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Prepared by Precision Advocacy
Legislators returned to Sacramento to begin work on the 2025 legislative session and are spending time getting reacclimated and working on establishing their legislative packages. As legislation is introduced, we will share bills with the potential to impact Orange County with the county’s legislative affairs team. The deadline to introduce legislation is February 21.
Governor Gavin Newsom was successful in the last several weeks in lobbying federal lawmakers on some of California’s priority issues prior to the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump. California received approval for healthcare waivers, including the managed care organization tax, as well as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver approving California’s zero-emission sales mandate for passenger cars. California is still waiting on the EPA to approve the implementation of its emissions rules for trucks and trains. President Joe Biden additionally approved the establishment of the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments. The designation adds protection to more than 840,000 acres of some of California’s most culturally and environmentally significant landscapes.
Governor Newsom is scheduled to release his January budget proposal on January 10, although as of this writing, it is unclear whether he will delegate the task to the director of the Department of Finance, Joe Stephenshaw. Newsom was originally scheduled to be out of town to attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington D.C., however, our understanding is that he remained in California to attend to matters related to the Southern California Fires.
The Governor provided a small preview of what to anticipate as part of his 2025 budget proposal on Monday, including the following:
- His full budget proposal will be $322 billion and include $229 billion in General Fund spending, up from $298 billion and $212 billion, respectively.
- Investments focused on education, economic growth, public safety, and accountability.
- A $16.5 billion budget surplus (likely over the three-year budget period - 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27) Raising the cap on the rainy-day fund.
- No cuts to core programs.
- Funding guaranteed to schools under Proposition 98 will be $119 billion, up from $115 billion in the current fiscal year.
- He will propose funding for additional film tax credits, an education master plan, the Attorney General to defend against and file litigation related to the federal government and offset losses to federal disaster aid if President-Elect Trump withholds it.
- Savings of $1.2 billion over two years after the elimination of 6,500 vacant state worker positions and another $3.5 billion through cuts to state administrative costs.
California Department of Insurance Continues Implementation of Sustainable Insurance Strategy
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) under Commissioner Ricardo Lara continues to implement its Sustainable Insurance Strategy, intended as a comprehensive reform package to address the state's homeowner's insurance crisis. Most recently, CDI has begun allowing insurance companies to use catastrophe modeling in their ratemaking, with the caveat that the companies increase the writing of comprehensive policies in wildfire distressed areas equivalent to no less than 85% of their statewide market share. CDI also announced a forthcoming regulation that would allow insurance companies to incorporate reinsurance costs into their ratemaking. Both changes are aimed at helping bring insurers back into the California market and giving consumers more options when shopping for insurance.
Catastrophe Modeling Regulation in Effect. Insurance Commissioner Lara is now enforcing new provisions of his Sustainable Insurance Strategy related to catastrophe modeling and ratemaking regulation, following three public hearings and continued requests from residents and elected officials calling for reforms to the state’s insurance market.
In addition to major insurance companies increasing the writing of comprehensive policies in wildfire distressed areas, smaller and regional insurance companies must also increase their writing. Building on the Commissioner’s Safer from Wildfires Program, insurance companies are required to account for mitigation efforts by homeowners, businesses, and communities in the catastrophe models.
Kara Voss has been hired as model advisor, a new position at CDI, to oversee the process of examining model integrity and ensuring public review in accordance with the newly established regulation. A member of the Climate and Sustainability Branch, Voss is a climate scientist with expertise in catastrophe modeling for wildfire and flooding events.
Under the regulation, once a catastrophe model has undergone a pre-application required information determination (PRID), insurance companies can utilize that model in a rate filing listing their commitments to write more policies. CDI will accept PRID petitions starting January 2, 2025 and anticipates the process will be complete within months.
The regulation also supports the development of a public catastrophe model, currently being considered by a strategy group of researchers and education leaders led by Cal Poly Humboldt. Recommendations on how to create a public catastrophe model are due from the strategy group to Commissioner Lara by April 2025.
