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Sacramento — Between 2017 and 2021, 54 employees at CSU campuses were found to have committed violations of sexual misconduct and discrimination. The violations included requests for sex, unwanted touching and aggressive verbal harassment.




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Sacramento — Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire’s ground-breaking legislation to expedite offshore wind development to help meet the Golden State’s long-term electricity demand and extraordinary climate goals passed Tuesday with bipartisan support in the Senate Natural Resources Committee.




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SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento) and Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) released a statement as SB 307, the College for Foster Youth Act—which will make debt-free college a reality for foster students in California—passed the Senate Education Committee yesterday.




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Sacramento - Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire and the entire State Senate recognized the tireless work of Mark Ghilarducci, former Director of the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in his retirement after more than a decade in the role. Ghilarducci was appointed to lead Cal OES by Governor Jerry Brown in 2013, and again by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019. He’s delivered time and time again for residents in the North Bay and North Coast.




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Sacramento - Big Oil made more than $200 billion in profits last year while millions of Californians struggled to make ends meet due to historically high gas prices. Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire joined an overwhelming number of Senators in passing landmark legislation today that will form a dedicated, year-round independent watchdog division within the California Energy Commission (CEC). The watchdog division will work to ensure transparency and accountability within the oil industry and protect California consumers. In addition, today’s vote will allow the CEC to set a price gouging penalty through a public rulemaking process.




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Sacramento, CA - Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire today announced a new comprehensive economic and community impact study that shows the remarkable impact the Great Redwood Trail (GRT) will have on the North Coast.




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Sacramento, CA – California is facing unprecedented, destructive wildfires – 14 of the largest 20 wildfires in California history have occurred just in the last decade. Some of these horribly destructive wildfires have been set by arsonists.

Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire’s bipartisan legislation on aggravated arson, SB 281 – will throw the book at individuals who are convicted of aggravated arson. The bill overwhelmingly passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday with a bipartisan vote. This is an issue that Senator McGuire has championed for years.




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Sacramento – Judge Abby Abinanti, a dynamic and effective leader for equal access to the justice system and expanded resources and programs for Native American residents across California, has been selected by Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire as the 2023 North Coast Woman of the Year.