Press Releases

(SACRAMENTO) – AB 2414 authored by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), cleared the Assembly floor today.  This bill will expand the existing Desert Healthcare District to include the entire Coachella Valley region.

(SACARMENTO) - Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia recognized the 2016 Latino Spirit Award Honorees. The Latino Caucus honors Latinos in a variety of categories that range from athletics/sports, to public service and human rights.

Sacramento, CA – More than a dozen members of the Democratic Assembly Caucus today unveiled a plan that would deliver relief to California families struggling to keep up with skyrocketing rents and home mortgages in California.

(SACRAMENTO) – Four bills by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia passed their first policy hurdle with bipartisan support in Assembly Natural Resources Committee. All bills now move to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

AB 2415, California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, “Over 80% of our polluting emissions come from mobile sources and trucks operating in the goods movement sector are among the largest contributors. Poor air quality creates a cost to everyone, and all too frequently, it is the most vulnerable who are at risk, cutting along economic, ethnic and racial divides. AB 2415 ensures the state is prioritizing the deployment of cleaner engine technology in the heavy-duty truck market that will help reduce air pollution and GHG emissions while at the same time accelerating the retirement of older, high-polluting trucks.”

(COACHELLA) – Tonight, April 14th, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia will hold the 2nd Annual Cesar Chavez Day of Service honoring UFW Farmworkers. The event, held as part of Cesar Chavez Memorial Celebration, begins at 4:30 p.m. and will be held at the Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment in Coachella.

(SACRAMENTO, CA.) – State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced today his appointment of Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) to the Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), and Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) unveiled the transportation and equity package; a proposal aimed at shifting California’s transportation investments to provide increased access to disadvantaged communities.

SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) released the following statement after the Assembly passed SB 3, landmark legislation that raises California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023:

(SACRAMENTO)— Today, State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia presented on behalf of the 21 members of the Latino Legislative Caucus a request the state legislature to invest $40 million in the One California Immigration Services funding program.

(Sacramento) – Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and the rest of the California State Assembly honored the 13 First Responders who were instrumental in saving lives at the San Bernardino tragedy back in December.