Reinsurance Costs Regulation Proposed. Over the holiday, CDI announced that it submitted a Net Cost of Reinsurance Regulation to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval. The new Net Cost of Reinsurance in Ratemaking Regulation links commitments by insurance companies to increase coverage in high-risk areas to the ability of insurers to include a standard Net Cost of Reinsurance in rate filings.
Reinsurance is a financial tool with roots dating back to the 14th century, when merchants and traders sought ways to spread the risks of perilous ocean voyages, often relying on multiple insurers to cover their ventures. Today, as climate risks escalate, insurance companies rely on reinsurance to manage their overall risk. California is currently the only state that bars insurance companies from including the costs of reinsurance in rates. The Office of Administrative Law is now reviewing the regulation over the next few weeks which will become effective once approved.
California Homelessness Numbers Slow Compared with the Nation
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the results of the latest federally mandated homeless point-in-time (PIT) count as part of its Annual Homelessness Assessment Report. The count, which took place in early 2024, relied on volunteers, outreach workers, and city and county employees physically counting the homeless people they saw sleeping outside on one night.
According to the report, the number of homeless Californians increased just over 3% last year compared to the year before, with more than 187,000 people sleeping on the street or in shelters in the state as of January 2024. Overall, the U.S. saw an increase of slightly more than 18%, and 22 states saw double-digit increases. Just six states, including Wyoming, Tennessee, and Maine, saw their homeless populations decrease. The homeless veteran population decreased nationally by 7.6% from 2023-24.
One troubling statistic from the report was the drastic increase nationally in families experiencing homelessness, which rose 39% from 2023 to 24. HUD’s report cited migration as a major contributing factor. Nationally, in the 13 communities that reported being affected by migration, family homelessness more than doubled. In the remaining 373 communities, the rise in families experiencing homelessness was less than 8%. The report does note the timing of the PIT Count, which was conducted at the tail of significant increases in rental costs, as a result of the pandemic and decades of under-building of housing. As it relates to the increased number of migrant families, the report notes that border crossings have gone down by 60% since the PIT count was conducted.
Focusing locally on the Santa Ana/Anaheim/ Orange County CoC, the total homeless population count increased by 21% YOY from 6,050 in 2023, to 7,322 in 2024. For chronically homeless persons in households with children, Orange County seemed to buck the national trend with a slight reduction in this population. The Orange County CoC reported 1,204 homeless individuals in families with children in 2023, down to 1,128 homeless individuals in families with children in 2024. Veteran homelessness increased in Orange County from 238 individuals in 2023, to 328 individuals in 2024.
Governor Newsom, often critical of local government efforts to alleviate homelessness, took a largely positive view of California’s homelessness numbers in the latest HUD report saying in a statement:
“No one in our nation should be without a place to call home. Homelessness continues to rise and increase at ever-higher numbers nationwide, but we are seeing signs of progress in California. We have turned the tide on a decades-long increase in homelessness – but we have more work to do. California‘s plan is ambitious and challenging but the data is proving that it is not impossible: our strategies are making a positive difference.”
With nearly a quarter of the nation’s homeless population, housing and homelessness is expected to continue to be a major policy focus for the administration and state legislature in the coming year.
Senate Committee Chairs, Members, & Leadership Team
The full list of Senate committee members may be found here. Below are chairmanships as well as the Orange County members. Chairmanships that changed are marked with an asterisk.
