Tag: Gavin Newsom

Legislature Approves Bill to Strengthen Existing Anti-Discrimination Policies for LGBTQ Resource Families

August 23, 2022

Legislature Approves Cervantes Bill to Strengthen Existing Anti-Discrimination Policies for LGBTQ Resource Families (SACRAMENTO) – Today, the State Assembly approved Senate amendments to Assembly Bill 2466 by Assembly Member Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) by a vote of 72-0, sending the bill to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. AB 2466 strengthens existing anti-discrimination policies for lesbian, gay, transgender, and queer … More Legislature Approves Bill to Strengthen Existing Anti-Discrimination Policies for LGBTQ Resource Families

Gov. Newsom Announces Steps to Ensure California’s 2020 Election Safe and Accessible,

May 8, 2020

Gov. Newsom Announces Executive Order That Takes Steps to Ensure California’s 2020 Election Is Safe and Accessible, More Action Needed   Voting rights advocates call on the state legislature to mandate safe, accessible in-person voting locations and to appropriate funds necessary to make California’s November 2020 election a success Voting rights advocates applaud the Executive Order … More Gov. Newsom Announces Steps to Ensure California’s 2020 Election Safe and Accessible,

Asking Governor Newsom to Posthumously Pardon Gay Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin

January 21, 2020

Senator Wiener and Assemblymember Weber Ask Governor Newsom to Posthumously Pardon Gay Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin Bayard Rustin was arrested in Pasadena on this day in 1953 on a discriminatory, anti-gay “lewd conduct” charge; a pardon would help shine light on Rustin’s legacy   Sacramento – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymember … More Asking Governor Newsom to Posthumously Pardon Gay Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin