SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) announced she will be continuing her “Food and Water Resiliency Tour” as drought conditions in California worsen.




SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) and Congressman David G. Valadao (R-Hanford) released the following statements regarding a letter they sent to Governor Gavin Newsom and the Federal Drought Task Force to ensure that the south Central Valley will be considered in drought decisions:




SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement regarding the worsening drought conditions in California and across the Western United States:




SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) and her colleagues sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting that the proposed Universal Basic Income Pilot Program in this year’s budget proposal include farmworkers who have been displaced by drought and a Supplemental Guaranteed Income to farmworkers who have had their hours significantly reduced due to drought.




Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) issued the following statement regarding a bi-partisan letter she sent that urges the California Water Commission to prioritize water storage projects in the Central Valley when assessing how to reallocate funds from Proposition 1:




SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement after Senate Bill 464— The Comida Para Todos Act – passed the Senate 31-9:




SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement when her bill, the California Dream to Medical School Bill—Senate Bill 40 passed the Senate 37-1:




SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 559—The State Water Resiliency Act – passed the Senate 34-1:

“As California faces yet another drought limited water is forcing many farmers to make the hard decision to not plant crops this year,” said Senator Hurtado. “The drought has created a looming food crisis exacerbated by the lack of adequate and reliable water delivery systems. Fixing our state’s broken water canals will help prevent and protect against future droughts, as well as ensure 31 million Californians have access to clean drinking water. This can only be accomplished by fully funding Senate Bill 559.”