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Investing in Local Water Infrastructure: Assemblymember Ransom Joins Stockton for Underground Water Recharge Project

 

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...

California Passes AB 1414 to Protecting Renters from Exclusive Landlord-Internet Service Provider Agreements

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 bill lets renters escape exclusive deals between ISPs and landlords

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

Bill author says law "gives this industry an opportunity to treat people fairly."

Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom Announces $5 Million in State Funding for New Affordable Homes for Farmworker Families in Stockton

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...

California’s Future is Buzzing! Honeybee Health Plan Heads to Governor’s Desk

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...

Ransom’s First Bill to Governor Prepares Firefighters for EV Battery Fires

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...

$9.8 Million Secured to Develop California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus in North San Joaquin Valley

$9.8 million secured for Innovation Campus

 

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

Two Stockton Students Awarded Prestigious Minerva Scholarship

Sacramento, CA- Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom proudly congratulates Alejandra Garibay Ordaz and Julissa Nuñez, two exceptional students from Stockton, for being selected as recipients of the prestigious Women in California Leadership (WiCL) Minerva Scholarship.

 

The Minerva Scholarship program was established by Women in California Leadership to support the advancement of women in the State of...

With Fire Season Underway, California Legislature Calls on Congress and the President to Restore Disaster Resilience Funds

  
What You Need to Know: California is entering the peak of fire season and the California Office of Emergency Services has identified up to $870 million in BRIC-funded projects that will lose federal funding for hazard mitigation. Without this funding, communities across the state face greater vulnerability to preventable disasters.
  

With Fire Season Underway, California Legislature Calls on...

Putting Ratepayers First: CPUC Reform on the Horizon

Sacramento, CA- Relief is one step closer for millions of Californians fed up with skyrocketing utility bills. AB 13, the Utility Reform Act authored by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy), has officially passed the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee with bipartisan support and now heads to Senate Appropriations.

 

AB 13 is the only CPUC reform bill passed by the State...

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