SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) and other California lawmakers responded to the California State Auditor’s report that found the Department of Water Resources (DWR) used faulty and obsolete data in drafting their predictive water models for the state. California lawmakers hope that an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice will shed light on any potential market manipulation and lack of transparency occurring within California's water systems.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 224, the Food and Farm Security Act died in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) issued the following statement after the Governor’s announcement on his May revised budget which includes $492 million in funding to areas affected by historic flooding in the Central Valley and Tulare Lake Basin:

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senators Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) and Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statements on their joint request to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate anti-competitive water purchases and drought profiteering in California and Western States:

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's visit to areas affected by historic flooding in the Central Valley and Tulare Lake Basin:

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 224, which puts California in control of its food supply chain by preventing foreign governments from purchasing agricultural land, and requiring the California Office of Emergency Services to issue an annual report on foreign ownership of California’s resources, passed the Senate Agriculture Committee.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill successfully passed the Senate Human Services Committee. Senate bill 628, known as the Human Right to Food Act, declares it the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient and healthy food.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill successfully passed the Senate Government Organization Committee. SB 577 allows the State Fire Marshal to accept additional funding sources for the California Fire Service Training and Education Program to help mitigate rising fees for those seeking fire training certification.