Assemblymember Wicks Announces Aim to Put $10B Housing Bond on 2024 Primary Ballot
SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development will hear Assembly Bill 1657, the Affordable Housing Bond of 2024
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Media Guild of the West declares support for California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886)
SACRAMENTO – The California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), AB 886, has received unanimous support from the influential Media Guild of the West, the union that represents journalists at the Los Angeles Times, the Southern California News Group and other major publications in
Assemblymember Wicks authors bill to make Big Tech pay usage fees for news siphoned from local outlets
California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886) will also require publishers to invest profits in journalism jobs
SACRAMENTO – The California State Assembly will consider a bill this session that requires digital advertising monopolies like Google and Facebook to pay for content they siphon from local news outlets.
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks introduces legislation to provide equitable transportation services for older Californians and people with disabilities
SACRAMENTO – Earlier this month, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks introduced AB 540, the Social Service Transportation Improvement Act: Coordinated Transportation Sources Agencies. This bill improves access to transportation for older people and people with disabilities with the addition of a revenue stream, increased service requirements, coordination rather than consolidation of social service tr
Two Bills Aim to Make CA Workplaces More Family-Friendly & Ensure Equitable Paid Family Leave
SACRAMENTO – Today, California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (14th District) announced the introduction of two bills to make workplaces more family-friendly and make California’s Paid Family Leave program more equitable and accessible.
Governor Newsom Signs AB 2011, the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Governor Newsom signed into law the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act (AB 2011), the most sweeping housing production legislation to be signed into law in several years.
