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Sacramento, CA – With breaking news of another threatened humpback whale becoming entangled in lost or abandoned crab gear off the Northern California coast this week, legislation that will protect whales by removing this gear from the ocean is gaining focus and attention.

Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire, chairman of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, will convene a special hearing on April 28 at the State Capitol to receive updates on the Dungeness crab season, disaster declaration and lessons learned from the historic crab season closure this year.

Sacramento, CA – Thousands of children in California who have severe and complex health needs and who qualify for nursing care in their homes, sit on waiting lists, remain in hospitals or endure repeated trips to Emergency Rooms, because California has a dramatic shortage of home health agencies who accept Medi-Cal.

Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire continues to be adamantly opposed to State Parks short-sighted proposal to enact fees on some of Northern California’s most cherished public beaches. Today, he submitted a letter urging the California Coastal Commission to deny this latest proposal and focus on revenue measures to bring long-term stability to the State Parks system which has been starved of funds for years now.

Sacramento, CA – Californians have come to expect that when a major utility is down they’ll be informed and can easily access information about the outage, that it’s being responded to, and when service will likely be restored. It’s a core responsibility of providing service – whether the electricity goes out, or a gas line has a major leak, when the water stops flowing to a city or the sewer system has a major disruption – residents are informed.

Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire has introduced a first-of-its-kind bill that will protect California’s beloved whale populations from dangerous entanglements in lost or abandoned crab fishing gear. The legislation was proactively initiated by the thousands of Californian’s who fish Dungeness crab off of the California coast.

Sacramento, CA – In response to the Dungeness crab season opening south of the Sonoma/Mendocino County line today, Senator Mike McGuire issued the following statement...

Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Bill Dodd hosted a Lake County Heroes Day Celebration in the State Senate, held in memory of the victims of the deadly Valley Fire, and honoring the state and local partners that came together when tragedy struck in Lake County just six months ago.