A senator’s request for the California State Auditor’s office to review the administration practices of the Orange County Board of Education has been approved by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.

This month marked two important steps forward for our community, both in supporting those who have served and strengthening accountability in our local institutions.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee has approved his request to conduct a state audit of the Orange County Board of Education and its public administration practices.

Seeking to stem the tide of veterans leaving the state due to rising costs, a bipartisan group of military veterans in the California Legislature announced the formation of the California Legislative Veterans Caucus on Wednesday.

A bipartisan group of California legislators and veteran leaders today announced the formation of the California Legislative Veterans Caucus, an initiative dedicated to honoring, supporting, and promoting the wellbeing of veterans and military families across California.

With just three months left before Californians cast their ballots in the primary, new proposals in the Legislature aim to keep the Trump administration out of state elections.

We kicked off the legislative season with a bang in Sacramento, and I’m happy to report some huge early wins.

Two new legislative proposals co-authored by CA Democratic State Senators Tom Umberg and Sabrina Cervantes would prevent officers from enforcing federal immigration law within 200 feet of a polling place and would bar the federal government from inspecting voting equipment without a federal court order