After offering poison pill amendments to undermine the purpose of SB 1308 (Caballero), which is the measure to strengthen Buy American provisions for school food procurement, the Assembly Education Committee removed the bill from the hearing calendar, and it was not...
After years of wrangling on a comprehensive bill to reduce single-use plastic packaging in California, the State Legislature approved SB 54 (Allen) this week and Governor Newsom signed it on June 30. With agreement on SB 54 spanning across the political spectrum, the...
Facing severe drought amid a massive state budget surplus, Ag Council initiated the development of a letter sent to Governor Newsom and legislative leaders in coordination with other agricultural organizations to request 2022-2023 state budget investments for water...
The State of California continues its push to implement Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20 calling for the transition to a zero-emission vehicle and equipment future to meet California’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. The...
Join Emily Rooney as she interviews Dan Vincent, president and CEO with Pacific Coast Producers (PCP), in the newest Capitol Farm Connection episode. Dan discusses the success he helped shape at PCP as challenges arose in the tomato industry and throughout...
Over 700 measures have moved to Assembly and Senate floors. On May 19, the Appropriations Committees in the State Legislature considered close to 1,000 bills on a multitude of policy issues to decide whether to move bills forward or hold them in the fiscal committees....
