Press Releases

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – On Tuesday, March 14, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) joined Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and the Student HOMES Coalition, with representation from students across California, to announce AB 1630 (E. Garcia), the Student Housing Crisis Act.

(Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) proudly commends recent state housing investment of over $38 million for Coachella Valley Housing Coalition projects in Indio and pledges continued focus on housing resources for the 2023 legislative session.

(Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) has issued the following statement regarding Governor Gavin Newsom’s initial 2023-24 California budget proposal:

(Coachella, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) has released the following statement regarding the Department of Interior’s announcement that the Bureau of Reclamation will chip in $250 million from the Inflation Reduction Act towards the Salton Sea,

(Sacramento, CA) – On Friday, September 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-Arleta), Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s (sponsor) legislation to establish a first-in-the-nation statewide extreme heat wave ranking and advance warning system.

(Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) proudly announces Santa Fe Restaurant, with locations in Coachella and Cathedral City, as his 2022 Small Business of the Year honoree. On Wednesday, August 17, restaurant owner Pedro Padilla traveled to Sacramento to receive the award from Assemblymember Garcia at an event hosted by the California Small Business Association.

(Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) names Lift to Rise, Coachella Valley-based organization, as Nonprofit of the Year. On Wednesday, June 8, Heather Vaikona, President and CEO of Lift to Rise, joined Assemblymember Garcia in Sacramento for an awards ceremony held at the State Capitol.

(Sacramento, CA) – On Thursday, May 26, the California State Assembly approved Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) AJR 19, calling for immediate federal action to halt the deportation of veterans.

(Sacramento, CA) – This week, the California State Assembly approved Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) AB 2248, California-Mexico Border River Restoration.