Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement regarding the agreement between the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom on California’s 2023-24 budget, which passed the Assembly and Senate today. The budget bills pay for statewide services including education, wildfire prevention and public transit, and provides an additional $10 million for North Bay projects.

SONOMA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host his latest in a series of virtual town halls Wednesday, June 28. The topic will be higher education and feature statewide leaders including California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis.

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.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today on the passage of the Legislature’s proposed 2023-24 budget, which improves on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spending plan by avoiding major cuts to ongoing programs, including education, wildfire prevention and public transit, while closing an anticipated shortfall without middle-class tax increases. 

SACRAMENTO – Legislation has advanced from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would boost participation and diversity on California city councils by allowing the first council pay cap increases in nearly four decades, bringing salaries more in line with the cost of living.