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Senator Atkins Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings and Treatment
March 7, 2024

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) has introduced legislation to expand access to...

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The Toni Times | March 2024
March 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when I became Speaker of the Assembly succeeding my friend John A. Pérez of Los Angeles, he told me the Speakership was like buying...

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California Relaunches Dream for All Program to Assist First-Time Homebuyers
February 13, 2024

The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) has announced that it will be administering an additional round of applications for the California...

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January 8, 2024

About Senator Atkins

Senator Toni G. AtkinsToni G. Atkins was born and raised in southwestern Virginia, the daughter of a miner and a seamstress, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia.

In 1985, she moved across the country to San Diego, Calif., to help care for her sister’s young son while her sister served in the U.S. Navy. In San Diego, before becoming involved in public service, she worked as director of clinic services at Womancare Health Center. Read full bio

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