Press Releases

SONOMA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, and Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire, D-North Coast, announced today an additional 11.4 acres of open space once part of the Sonoma Developmental Center has been transferred to California State Parks and will be open to the public, adding to a previous 650 acres designated as parkland in January. The property is near Jack London State Historic Park.

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate has approved a trio of wildfire safety proposals from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would improve the ability to prevent and prepare for climate-driven infernos as they continue to pose a threat across the state.

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate today approved a measure from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would build on efforts to safeguard students from sexual misconduct and violence on California college campuses by adopting new requirements recommended in a California State Auditor report and by extending those rules to the University of California, California State University and community college systems.

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate today approved legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would help address chronic police staffing shortages in Vallejo by allowing qualified retired officers to work up to full-time for the Solano County Sheriff’s Office, providing the additional deputies needed to aid the City of Vallejo during this staffing emergency.