Committee Chairs & Orange County Delegation Committee Membership
Agriculture: Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield), Chair
Appropriations: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced), Chair and Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta), Vice-Chair
*Banking and Financial Institutions: Senator Tim Grayson (D-Concord), Chair
Budget and Fiscal Review: Senator Scott D. Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair; Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas); Senator Steven Choi (R-Irvine); and Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta)
Business, Professions and Economic Development: Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento), Chair; Senator Steven Choi (R-Irvine), Vice-Chair; Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera); and Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana)
*Education: Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Alhambra), Chair and Senator Steven Choi (R-Irvine)
*Elections and Constitutional Amendments: Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), Chair; Senator Steven Choi (R-Irvine), Vice-Chair; and Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana)
*Energy, Utilities and Communications: Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), Chair and Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera)
*Environmental Quality: Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), Chair
*Governmental Organization: Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), Chair; Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera); and Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas)
*Health: Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley), Chair
*Housing: Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward), Chair and Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta), Vice-Chair
*Human Services: Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley), Chair
*Insurance: Chair, Vacancy
Judiciary: Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement: Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), Chair
Local Government: María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair; Senator Steven Choi (R-Irvine), Vice-Chair; and Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta)
Military and Veterans Affairs: Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), Chair and Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana)
*Natural Resources and Water: Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Chair and Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta), Vice-Chair
*Public Safety: Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley), Chair and Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta), Vice-Chair
*Revenue and Taxation: Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), Chair and Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana)
Rules: Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), Chair
Transportation: Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Chair; Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera); Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas); Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta); and Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana)
*Legislative Ethics: Senator Scott D. Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair
Budget Subcommittee #1 on Education: Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), Chair
*Budget Subcommittee #2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy: Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica), Chair; Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas); and Senator Steven Choi (R-Irvine)
*Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services: Senator Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego), Chair
*Budget Subcommittee #4 on State Administration and General Government: Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo), Chair
*Budget Subcommittee #5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation: Senator Laura Richardson (D-San Pedro), Chair and Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta)
Special Session Budget and Fiscal Review Committee: Senator Scott D. Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair
Joint Committee on the Arts: Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica), Chair
*Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification: Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento), Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture: Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), Chair
Joint Committee on Rules: Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), Vice Chair
Joint Legislative Audit Committee: Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), Vice Chair
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies: Senator Henry I. Stern (D-Los Angeles), Vice Chair and Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas)
*Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management: Senator Henry I. Stern (D-Los Angeles), Chair and Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera)
Joint Legislative Budget Committee: Senator Scott D. Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair
Senate Leadership Team
- Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), Majority Leader
- Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento), Assistant Majority Leader
- Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward), Assistant Majority Leader
- Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Democratic Caucus Chair
- Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Majority Whip
- Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Assistant Majority Whip
- Senator Tim Grayson (D-Concord), Assistant Majority Whip
- Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), Assistant Majority Whip
- Senator Laura Richardson (D-San Pedro), Assistant Majority Whip
Assembly Committee Chairs & Leadership Team
On December 27, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced committee chairs and his leadership team for 2025, then followed up on January 2 with vice chairmanships. There were a few changes, but most positions were maintained by the legislators who held them in 2024. Below is a list of chairmanships and vice chairmanships within the Orange County delegation. The full list of vice chairmanships may be found here. Those chairmanships that changed are marked with an asterisk below.
Committee Chairs
Aging and Long-Term Care: Assemblymember Jasmeet Kaur Bains (D-Bakersfield), Chair
Agriculture: Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno), Chair
Appropriations: Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), Chair and Assemblymember Kate Sanchez (R-Rancho Santa Margarita), Vice Chair
*Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism: Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego), Chair
*Banking and Finance: Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim), Chair and Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Yorba Linda), Vice Chair
Budget: Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), Chair
*Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health: Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), Chair
Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services: Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), Chair
Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance: Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego), Chair
Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation: Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura), Chair
Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration: Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), Chair
Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety: Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland), Chair
*Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight: Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara), Chair
Business and Professions: Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), Chair
Communications and Conveyance: Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas), Chair
*New Committee Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact: Assemblymember José Solache (D-Lakewood), Chair
Education: Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), Chair
Elections: Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz), Chair
*Emergency Management: Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Stockton), Chair
*Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials: Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael), Chair
Governmental Organization: Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), Chair
Health: Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair
Higher Education: Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra), Chair
*Housing and Community Development: Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), Chair
Human Services: Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose), Chair
Insurance: Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier), Chair
Judiciary: Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), Chair
Labor and Employment: Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro), Chair
Local Government: Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale), Chair and Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster), Vice Chair
Military and Veterans Affairs: Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth), Chair and Assemblymember Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel), Vice Chair
Natural Resources: Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles), Chair
Privacy and Consumer Protection: Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), Chair and Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach), Vice Chair
Public Employment and Retirement: Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood), Chair
*Public Safety: Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Glendale), Chair
*Revenue and Taxation: Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson), Chair and Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster), Vice Chair
Rules: Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey), Chair
Transportation: Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), Chair and Assemblymember Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel), Vice Chair
Utilities and Energy: Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine), Chair
Water, Parks, and Wildlife: Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo), Chair
*Legislative Ethics: Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco), Co-Chair and Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Yorba Linda), Co-Chair
*Joint Legislative Audit Committee: Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena), Chair
Joint Legislative Budget: Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), Vice Chair
*Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies: Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), Chair
Assembly Leadership Team
Speaker pro Tempore: Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach)
Majority Whip: Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles)
Assistant Speaker pro Tempore: Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-Sylmar)
Assistant Majority Whip: Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez (D-Pomona)
Majority Leader: Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters)
Assistant Majority Whip: Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles)
Assistant Majority Leader: Assemblymember Robert Garcia (D-Colton)
Democratic Caucus Chair: Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles)
Assistant Majority Leader on Policy and Research: Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-San Diego)
November Revenues
The Department of Finance (DOF) and State Controller released reports on November's General Fund revenues as compared to the 2024-25 Budget Act.
