Press Releases

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

 

NAPA – Jill Techel, a four-term Napa mayor who served on the City Council during a 25-year period of economic expansion and led the city through a series of natural disasters, including a devastating earthquake, flood and wildfires, has been named Napa County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

 

FAIRFIELD – Dawn La Bar, who leads Fairfield’s homelessness relief effort and has devoted her more than 20-year career to social policy and advocacy in Solano County, has been named Solano County Woman of the Year for 2022 by Sen. Bill Dodd.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to ease congestion along Highway 37 and protect it from sea-level rise by authorizing a toll to pay for critical improvements and by tapping roughly $2 billion in federal infrastructure funding.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

SACRAMENTO – With the threat of a destructive wildfire season looming, legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would enhance wildfire prevention in California through implementation of a $20 million prescribed fire claims fund.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa to boost his previous relief for struggling restaurants and bars by expanding provisions of his 2021 law allowing the sale and delivery of to-go cocktails.

Monday, March 14, 2022

SONOMA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host a virtual town hall March 22 on insurance access and affordability featuring California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

The town hall will be streamed live over multiple channels and broadcast on KSVY Sonoma. Sen. Dodd and his guests will take questions via email and phone. The call-in line phone number is below.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

SACRAMENTO –Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today that his legislation to encourage creation of defensible space, protecting life and property from California’s worsening wildfires, has cleared a key committee.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s annual State of the State address, which detailed California’s strong economic and budgetary condition, highlighted achievements and outlined goals for the year ahead:

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would help control California’s growing wild pig population, reducing damage caused by the invasive species to the environment, private property and agriculture, cleared a key committee today.