Press Releases

LOS ANGELES — Yesterday, at a signing ceremony in Los Angeles, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new laws to cut red tape and support struggling restaurants across California. These new laws were authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino). 

SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today signed AB 1340 (Wicks, Berman) into law, marking a historic milestone for California’s gig economy and the hundreds of thousands of drivers who power it.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) today announced growing support from major technology companies and children’s advocacy organizations for her landmark legislation the Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), which would establish a secure, privacy-first framework for age assurance on digital platforms.

SACRAMENTO – This week the California State Legislature passed two bills by Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) to support California’s restaurant industry.

SACRAMENTO — Fulfilling a promise to address everyday affordability for millions of Californians, the Governor, Senate Pro Tem and Assembly Speaker are proud to announce support for AB 1340 (Wicks, Berman), which is sponsored by SEIU California; and SB 371 (Cabaldon), sponsored by Uber and Lyft.

SACRAMENTO – Landmark housing legislation that will speed up construction of new homes and change the course of the housing affordability crisis passed the California State Assembly today.

SACRAMENTO – Today the California State Assembly passed AB 1043, the Digital Age Assurance Act, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana). The bill would establish a first-of-its-kind, device-based age assurance system to help protect children online.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) announced a partnership with the California State Library to host the California Civic Media Fund, part of a first-in-the-nation agreement with media outlets, major tech companies and philanthropy to support community news across the state.

SACRAMENTO – This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he supports the strongest ever reforms of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a major California permitting and environmental review law.

SACRAMENTO – In a unified effort to tackle California’s housing crisis, a bipartisan and bicameral group of legislators today unveiled the Fast Track Housing package — a suite of more than 20 bills aimed at making housing more affordable by slashing red tape, removing uncertainty, and drastically diminishing the time it takes to get new housing approved and buil