Governor Gavin Newsom was in the Central Valley Wednesday to sign his first bills as Governor.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed his first bill, which will provide $131.4 million in immediate relief from the state’s general fund for emergencies such as a lack of clean drinking water, while surrounded by children at Riverview Elementary in Parlier – all of whom must drink from water bottles due to unsafe drinking fountains.

The governor made the surprise visit to the school Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after signing AB 72, which recently passed in the Legislature unanimously, Newsom met with local parents, teachers and administrators to discuss the area’s pressing clean water concerns. Some of the students don’t have access to clean water to drink or bathe in at home. Read more