Press Release

FAIRFIELD – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today regarding the “Prohousing Designation” from Gov. Gavin Newsom, recognizing the city of Fairfield as being among the 10 latest communities statewide to have accelerated housing production:

SACRAMENTO – Hoy avanzó una legislación presentada por el Senador Bill Dodd, D-Napa, que ayudaría a garantizar la continuidad de las operaciones del distrito de tránsito ferroviario del área de Sonoma-Marin mediante la creación de un proceso de iniciativa de los votantes para ampliar los ingresos esenciales por impuestos sobre las ventas.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would help protect the finances of California public schools faced with the challenge of declining enrollment by extending the authority of local school boards to consider the fiscal impact of new charter school applications.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would help ensure continued operations of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit district by creating a voter-initiative process to extend critical sales-tax revenue.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today in response to reports that President Joe Biden plans to expand Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The president’s expected action comes as Sen. Dodd’s own resolution urging Berryessa expansion is heard in a state Senate committee early next week.

VALLEJO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today in response to the settlement agreement between the Vallejo Police Department and Attorney General Rob Bonta over a slate of departmental reforms to ensure justice, eliminate racial bias, identify disparities in policing and support officers: 

“Building trust and professional standards is essential, and we need accountability to move forward, so I’m hopeful this is a step in that direction,” said Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa. 

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today on the Legislature’s passage of its own early action budget plan, agreed to by Gov. Gavin Newsom, to reduce the state’s budget shortfall by $17 billion:

“Being proactive about addressing this daunting shortfall is absolutely the right thing to do,” Sen. Dodd said. “It’s not fun to make cuts and nobody enjoys it. But we must be responsible and live within our means.  I appreciate Senate leader Mike McGuire for pushing this through, and credit the governor and Assembly for working with us.”

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would build on efforts to safeguard students from sexual misconduct and violence on 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 – Legislación presentada hoy por el Senador Bill Dodd, Demócrata de Napa, que se basaría en directivas recientes del Presidente Joe Biden y el Gobernador Gavin Newsom que abordan el crecimiento sin precedentes de la tecnología de inteligencia artificial fomentando la innovación continua y garantizando al mismo tiempo que los derechos y oportunidades de todos los californianos están protegidos.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would build upon recent directives from President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom addressing the unprecedented growth of artificial intelligence technology by encouraging continued innovation while ensuring the rights and opportunities of all Californians are protected.