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California Air Resources Board Adopts Plan and Makes Commitment to Border Communities

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Thanks to the persistence of Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D – Coachella) and other Imperial County air quality advocates, such as Comite Civico Del Valle, the California Air Resources Board has adopted the Imperial County 2018 PM10 State Implementation Plan and made a commitment to establish an executive office position dedicated to addressing regional border issu

Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia Sworn Into Third Term and Places Immediate Priority on Early Childhood Education

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Newly sworn into his third term of service, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D – Coachella) is keen to pick up an early childhood education agenda with his colleague Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D – Sacramento).  These two lawmakers head a unified coalition who has introduced a series of three bills that would make high-quality preschool programs universally accessible fo

Gov. Brown signs law allowing home cooks to sell their food

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law AB626, a groundbreaking new law that allows people to sell directly to the public food they have cooked in their home kitchens.

California Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella (Riverside County), introduced the bill in 2017. It was held in Assembly appropriations until 2018, when it moved forward again with state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, as co-author. Both the state Assembly and Senate voted unanimously in favor of the bill before it moved to the governor’s desk. Brown signed it on Tuesday, Sept. 18.