Press Releases

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), newly named Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color (BMOC) gathered alongside colleagues and advocates for a press conference and informational hearing to reflect on the near decade of BMOC funding milestones and to envision future goals.

(SACRAMENTO, CA)— Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) had his first bill of the year signed into law by Governor Newsom.

(SACRAMENTO, CA)— Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) celebrates the successful acquisition of over $27 million in state grants awarded to the 56th California State Assembly District to create more sustainable communities with housing and transportation synergy.

(Sacramento – CA)Yesterday, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) recognized Westmorland restaurant, The Original Town Pump as the Small Business of the Year for the 56th California State Assembly District. Owners, Gabriel, and Juanita Rebollar, accompanied by their daughter Bella, were honored during the California Small Business Day 2019 awards luncheon in Sacramento.

(Sacramento – CA) Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) was proud to honor Líderes Campesinas as the 56^thAssembly District Nonprofit of the Year. Several campesinas including, Executive Director, Suguet Lopez, traveled to Sacramento to receive recognition at the 4^th Annual California Nonprofits Day Ceremony.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) —Yesterday, the California State Assembly voted to approve eight more of Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia's (D-Coachella) measures. These bills focus on critical district concerns such as improving special needs services, building safer communities, and ensuring greater accountability for Salton Sea mitigation.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) —Today, the Assembly Appropriations Committee placed a hold on AB 854 (Mayes) turning the measure into a two-year bill with the intention of allowing for local discussions and negotiations to move forward.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) has issued the following response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised 2019-20 budget proposal:

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) and Senator Henry Stern (D-Calabasas) held a press conference today calling for budget funding for critical natural resources programs, climate resiliency, and implementation of Proposition 68.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) is pleased to report that his first wave of bills has successfully advanced past the Assembly and on to the Senate. AB 743 – Student Asthma Medication Access Act, supported by Comite Civico del Valle, is among those five measures.