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Governor Newsom Signs Senator Lena Gonzalez’s Detention Facility Transparency Act

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act

Governor Newsom Signs Senator Lena Gonzalez’s Bill to Restrict the Use of Military-Style Weapons in Protests and Immigration Enforcement

SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 29, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 937, marking a victory in the fight to protect our immi

Senator Lena Gonzalez’s Bill to Improve Safety on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach Signed Into Law

SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 27, 2026, Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 1279, authorizing Long Beach to pursue further measures to prevent traffic fatalitie

Senator Lena Gonzalez Secures New State Funding for Senate District 33

SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 21, 2026, Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) issued the following statement announcing new state budget investments in Senate District 33.

Senator Lena Gonzalez’s Detention Facility Transparency Act Passes Legislature, Heads to Governor’s Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, passed the Legislature and now heads to the Governor’s desk for a signa

Senator Lena Gonzalez’s Bill to Limit the Use of Military-Style Weapons in Protests and Immigration Enforcement Heads to Governor’s Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA – On August 26, 2026, Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 937 passed the Legislature and now heads to the Governor’s desk for a signature.

Senator Lena Gonzalez’s Bill to Improve Safety on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach Heads to Governor’s Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Lena Gonzalez's (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 1279, a bill to reduce speed-related fatalities on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Long Beach, passed th

Long Beach PCH Speed Safety Act by Senator Lena Gonzalez Clears Key Committee, Heads to Assembly for a Vote This Month

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Long Beach PCH Speed Safety Act (SB 1279) by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) to improve safety and reduce speed-related traffic fatalities along the Pacif

Bill to Restrict the Use of Military-Style Weapons in Protests and Immigration Enforcement Clears Fiscal Committee, Headed to Assembly Vote

a key committee before a vote on the Assembly Floor. SB 937 aims to protect communities from the dangerous use of military-style weapons in immigration enforcement and crowd control scenarios.