Press Release

Senate Leader Mike McGuire Issues Statement on CA Supreme Court Ruling: Today’s Decision Protects Californians, Communities

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) released the following statement regarding the California Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in the case Legislature of the State of California v. Weber:

 

“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision protects Californians and our ability to provide law enforcement, fire protection and vital services that communities rely upon. This Court worked long and hard on this decision, which clearly stated that the initiative process can’t be weaponized to undermine the basic functions of government prescribed by our constitution.”

 

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Mike McGuire is President pro Tempore of the California Senate. He represents the North Coast of California, which stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, including Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin counties. Website of Senate Leader McGuire: https://sd02.senate.ca.gov/