This week Governor Gavin Newsom in collaboration with the California State Legislature enacted an immediate relief stimulus package for families and businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 recession.
The package offers nearly $10 billion in assistance in the form of tax deductions, fee relief, stimulus payments, food banks and diaper assistance, financial assistance, childcare subsidies, and student aid for families and businesses who have faced devastating economic hardship because of COVID-19.
With mail-in ballots sent to registered voters across California, and the 2020 election just weeks away, it is imperative that our Senate District 12 Community has the necessary information to vote safely and confidently.
Dear Friends and Families in SD12,
Please join me on September 30, 2020 at 1PM for an important virtual video Town Hall to talk about the state’s new eviction protection and landlord relief law. Special guest speakers from the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency will share important information.
Hello Friends and Families in SD 12:
Your Immediate Participation is Needed in the 2020 Census!
In an effort to disenfranchise historically underrepresented communities, Federal officials have moved up the last day of the Census count from October 31 to September 30! That is a full month less to have our communities counted.
Hello Friends and Families in SD 12:
For renters in California already facing some of the highest rents nationally due to a lack of housing supply, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed too many to the edge of homelessness. From all parts of Senate District 12, I consistently hear from people that they fear eviction.
Senate District 12 Friends and Families,
The Capitol was busy last week, as we returned to a full week on the Senate floor observing social distancing and wearing masks. The California Legislature delivered the 2020-21 budget to Governor Newsom, preserving programs that protect the elderly and poor, while recognizing that the pandemic will have a profound impact on the state’s ability to fund everything. Simply, there are going to be reduced services, but not those that are lifelines for at risk Californians.
