Patch.com: "Water is a precious essential resource...With San Mateo and Santa Clara counties now included in the Governor's emergency drought proclamation, we all must take steps to ensure we are conserving water and doing our utmost to further water resilience," Senator Becker said.
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San Mateo Daily Journal: San Mateo County was added to the governor’s drought proclamation and officials here are urging water conservation efforts especially as parts of the Bay Area face extreme heat and wildfire season. “Water is a precious essential resource. With San Mateo and Santa Clara counties now included in the governor’s emergency drought proclamation, we all must take steps to ensure we are conserving water and doing our utmost to further water resilience,” state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo, said in an email.
CalMatters via Mountain View Voice: "Water is a precious essential resource. With San Mateo and Santa Clara counties now included in the Governor's emergency drought proclamation, we all must take steps to ensure we are conserving water and doing our utmost to further water resilience," state Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, said following the governor's announcement.
The Independent View: Two bills by state Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) drafted “to advance voter equity” advanced in the state Assembly, his office announced.
San Mateo Daily Journal: Bay Area innovators and experts in wildfire resilience spoke with state Sen. Josh Becker in an online town hall “Fight Fire with Tech” June 29 to discuss integrating technology solutions as California faces another wildfire season. “Wildfire season is now two months or more longer than it even was just a few years ago,” Becker, D-San Mateo, said.
Davis Vanguard: State Senator Josh Becker then spoke about how impactful veteran testimony motivated many different politicians to support State Senate Bill 519. Senator Becker then reinforced the science. He then further commended Senator Weiner’s advocacy.
Patch.com: Two bills by state Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) drafted "to advance voter equity" advanced in the state Assembly this week. Senate Bill 503, which would implement a uniform statewide signature verification standard for mail-in ballots, passed the Assembly Elections Committee in a 6-1 vote and will head to the Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 504, which would take steps to ensure that those who have been released from incarceration would not inadvertently be removed from voter rolls, was approved by the committee unanimously...
San Mateo Daily Journal: Three bills that aim to ease the construction of new housing in California and to keep better data are moving through the Assembly after passing the state Senate but opponents say they will ease gentrification and create an unfair burden on cities.