A bill to offer food assistance benefits to undocumented immigrants is gaining momentum in the state legislature. Advocates say it could benefit up to a million Californians who don’t qualify for federally-funded CalFresh food stamps.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 2, 2021-- A bipartisan coalition of nearly 20 lawmakers today called on Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) to increase funding for hydrogen by $300 million in the state budget and set aside 20 percent of the state’s Clean Transportation Program funding to bolster hydrogen fueling infrastructure in California.

SACRAMENTO – Capacity on the Friant-Kern Canal could get a little more funding after Senate Bill 559 passed the California State Senate last week. The bill was spearheaded by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) and could give $308 million to the Friant Water Authority.

Senate Bill 559, a top priority for legislators on both side of the aisle in the San Joaquin Valley and led by Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D–Sanger), seeks to dedicate $785 million in spending for improvements to four sets of waterways, spearheaded by two canals servicing the Central Valley Project: the Delta-Mendota Canal and the Friant-Kern Canal.

As more of California sinks into extreme drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the Legislature to appropriate billions of dollars to address critical water needs.

SACRAMENTO, CA – La Senadora Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) se unirá con “Visión y Compromiso” y “Food4All” para discutir su proyecto de ley SB 464 – “Comida Para Todos”. “Comida Para Todos” se asegurará de que todos los californianos, independientemente de su estado migratorio, tengan acceso a alimentos saludables.

State Senator Melissa Hurtado, who represents California’s 14th District, explains the meaning of water resiliency. “Water resiliency, in terms of the drought package, in terms of Senate Bill 559, means making sure that we maximize the water that we have that we don’t waste it,” said Senator Hurtado, “But also looking towards protecting the future when it comes to water.”

Every day and every hour, since May 25, 2020, the world’s attention has been consumed by the unjust killing of George Floyd while the ravages and death toll of COVID-19 stealthily and disproportionately continues to kill people of color. In fact, the numbers in several states have worsened and the disproportionality has exponentially increased.