Press Releases

Santa Rosa, CA – Senator Mike McGuire, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Assemblymember Jim Wood, Committee Vice-Chair, are hosting a hearing focused on the delayed opening of the Dungeness Crab season.




Sacramento, CA – With a historic and significant stroke of a pen, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the most comprehensive medical marijuana regulation legislation ever seen in the state of California.




San Jose, CA – Momentum for a bill that creates a simple solution to a growing challenge – communities being overwhelmed by issues related to online vacation rentals – is already building for 2016 within just weeks of the 2015 legislative session ending.




Sacramento, CA – Today, President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the State of California triggering the release of federal funds to help victims of the Valley Fire in Lake County.




Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Bill Dodd issued a strong response to the draft Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) closure plan released late last week.




Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), the author of SB 643 – The Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act – announced that an agreement has been reached on historic medical marijuana legislation between Governor Brown’s office, the State Senate and State Assembly.




Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire’s first bill was signed by the Governor on Tuesday and it is just one example of the positive change Senator McGuire promised he would help achieve for Humboldt County.




Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire led the charge on the Senate floor today to help speed up relief related to one of the worst commutes in the Bay Area. The bottleneck occurs on Highway 101 and Interstate 580 East, leading up to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.