Press Releases

 (SACRAMENTO – CA) Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released his revised 2018-2019 State Budget proposal.

 “The Governor’s revised budget has given the Legislature a great foundation to build upon,” stated Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella).

(Sacramento – CA) Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife conducted a state oversight hearing to ensure the successful implementation of the Salton Sea Management Plan.

(Sacramento – CA)  Today, beloved Coachella Valley teacher and nationally acclaimed education champion, Chauncey Veatch was recognized at the 2018 Latino Spirit Awards. He was presented with the inaugural “Friend of the Latino Community” award.  Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) put in a request for the creation of this special award category to honor Mr.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) was recognized by the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Administrators Association of California for his dedicated efforts to increase special education services and resources for individuals with disabilities through public policy.

(SACRAMENTO-CA) Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) has submitted a budget request for $75 million to fully fund the implementation of AB 617. A total of fifty legislators signed on to this request letter championed by Assemblymembers Eduardo Garcia and Timothy Grayson (D-Concord).

(SACRAMENTO-CA)Today, Cathedral City Mayor Stan Henry and Mayor Pro-tem Greg Pettis joined Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) at the State Capitol for a historic vote to designate the city’s LGBT Veterans Memorial as the official LGBT Veterans Memorial of California.

(Sacramento-CA) Today, the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment discussed and affirmed its commitment to Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) bipartisan legislative solution to severe labor shortages devastating our state and national economy.  AB 1885 would offer workforce relief to our agriculture and service business sectors by way of a resident worker permit program.

(Sacramento – CA) Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) has reached across the aisle to engage in several bipartisan policy efforts to prevent gang violence and enhance the overall safety of families and neighborhoods throughout our state.

(Sacramento – CA) - This week, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) successfully ushered out several of his regional economic priority bills through the Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy (JEDE) Committee.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) Yesterday, State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia recognized Coachella Valley resident, Barbara Stenning as the 56th Assembly District’s 2018 Holocaust Survivor Honoree.