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SACRAMENTO – Today at the Kern Water Bank, Assembly Members Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) announced the inclusion of $50 million in the recent state budget package passed by the Legislature,

SALINAS – Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) joined the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California and local leaders to kick-off Rivas’ statewide agricultural tour in Assembly District 30.

SALINAS – Today, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) joined Watsonville Mayor Jimmy Dutra and local leaders to celebrate the procurement of $7 million in the state budget for funding to support the Ramsay Regional Sports Complex Project. 

SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom signed Assemblymember Robert Rivas’ (D-Salinas) Assembly Bill 361 last night. This bill will temporarily provide state agencies and local legislative bodies the flexibility to meet remotely during emergencies, such as raging wildfires or a pandemic.

SALINAS – Today, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) joined San Benito County Supervisor Bea Gonzales and local leaders to celebrate the procurement of $750,000 in the state budget for funding to support the Riverview Regional Park Accessibility Project. 

SALINAS – Today, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) joined Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig and local leaders to celebrate the procurement of $8.1 million in the state budget for funding to rebuild the Hebbron Community Center in Salinas.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) released the following statement on the historic budget package passed out of the California State Legislature today. This latest budget action provides a total of $3.4 billion in the state budget for legislative priorities advanced by Asm.

SACRAMENTO - The California State Senate today passed Sen. Nancy Skinner’s carbon sequestration bill, SB 27, on a vote of 34-4. SB 27, which is co-authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, won bipartisan approval in the State Assembly yesterday on a 75-0 vote.