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Today the Affordable Housing Bond Act (SB 417) passed the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee. Next up, it moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
This week Governor Gavin Newsom allotted $145.4 million to the Homelessness Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program. These funds will be distributed across eight California regions through Continuum of Care (CoC) organizations working with counties to have a direct impact on California’s homeless population.
This week’s inaugural meeting of the Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protections Committee marks an important moment for California. It reflects a belief that innovation and strong consumer protections can advance together, and that thoughtful policies can ensure people benefit from new technologies while staying safe in an increasingly connected world.
Senate Bill 1159 authored by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo), passed the Privacy, Digital Technologies & Consumer Protection Committee yesterday with unanimous and bipartisan support. The bill ensures the voices of real people are heard in government and not drowned out by AI.
SACRAMENTO— Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 371, a bill authored by Senator Cabaldon to address the costs of transportation services such as Uber and Lyft. Governor Newsom had previously announced his support for SB 371 as part of a legislative package to benefit both riders and drivers.
Legislation by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo) to prevent private equity firms from interfering in doctors’ medical care of patients passed the Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support this week and now heads to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 351 strengthens the state’s current ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine by granting the California Attorney General authority to take legal action against private equity groups and hedge funds that interfere with or exert control over the health care decisions of doctors and dentists working for medical practices in which they invest.
Legislation by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo) to prevent developers from exploiting the special tax status of protected California farmland to finance urban improvements passed the Legislature this week with bipartisan support and now goes to the governor. SB 5 would prohibit acreage enrolled in the state’s Williamson Act or a Farm Security Zone from being placed in an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) until it is rezoned or reassessed to reflect its future use.
Sacramento (Sept. 10, 2025) Senator Christopher Cabaldon’s groundbreaking legislation to automatically admit every qualifying high school senior in California to the California State University cleared its final vote in the Legislature Wednesday and heads to the governor’s desk. If Governor Newsom signs SB 640, students whose grades and coursework qualify them for CSU admission will receive a letter signed by the chancellor telling them they’ve been accepted at a list of campuses with enrollment capacity.
Senator Cabaldon’s legislation to lower the cost of fares on rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft cleared its final votes in the Senate and Assembly by overwhelming bipartisan margins and now goes to the governor’s desk. Governor Newsom previously has announced his support for Senate Bill 371 as part of a legislative package to benefit both riders and drivers.
