Press Releases

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA)— Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. lent his signature to Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D- Coachella) AB 398, the next critical benchmark in California’s global climate leadership. This groundbreaking legislation established a comprehensive statewide program that will keep us on track to meet our ambitious 2030 climate goals.

(SACRAMENTO, CA)— Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) AB 1453, Transportation to Literacy has unanimously cleared the Senate floor, will undergo concurrence in Assembly and then head onto the Governor’s desk. This measure would authorize the governing board of a school district to use and operate buses for the purpose of transporting adult volunteers to and from educational activities at school sites.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) Yesterday, Governor Brown signed Assemblymember Garcia’s first bill of the 2017-2018 legislative session. AB 683, Cultural Re-Entry Programs is a groundbreaking bill that will expand access to resources and help reduce recidivism for one of our state’s most vulnerable populations.

(SACRAMENTO, CA.) – Yesterday, State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D- Coachella) honored the Mothers and Men Against Gangs Coalition (MAG Coalition) as the 56^th Assembly District’s Nonprofit of the Year.

(SACRAMENTO, CA)— Today, Chairman, Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) successfully ushered a critical Salton Sea bill package out of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. These measures authored by Senator Hueso (D- Chula Vista) and Chairman Garcia would establish both a strategy and funding mechanism to mitigate air quality, public health and threats to ecological habitats surrounding the Salton Sea.

(SACRAMENTO, CA.) – Today, State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia honored El Centro resident, Kimberly “Kim” Kay Vincent as the 56th Assembly District’s 2017 Veteran of the Year.

Mrs. Vincent traveled to Sacramento to join honorees from across the State at the 10^th Annual Veteran of the Year Luncheon and Award Ceremony.

(SACRAMENTO, CA)—Today, the California State Legislature voted to approve the Budget Act of 2017. Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) applauds investments to health, education, veteran resources, water infrastructure, parks and more.

“I am proud that after months of collaboration my colleagues and I have come to a consensus and voted to approve our annual budget. I commend Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Governor Brown on their exemplary leadership which has resulted in a fair budget with $9.9 billion in total reserves.”