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SACRAMENTO – As the State Assembly and Senate are poised to finalize the 2022-23 state budget, State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) and Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced they have secured $25 million to help finalize the purchase of Watsonville Community Hospital for the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District.

Sacramento, CA— Today, following the release of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) released the following statement:

Sacramento, CA— Following the release of Governor Newsom’s May Revision of his budget proposal for the next fiscal year, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) released the following statement:

Sacramento, CA— At its 20th Latino Spirit Awards this week, the California Latino Legislative Caucus recognized Central Coast leader Alfred Diaz-Infante as one of its nine 2022 honorees.

Today, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) named Erica Padilla-Chavez Assembly District 30’s 2022 Woman of the Year as a part of the Women’s History Month celebration hosted by the Legislative Women’s Caucus.