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From housing reform to immigrant protections, California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is delivering real results for working families, just as his grandfather did for farm workers generations ago. 

For decades, I’ve fought to uplift the voices of workers, immigrants and underserved communities across California. And for the past 15 years, Rivas had been a true ally in that fight. 

Marion Joseph died in 2022 and therefore cannot celebrate what at long last is happening in California to improve children’s abysmal levels of reading comprehension.

SOLEDAD, Calif. —

Sen. Adam Schiff took a tour of Braga Fresh’s farm in Soledad Wednesday afternoon.

The intention behind the visit was to get an in-person look at local agricultural operations to advocate for the needs of California farmers on a national scale.

This is not Schiff’s first farm tour. The senator has been visiting farming communities across the state since becoming the first California senator in 30 years to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee.

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff and State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas visited the Central Coast today in support of California's agriculture industry.

This, while a lot of people feel that local agriculture is being threatened by policy coming out of the White House.

Senator Adam Schiff is the first representative from California to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in decades, trying to ensure issues specific to California farmers are being considered on Capitol Hill.

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has nudged parties at odds on how early literacy should be taught to agree to legislation that could significantly advance reading proficiency in California.

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A bill that could reshape literacy education in California elementary schools cleared a major hurdle in the Legislature this week after...

HOOKED ON PHONICS — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is throwing his weight behind literacy legislation that would emphasize the “science of reading” in classrooms after reaching an agreement with Assemblymembers Al Muratsuchi, Blanca Rubio and several interest groups on the topic.

As the Trump administration moves forward on its promise to execute the "largest deportation campaign in American history," local agencies in Salinas and Monterey County that serve immigrant and mixed status households continue to look to the state for guidance and support.

On April 25, a roundtable discussion on immigration was convened by Assemblymember Robert Rivas in Salinas, bringing together school districts, nonprofits and government agencies to share...

Mas de una decena de lideres de varias agencias se congregaron hoy en Salinas en las oficinas de la ufw en Salinas para reunirse con el presidente de la asamblea estatal Robert Rivas y exponer todas las carencias de la comunidad y lo que necesita hacer la legislatura estatal para proteger a los inmigrantes ..Adriana Frederick Sutton nos amplia.

ROB THE BUILDER: Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is throwing his weight behind a slate of housing affordability legislation — including some hotly contested fast-tracking bills — and taking a wait-and-see approach to others.

Rivas shared a list of Assembly proposals he’s backing exclusively with Playbook as he prepares to launch subcommittees exploring topics such as child care and transportation costs. They include a bill from Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks that would exempt infill housing...