BAKERSFIELD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) held a press conference alongside Bakersfield Mayor Karen K. Goh, Kern County Supervisor Jeff Flores, River Partners Planning Director Bill Eisenstein, and numerous community partners to announce legislation supporting floodplain restoration, enhanced flood safety, and improved groundwater recharge in the Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.

HANFORD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) has introduced a bill providing additional sources of funding to the state’s fire training programs. Senate Bill 345, the State Fire Training Accessibility Act of 2025 will ensure the State Fire Marshall can utilize additional funding from Federal and state programs to reduce the training costs paid for by those seeking fire-training certification through the California Fire Service Training and Education Program.

SACRAMENTO, CA – For far too long, billion-dollar corporations have rigged the system, manipulated prices, and crushed small businesses—all while treating penalties as nothing more than a cost of doing business. But California is fighting back.

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) is taking a bold stand against corporations exploiting Californians through algorithmic price manipulation with the introduction of SB 295. This landmark legislation empowers the California Attorney General to oversee and report on pricing algorithms, ensuring transparency and accountability.

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement in response to Customs and Border Patrol activity in the Central Valley:

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) is again appealing to residents of the Central Valley in Senate District Sixteen to submit their bill ideas directly to her public website for consideration during the upcoming legislative session that runs from January 6, 2025, to September 12, 2025.

BAKERSFIELD, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D) voted against ABX2-1 (Hart), a special session legislative item targeting oil refineries with mandates and regulations that may adversely affect the price of energy Californians are paying to fuel their vehicles.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) today commended the U.S. Department of Justice, along with California and other states, for taking decisive action against RealPage Inc. The DOJ's civil antitrust lawsuit targets an unlawful scheme in which landlords utilized RealPage’s software to fix rental prices, leading to inflated costs and reduced market competition.