Stockton, CA – San Joaquin farmers, agricultural leaders, and community members gathered for the 40th Annual San Joaquin County Agricultural Hall of Fame Dinner, hosted by the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton.
State Representative Rhodesia Ransom, a proud member of the State’s Agriculture Committee, joined...
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy) has delivered a major win for the people of Mountain House with the Governor’s signature on SB 506, which officially adds the City of Mountain House to the Tri-Valley San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority governing board, the group responsible for overseeing the Valley Link rail project.
The new law takes effect on January 1, 2026.
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Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy), Chair of the Assembly Emergency Management Committee, announced today that her bill, AB 1531, has been enacted by Governor Gavin Newsom with unanimous, bipartisan support from the Legislature.
AB 1531 requires that on or before July 1, 2026, the Department of Insurance join the state’s Wildfire Mitigation Program Board. The board, led by...
Stockton, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy) joined the City of Stockton today to break ground on a new water storage project that will capture and store water underground so it’s available when the community needs it most.
“This water project is similar to depositing into your savings account,” said Assemblymember Ransom. “When a future drought hits, Stockton will have clean drinking...
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom announced that her bipartisan legislation, Assembly Bill 1414, has cleared the Legislature and is now headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The measure guarantees that renters across California will no longer be forced into internet service contracts tied to their leases, protecting their right to choose the provider that best meets their household...
California's legislature this week approved a bill to let renters opt out of bulk-billing arrangements that force them to pay for Internet service from a specific provider.
The bill says that by January 1, a landlord must "allow the tenant to opt out of paying for any subscription from a third-party Internet service provider, such as through a bulk-billing arrangement, to provide service for wired Internet, cellular, or satellite service that is offered in connection with the tenancy." If a landlord fails to do so, the tenant "may deduct the cost of the subscription to the third-party Internet
Stockton, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom is proud to announce that Visionary Home Builders of California, Inc. has been awarded $5 million from the State of California through the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant (FWHG) Program to support the “Casa de Mariposa" project in Stockton. This investment will help provide affordable housing opportunities for agricultural workers and their...
Sacramento, CA – Assembly Bill 1042, the Honeybee Health Act, authored by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy), has officially passed the Legislature and is now headed to the Governor’s desk for consideration.
The measure creates California’s first-ever Managed Honeybee Health Program at the Department of Food and Agriculture, providing grants, incentives, and research to protect pollinators...
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom’s AB 696 has become her first bill to advance to the Governor’s desk. The measure ensures California’s first responders are prepared to handle dangerous lithium-ion battery fires from the state’s rapidly growing fleet of electric vehicles.
California’s electric vehicle sales have skyrocketed in the last decade- and the risks are growing too. Lithium...
A major investment in California’s clean technology future was announced this week, as BEAM Circular confirmed it has secured $9.8 million in funding to launch the California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus in the North San Joaquin Valley. The campus will serve as a hub for advancing technologies that transform agricultural waste, food scraps, and forest residues into renewable energy, sustainable materials, and other biobased products.
The new funding includes $8 million from the recently enacted 2025 California State Budget and an additional $1.8 million in Catalyst Funding through the
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