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Speaker Robert Rivas Uplifts Rural Central Coast Communities With Supervisor Chris Lopez Appointment to California Coastal Commission

The Monterey County supervisor is committed to tackling the most pressing issues facing coastal communities and California, including climate change, equitable coastline access, and urgent workforce housing and transportation needs

SACRAMENTO— It is a significant moment for California’s Coastal Commission. 

Its mission, to protect and enhance the state’s 840 miles of glorious coastline, is as critical today as when voters established the agency more than half a century ago. 

Speaker Robert Rivas, Assemblymembers Al Muratsuchi and Blanca Rubio Advance Major Child Literacy Legislation

Assembly Bill 1454 makes sure educators are equipped with the tools they need to help all students succeed in reading

SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), and Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) announced new action to strengthen early childhood literacy efforts in California by equipping educators and school leaders with the training, materials and support needed to help every student succeed. 

Speaker Robert Rivas Joins Community Leaders in Salinas to Protect Immigrant Workers and the Central Coast Economy

Nonprofits and groups from the four-county region discussed solutions in the face of reckless, harmful immigration policies from Washington and the White House. Speaker Rivas vowed to protect workers, businesses, schools, and families.

SALINAS— Speaker Robert Rivas hosted a community discussion on immigration last Friday at the UFW headquarters in Salinas, bringing together nonprofits, groups and leaders to listen and learn how best to protect California’s immigrant communities and their contributions to the state economy.

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.