SACRAMENTO â Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement today after Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation that declared a state of emergency in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties due to drought and directed state agencies to take actions to prepare for ongoing drought conditions:
âThe drought has serious and devastating consequences for all, especially to many agricultural communities in the Central Valley,â said Senator Hurtado. âDroughts are not unique to California, but as the producer of a third of the countryâs vegetables and two-thirds of the nationâs fruits and nuts, this drought will greatly worsen food insecurity and health across the state, and country. Todayâs action by Governor Newsom rings the alarm bell for California and gets our state government moving to increase our drought resilience. With the Legislature working on critical funding to help our local communities deal with dry conditions, I wil
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SACRAMENTO —Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today introduced legislation to expand housing options for seniors and Californians who cannot live independently by allowing residential care facilities to use the In-Home Supportive
SACRAMENTO â Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today introduced legislation to create greater access to childcare for our agricultural workers in the hours needed to support their jobs.
âAgriculture is the backbone of our community â those who uproot their lives to provide the food we eat must have access to childcare for the hours they work,â said Senator Hurtado. âCalifornia must do whatever it can to meet the needs of these workers and their children.â
The legislation, Senate Bill 393, aligns Californiaâs lone Migrant Childcare Alternative Payment Program with funding available to other parental choice voucher-based childcare programs. Due to an antiquated statute, the program did not receive a fair share of new childcare slots for workers to access.Â