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Category Archives: Jerry Brown

Gov. Brown signs an onerous mandate masked as a helpful retirement plan

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Amanda Smith (714) 662-6050

Thursday, September 29, 2016 amanda.smith@sen.ca.gov

Governor Brown Signs Onerous Mandate Masked as a Helpful Retirement Plan

Senator Moorlach Responds to Governor Signing SB 1234

(Costa Mesa, CA) – Senator Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) issued the following statement in response to Governor Brown signing Senate Bill 1234, which creates a bureaucratically run, government mandated, savings plan:

“As a trained Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner, I believe that encouraging people to save for their future is critical. But having a state bureaucracy intervene by requiring certain employers to withdraw funds from employee wages is not a core mission of government. Additionally, there are no safeguards prohibiting SB 1234 from drifting from its intended purpose in the future. Continue reading→

Governor Brown vetoes a critical wildfire safety bill

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday September 26, 2016

Contact Amanda Smith (714) 662-6050,  amanda.smith@sen.ca.gov

Governor Brown Vetoes Critical Wildfire Safety Bill

SB 1463 would have better safeguarded Laguna Beach and other fire-risk communities in Orange County and the rest of California

(Costa Mesa, CA) – On Saturday, September 24, Governor Brown vetoed Senate Bill 1463, which would have given local governments more say in fire-prevention efforts through the current Public Utilities Commission current proceeding making maps of fire hazard areas around utility lines. Senator Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) authored SB 1463 at the request of Senate District 37 city, Laguna Beach, which has experienced four fires sparked by utility lines in the last ten years. SB 1463 passed the Legislature with votes of 75-0 on the Assembly Floor and 39-0 on the Senate Floor. Today, Senator Moorlach released the following statement in response to Governor Brown vetoing SB 1463:

“One of the paramount responsibilities of government is to provide for public safety. The consequences of wildfires include loss of life, property damage, impacts on ecosystems, etc. Communities in my district, particularly Laguna Beach, are rightfully very concerned about fire safety. Continue reading→

Sen. Moorlach reacts to Gov. Brown’s signing of more feel-good climate legislation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 19, 2016

Contact: Amanda Smith (714) 662-6050, Amanda.Smith@sen.ca.gov

Sen. Moorlach Reacts to Gov. Brown Signing More Feel-Good Climate Legislation

SB 1383 and SB 32 Examples of Sacramento’s Misplaced Priorities

(Costa Mesa, CA) – Following Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of Senate Bill 1383 (Lara) today, Senator John Moorlach issued the following statement:

“The recent signing of two climate change policy bills, Senate Bill 1383 and Senate Bill 32, reflect Sacramento’s misplaced priorities on feel-good legislation over policy that will actually improve the fiscal health of California. I can appreciate the goals of SB 1383 and SB 32; however, the reality of both bills is that their impacts on climate change will be next to nothing, and at great costs. These bills present more fiscal pressures to both the state and California’s business community, and do nothing to prepare California for a looming economic downturn. Continue reading→

Governor Brown signs a bill prohibiting the sale of the OC Fair & Event Center property

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MEDIA/PRESS CONTACT: Communications Department, OC Fair & Event Center, (714) 708-1543

Governor Brown Signs Bill Prohibiting Sale of OC Fair & Event Center Property

Costa Mesa, Calif. (September 13, 2016) – Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB 1907, legislation authored by Anaheim Assemblymember Tom Daly, which prohibits the State of California from selling the State property that the OC Fair & Event Center currently operates on and closing a 7-year-old loophole that gave the Department of General Services the authority to sell the 150-acre fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.

Formally known as Sections 3884.1 and 3884.2 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the California Department of General Services was given the legal authority in 2009 by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sell a variety of State-owned sites to close what was a $42 billion state budget deficit. Daly’s bill repeals the 2009 provision that created District 32a covering the property the OC Fair & Event Center (aka 32nd District Agricultural Association) operates on and allowed the property to be sold in whole or any portion by the Department of General Services. Continue reading→

Chang’s bill to end the CA Tampon Tax sent to Governor Brown’s desk

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For Immediate Release: August 23, 2016

Contact: Chris Wangsaporn: (626) 840-5403

Bill to End Tampon Tax Sent to Governor’s Desk

California May Now Join other States and Scrap the Unjust Tax on Women

SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) announced today that her legislation jointly sponsored with Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) to end the sales tax on tampons was approved by both houses of the Legislature and sent to the governor for approval. While the state exempts the sales tax on various health products, tampons and sanitary napkins are the only health necessities exclusive to women that are still taxed. AB 1561 would end this tax on women. Continue reading→

Governor Brown signs Huff CA Education Code cleanup bill

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 23, 2016

CONTACT: Bill Bird @ 916-651-4029

Governor Signs Huff CA Education Code Cleanup Bill

SB 1211 Closes Chapter on old Funding Mechanism and Helps Remove Confusion

SACRAMENTO: Legislation designed to amend the California Education Code by removing sections that were dropped during adoption of the Local Control Funding Formula is now law in California thanks to the Governor’s signature on SB 1211. Senator Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) introduced the measure earlier this year at the request of the California School Boards Association. His legislative effort was needed after the State Legislature took action to abolish the old system of education funding through the adoption of AB 97. Continue reading→