Press Releases

Committee Approves Sen. Dodd’s Wheelchair, Medical Equipment Reuse Bill

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Dodd, D-Napa, that would provide refurbished medical equipment such as wheelchairs and walkers to people with disabilities and seniors, ensuring all Californians have access to the care they need.

Sen. Dodd: Clarksburg Fire Commissioner is Yolo County Woman of the Year

Friday, March 25, 2022

CLARKSBURG – Nancy Kirchhoff, a Clarksburg vintner and photographer who became the first female board member of the Clarksburg Fire Protection District, has been named Yolo County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd.

Sen. Dodd: Noralea Gipner is Contra Costa County Woman of the Year

Thursday, March 24, 2022

MARTINEZ – Noralea Gipner, a former Martinez City Council member who led a successful public safety sales tax campaign and was instrumental in efforts to improve services for the homeless, has been named Contra Costa County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd.

Sen. Dodd: Mona Pasquil Rogers is Sacramento County Woman of the Year

Thursday, March 24, 2022

WALNUT GROVE – Mona Pasquil Rogers, a State Personnel Board member and onetime acting lieutenant governor who became the first woman and Asian person ever to serve in that role, has been named Woman of the Year for Sacramento County by Sen. Bill Dodd.

Sen. Dodd: Jill Techel is Napa County Woman of the Year

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.

Sen. Dodd: Fairfield Homeless Advocate is Solano County Woman of the Year

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.

Sen. Dodd: Committee Passes Hwy. 37 Improvement and Resiliency Bills

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.