SACRAMENTO — On Friday, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks introduced the Housing Opportunities for Everyone (HOPE) Act, a constitutional amendment establishing a long-term funding stream dedicated to solving California’s housing and homelessness crisis.
OAKLAND — Today, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks announced a first-in-the-nation bill that would mandate all businesses in the state of California to require their employees and independent contractors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Sacramento — On Tuesday, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) was appointed by Speaker Anthony Rendon as the Chair of the Committee on Housing and Community Development.
OAKLAND — On Wednesday, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks will host the inaugural hearing for the Assembly Select Committee on Social Housing in Oakland, the Assembly’s first remote hearing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OAKLAND, CA – On Monday, Asm. Wicks announced that she will hold her proposed vaccine verification bill from moving forward in the State Legislature until 2022, in order to allow more time to create the strongest policy possible, and provide for additional stakeholder collaboration.
SACRAMENTO – In light of the recent ruling by U.S.
Oakland, CA – On Friday, Governor Newsom announced an unprecedented $200M investment in the California Violence Intervention Program (CalVIP) – the largest ever investment by any state in community violence intervention and prevention efforts.
OAKLAND — To begin addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) is taking the lead and working with frontline healthcare workers in SEIU-United Healthcare Workers (SEIU-UHW) to champion the Race & Healthcare Transparency Act (AB 1204).
OAKLAND – On Wednesday, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (AD-15) unveiled highlights from her 2021 legislative package, policies designed to protect working families, renters, and Californians recovering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SACRAMENTO – A group of California lawmakers announced a package of legislation today to bring necessary reforms and oversight to the Employment Development Department’s (EDD) unemployment insurance (UI) program. The bills would enact crucial oversight and consumer protection measures, ensure claimants get timely access to benefits, and address fraud.