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Newsletter

Friday, November 22, 2024

A Message from Bill Dodd

Dear Neighbor,

Being your senator and working each day to advance our communities and state is the greatest honor of my professional life. It’s bittersweet to reach this moment, as my last day in office approaches. 

I ran for the Assembly back in 2013 because I was so grateful for the opportunities I had growing up. My mom instilled in me the responsibility to “leave a place better than I found it,” and that’s what I’ve tried to do with California over the last decade.

Press Release

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today on a report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office on California’s fiscal outlook for 2025:

“We took real action this year to balance next year’s budget and set up the incoming Legislature for a more successful budget year,” Sen. Dodd said. “But we’re not out of the woods yet. I urge policymakers to exercise restraint and be cautious with any new spending. We need to focus on efficiency and appropriately funding all critical government services.”

Press Release

Thursday, November 14, 2024

 

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today on the submittal by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara of new regulations on catastrophic modeling that could help improve availability of insurance in wildfire-prone areas:

Press Release

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

NAPA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today announced the culmination of a yearslong campaign to expand conservation and recreation for Napa County residents as the Board of Supervisors signed off on an intent to purchase the 874-acre Skyline Wilderness Park from the state of California.