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Tax Revenues
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DOF November
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DOF Fiscal YTD
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Controller Fiscal YTD
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Personal Income
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$593 million below forecast
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$3.476 billion above forecast
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$3.299 billion above forecast
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Corporation
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$186 million below forecast
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$1.021 billion above forecast
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$1.086 billion above forecast
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Sales and Use
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$488 million below forecast
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$713 million below forecast
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$939.193 million below forecast
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Total Revenues
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$999 million below forecast
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$4.284 billion above forecast
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$3.94 billion above forecast
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Governor’s Press Releases
Below is a list of the governor’s press releases beginning December 18.
January 8: California secures federal assistance to support response to Hurst Fire in Los Angeles County
January 7: California secures federal assistance to support response to Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County
January 7: Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency, meets with first responders in Pacific Palisades amid dangerous fire weather
January 7: Governor Newsom announces appointments 1.7.25
- Erica Pan, of Oakland, has been appointed Director and State Public Health Officer at the California Department of Public Health
- Nancy Skinner, of Berkeley, has been appointed to the California Energy Commission
- Kimberly Arbuckle, of Galt, has been appointed Special Assistant to the Secretary at the California Natural Resources Agency
- Yael Wyte, of Culver City, has been appointed to the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee
- Jeannee Parker Martin, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the California Commission on Aging
- Alison Yoshimoto-Towery, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the State Board of Education, where she has been serving since 2022
- Sharon Olken, of San Francisco, has been reappointed to the State Board of Education, where she has been serving since 2022
- Shelley Doran, of Los Altos, has been appointed to the California Apprenticeship Council
- Eric Holst, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the State Board of Mining and Geology, where he has served since 2024
- George Kenline, of Big Bear Lake has been reappointed to the State Board of Mining and Geology, where he has served since 2013
- Stephen “Chris” Gruwell, of San Francisco, has been reappointed to the California State Athletic Commission where he has served since 2022
- Doug Hendrickson, of Kentfield, has been reappointed to the State Athletic Commission where he has served since 2021
January 7: California secures federal assistance to support response to Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County
January 7: Governor Newsom celebrates President Biden’s action adding two new national monuments protecting sacred tribal lands
January 7: TODAY: Governor Newsom joins President Biden in Eastern Coachella Valley
January 7: California envisions a zero-emission, fully connected rail network by 2050
January 6: California mobilizes resources to Southern California during windstorm and fire weather conditions
January 6: Governor and First Partner honor fallen Orange County Firefighter
January 6: Governor Newsom marks new track-laying phase of high-speed rail with completion of key construction and continued partnership
January 6: Governor Newsom announces appointments 1.6.25
- Peter Whippy, of Alamo, has been appointed Chief of External Affairs at the California High-Speed Rail Authority
- Joaquin Esquivel, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the State Water Resources Control Board, where he has served since 2017
- Nichole Morgan, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the State Water Resources Control Board, where she has served since 2021
- Jose Solorio, of Santa Ana, has been reappointed to the California Water Commission, where he has served since 2021
