Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) announces the passage of SB 1449 the Unincorporated Area Annexation Incentive Program out of the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance with unanimous bipartisan support. SB 1449 creates a state matching grant program for cities that are annexing unincorporated areas. This bill will help fund infrastructure costs associated with annexation including sewer connections, sidewalks, storm drains, and streetlights.
SACRAMENTO: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) introduced SB 1410 which modifies the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) regulations to limit use to Transit Priority Areas (TPAs). In areas outside of TPAs, the traditional measurement of traffic impacts, Levels of Service, would be used to assess transportation impacts on the environment for projects subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
SACRAMENTO: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) introduced SB1308 which would clarify and strengthen California’s Buy American policy by requiring all California public schools, colleges and universities to purchase agricultural products grown, packaged or processed domestically, unless the price of the foreign product is more than twenty-five percent lower than a domestic product. SB1308 would improve the quality and safety of public school, college and university meal and nutrition programs, protect California jobs, and support California’s agricultural industry.
HURON: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) will join Mayor Rey Leon of Huron for a special tree-planting event just ahead of Arbor Day.
Disadvantaged and low-income communities and county unincorporated areas have less canopy cover than other communities due to the cost of tree planting and tree care. These communities struggle to fund and maintain urban forest programs, leading to an inequitable distribution of environmental benefits, as they suffer from greater urban heat island effects and worse air pollution. Last year, Senator Caballero proudly authored SB 347, The Neighborhood Tree Fund, which created a voluntary contribution on the state income tax to help provide a consistent source of funding to CalFire’s Urban and Community Forestry program. Her legislation placed a special focus on small, urbanized communities that struggle with the long-term care and maintenance costs of tree planting programs.
SACRAMENTO: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) introduced SB 1326 which would allow the import and export, of legally produced cannabis and cannabis products, to other states and authorize the Governor to enter into trade agreements with other U.S. states. SB 1326 requires the trade agreement to include public health, safety, and labeling standards, a system to regulate and track cannabis items, collection of applicable taxes, and require any out of state cannabis items delivered to California be tested, packaged, and labeled in compliance with California state law.
SACRAMENTO: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) and Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) introduced SB 1142, which seeks to increase resources for individuals who can become pregnant who seek abortion services in California.
SACRAMENTO: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) introduced SB 1268, in the memory of Curtis Williamson, which would ensure the immediate family or guardian of a minor whose death is being investigated by law enforcement will be provided information relating to the investigation, including the contact information of the investigative officers, and access to personal effects.
SACRAMENTO: Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) successfully secured $10 million to fund essential infrastructure needs in the rural, agricultural west side areas of Fresno County. She will spend the day in each city receiving funding to tour the future facility sites.
