity among Californians, by increasing the number of families and individuals who can access CalFresh (formerly called food stamps), the state’s most effective anti-hunger program. Over 4.1 million low-income […]
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CA Legislature Passes Bill to Stop Irrelevant Disclosures of Immigration Status in Open Court with Bipartisan Support
Sacramento, May 11, 2018 – The California State Senate finally passed Senate Bill 785 — a bill by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) to protect immigrants from irrelevant disclosures of their immigration status in open court. The bill passed in Senate by a vote of 31-6 with both […]