- Alexandre Makler, of Berkeley, has been reappointed to the California Water Commission, where he has served since 2020
- Kimberly “Kim” Craig, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors where she has served since 2023
- Willie Pelote, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Exposition and State Fair, Board of Directors where he has served since 2023
January 6: Governor Newsom continues delivering a new bold economic vision for California, previews balanced 2025-26 state budget
January 6: State secures federal funding for new maternal health initiative that will focus on quality of care for pregnant Medi-Cal members
January 6: Governor Newsom issues statement on President Biden’s action to protect Pacific Coast
January 5: MONDAY: Governor Newsom gives update on California high-speed rail
January 4: MONDAY: During California Jobs First Tour, Governor Newsom to receive the North San Joaquin Valley economic plan and preview 2025-26 state budget toplines
January 4: The California Weekly
January 3: Governor Newsom issues executive order to crack down on ultra-processed foods and further investigate food dyes
January 2: Governor Newsom announces landmark boost to paid family leave benefits for 2025
December 31:Governor Newsom announces appointments 12.31.24
- Anthony Chavez, of Auburn, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement
- Thomas Cameron, of Sacramento, has been appointed Chief Deputy Executive Director at the Strategic Growth Council
- Mariam El-Menshawi, of Granite Bay, has been appointed Chief of the Office of Victims and Survivor Rights and Services at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Jan Schori, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the Independent System Operator Governing Board, where she has served since 2021
- Severin Borenstein, of Orinda, has been reappointed to the Independent System Operator Governing Board, where he has served since 2019
December 31: California, take a look back at 2024
December 31: New in 2025: Supporting more survivors, strengthening safety
December 31: State seizes nearly $23 million in illicit cannabis in Oakland
December 30: New in 2025: Cracking down on retail theft and property crime
December 30: New in 2025: Supporting more families
December 30: New in 2025: Protecting consumers
December 29: New in 2025: Creating a California for All
December 29: New in 2025: Safer roadways
December 29: Governor Newsom statement on passing of former President Jimmy Carter
December 28: New in 2025: Protecting more workers
December 28: New in 2025: Building more homes, faster
December 28: The California Weekly
December 27: Governor Newsom announces appointments 12.27.24
- Christina Dempsey, of Roseville, has been appointed Deputy Director of Government Affairs at the California Department of Cannabis Control
- Stephanie Ogren, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary and Chief Counsel at the California Department of Veterans Affairs
- Paula LaBrie, of Elk Grove, has been reappointed as Chair to the California Gambling Control Commission, where she has served as Chair since 2021
- William Liu, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Gambling Control Commission, where he has been serving since 2021
- Edwin Lowry, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board, where he has been serving since 2011
- Victoria Hassid, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, where she has been serving since 2020
December 27: California outperforms the nation in reducing the growth of homelessness, state sees largest decrease in veteran homelessness in the nation
December 27: Governor Newsom bolsters public safety in 2025 with new laws and more enforcement, extends CHP Bay Area operations
December 26: TOMORROW: In Alameda County, Governor Newsom to make announcement on public safety
December 24: Governor Newsom requests federal fishery disaster to support albacore fishing industry
December 24: CHP arrests 100+ suspects during statewide holiday retail theft blitz
December 23: ICYMI: “Californians are paying less to fill up at the pump”
December 23: First Partner Siebel Newsom celebrates Climate Mayors’ advancement of Farm-to-School initiatives
December 21: California secures critical funding to address Tijuana River sewage crisis in Imperial Beach and surrounding communities
December 21: The California Weekly
December 20: New federal actions will help California better manage water supply
December 19: Governor Newsom, First Partner Siebel Newsom, and the California Museum induct the 18th class of the California Hall of Fame
December 19: Governor Newsom issues statement on Aliso Canyon natural gas facility
December 19: California joins other states in committing to new Biden-Harris target to slash pollution and create jobs
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