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Speaker Robert Rivas Announces New Assembly Actions Targeting Biggest Cost Drivers for Californians

Housing, child care, groceries, and transportation have the largest impact on spending for households. The Speaker is announcing new Assembly committees and priority legislation to protect families and improve affordability.

SACRAMENTO—In every corner of California, middle-class families are earning what should be a solid, stable income— but they are barely hanging on. 

With Bipartisan Vote, California Assembly Passes Housing Affordability Legislation to Speed-Up Construction

The bills, now headed to the Senate, will change the course of the state’s housing crisis and support recovery and rebuilding after the L.A. firestorms.

Sacramento — On Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and a bipartisan majority of California Assembly members voted to pass nine bills that will speed-up housing construction and support Southern Californians after this year’s devastating firestorms.

California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and 57 Assembly Member Offices Announce Departure from X

Serious concerns over disinformation, lack of content moderation, hate speech, and fake accounts on X prompt decision to prioritize serving Californians on other social media platforms

SACRAMENTO—California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and 57 Democratic Assemblymembers today announced they will stop communications from official state accounts on X (formerly known as Twitter), citing concerns over disinformation and the platform’s lack of content moderation, rampant hate speech and racist content, and the proliferation of fake or inauthentic accounts.

Speaker Robert Rivas, Central Valley Assemblymembers Meet with Community Leaders on Immigration

Lawmakers commit to ongoing collaboration with nonprofits and businesses to protect California’s immigrant communities and their contributions to the state economy

FRESNO— Speaker Robert Rivas and Assemblymembers Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced), Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), and Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) hosted a community discussion last Thursday, bringing together local and state leaders to listen and learn how best to protect California’s immigrant communities and their contributions to the state economy.

Speaker Robert Rivas Partners with Assemblymember John Harabedian to Expand Behavioral Health Treatment for Wildfire Victims

The Wildfire Trauma, Recovery and Resiliency Act would require health care service plans and insurers to cover up to 12 annual visits with a licensed behavioral health provider

SACRAMENTO— Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) and Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced legislation today to support the behavioral health needs and wellness of Los Angeles and California residents affected by wildfires.