Press Releases

Senate Leader Atkins and Budget Chair Skinner Comment on Governor Newsom’s May Revision Proposal

May 14, 2021

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Chair Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) issued the following statements in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May revision to the proposed 2021-2022 state budget:

 

Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins:

Senate Budget Subcommittee Advances Historic $3 Billion Drought Relief Budget Plan

April 29, 2021

SACRAMENTO – In the latest demonstration of the Senate’s on-going efforts to provide on-the-ground solutions to help communities across California, Senate Democrats laid out a $3 billion plan to address the statewide intensifying drought conditions during the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee 2 hearing today. The committee passed the Senate Budget Plan on Drought, Safe Drinking Water, Water Supply Reliability, and Ratepayer Assistance in a bipartisan 4-0 vote.

Senate Leader Atkins Announces Appointment of Dana Toppel to the California Commission on Aging

April 28, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Rules Committee appointed Dana Toppel to the California Commission on Aging during its hearing. As Chair of the California Senate Rules Committee, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), who recommended Toppel to serve on the commission, issued the following statement:

Senate Leader Atkins Issues Comment on 2020 Census Apportionment

April 26, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) released the following statement about 2020 Census results:

Senate Leader Atkins: Justice Was Served Today But Cannot Be One-Time Thing

April 20, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) released the following statement following the guilty verdict issued in the murder of George Floyd:

Senate Leader Atkins on AB 80 - Additional Tax Relief for California Businesses

April 19, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) released the following statement regarding AB 80:

“California’s businesses helped get us through the COVID-19 crisis and now that we are emerging out the other side, we must ensure that they have the financial tools they need to rebound stronger than ever. I’m proud to see the Legislature deliver on the promise we made that our economic stimulus actions would include more tax relief for businesses hit hardest by the pandemic.”

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Senate Unveils Budget Proposal to Help California, Working Families ‘Build Back Boldly’

April 14, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), along with Senate Budget Chair Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Senate Budget Subcommittee Chairs Anna M. Caballero (D-Salinas), María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton), John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), and Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), announced the Senate’s budget proposal to build a post-pandemic economy that extends prosperity for Californians and invests resources to address the state’s most pressing needs in innovative and equitable ways.

Senate Applauds Agreement on Wildfire Prevention and Resiliency

April 8, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), Senate Budget Committee Chair Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Senate Budget Subcommittee Chair Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), and the Senate’s Wildfire Working Group are praising an agreement between the Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom that invests nearly a half-billion dollars into California’s wildfire prevention and resiliency efforts.

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Early Budget Action for Wildfire Prevention 

April 8, 2021

SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced a $536 million funding plan to help improve California’s resilience to wildfires. They released the following statement:

Senate Leader Atkins Issues Statement on Appointment of Rob Bonta as California Attorney General

March 24, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Senate Leader Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) released the following statement on the appointment by Governor Gavin Newsom of Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) to serve as California’s next Attorney General: