Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement on today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Commerce v. State of New York:

“Today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court affirms what we have known from the start: this Administration’s story on why it needed to add a citizenship question and thus silence the voices of millions of those in marginalized communities by inserting fear was a sham. 

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) this week named the San Diego Chicken Pie Shop as Small Business of the Year for 2019 in District 39.

“The Townsend family has made the Chicken Pie Shop an institution in San Diego,” Atkins said. “It has thrived for eight decades because it adheres to several core principles: high-quality product, first-rate customer service and an undeniable sense of community. There’s a reason I’ve held more than a few lunch meetings at this wonderful restaurant.”

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Rules Committee has appointed Marin County Supervisor Katie Rice to the California Coastal Commission and San Francisco County Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, J.D. as an alternate.

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Budget Committee Chair Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement after the Senate passed the main budget bill today:

“Today the Senate passed a strong budget that stands on its own and meets our constitutional deadline for passing a balanced budget by June 15.