HURTADO RELEASES STATEMENT AFTER REINTRODUCING FARMWORKER’S DROUGHT RESILIENCE PILOT PROJECT

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after introducing her bill, Senate Bill 262, a reintroduction of the Farmworker’s Drought Resilience Pilot Project:



SENATOR HURTADO REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO BAN FOREIGN AG LAND PURCHASES AS FOOD PRICES SKYROCKET AND EGGS AND OTHER FOODS RUN SHORT

For Immediate Release: January 19, 2023

Media Contact: Elizabeth.Hess@sen.ca.gov

 

HURTADO IS JOINED BY BI-PARTISAN GROUP OF CO-AUTHORS IN THIS EFFORT

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after introducing her bill, Senate Bill 224—The Food and Farm Security Act:



SENATOR HURTADO THE DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANT AG WORKERS NOW HEADS THE CALIFORNIA SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement on her appointment as Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee:



Senator Hurtado Introduces The State Water Accountability Act Amid Water Modeling and Drought Profiteering Concerns

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released a statement after introducing the State Water Accountability Act, co-authored by Senator Dave Cortese. During the last legislative session, Senator Hurtado authored a letter to the Department of Justice regarding data reliability, and how lack of reliability could lead to market manipulation. This was a follow up to her letter in May, also to the Department of Justice, regarding drought profiteering. 



Senator Hurtado presents a check to the City of Shafter for $6 million towards a new fire and police substation

SHAFTER, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) today released the following statement after presenting a check for $6 million to build a new fire and police substation in Shafter



Senator Hurtado presents a check to the City of Farmersville for a $7 million new fire station

FARMERSVILLE, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) today released the following statement after presenting a check for a $7 million investment for a new fire station in the city of Farmersville:



After securing $56 million for Fire and Public Safety in the Central Valley, Senator Hurtado presents a check to the City of Lindsay for a $2 million investment to update the city’s fire equipment and training programs

LINDSAY, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) today released the following statement after presenting a check for a $2 million investment for new fire equipment and training for fire personnel:  

“When I attended my first ride along, four years ago, the police vehicle broke down a few blocks in,” said Senator Hurtado. “I also learned there were officers also serving as firefighters. Yesterday was an emotional day for Lindsay and I, as we were able to celebrate the much needed funding I worked to secure that will help save lives by allowing the hiring of additional officers, and help relieve the strain of an already stressful job with new firefighters. Our first responders and the City of Lindsay deserve better than what they’ve had to work with, and I’m happy I was able to deliver for them.”