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The Toni Times | June 2023
June 1, 2023

Ready for summer? It will be here before we know it. Another of my country music favorites, Clint Black, once had a song that said in summer, “...

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Senate Leader Atkins’ Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Providers Passes Senate
May 24, 2023

SACRAMENTO – Today, a bill authored by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) to strengthen protections for California health...

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Senate Leader Atkins’ BRIDGE Project to Foster Acceptance of LGBTQ+ People in Other States Passes Senate
May 24, 2023

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Bill 447 – the BRIDGE Project – passed out of the Senate on a 31-8 vote. The bill, authored by Senate...

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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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