Press Releases

(SACRAMENTO, CA.) – Governor Brown signed key workforce training legislation today, which was authored by local Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella). AB 1270 (Garcia and Hernández), makes the first round of changes to conform California workforce training laws with the new Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) –– The State Senate Committee on Finance and Governance passed Assembly Bill 515 relating to a food bank tax credit.  This bill would increase access to healthier foods to food banks and low-income Californians by offering California agricultural producers a 20 percent tax credit for the wholesale value of foods donated to local food banks.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) –Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) got five bills out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Business Professions and Economic Development Committee and the Senate Floor today.  Topping his bill list are two priority measures—the first being Assembly Bill 1059 (Cal Enviroscreen 2.0 - Border Environmental Data) which would require the California Office of Environm

(SACRAMENTO, CA.) –State Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins appointed Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) to serve on the Special Session Committee on Public Health and Developmental Services today.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Amid widespread criticism of large corporations such as Southern California Edison and Disney World’s decision to outsource jobs in California and throughout the country, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy, moved forward with an Assembly Joint Resolution 12 (AJR 12) seeking a federal inves

(MECCA, CA.) – After formally requesting the involvement of the California State Department of Toxic Control, the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Riverside County Department of Environment Health —the County of Riverside has formally acted upon on Assemblymember Garcia’s request and launched various cleanup efforts in the community of Mecca at the old abandoned grape fields

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Brawley resident Ramon Castro was honored today by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia as the 56th Assembly District’s “2015 Veteran of the Year.” The Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran traveled to Sacramento with his family to attend the Veterans Recognition Luncheon with Garcia held at the Sacramento Convention Center.

(SACRAMENTO, CA.) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) held his first of two select committee hearings Tuesday in the State Capitol with the Assembly Select Committee on Renewable Energy Development and Restoration of the Salton Sea. During the hearing the committee reviewed the Salton Sea's geothermal resource in the context of the state's renewable energy and climate goals.

(SACRAMENTO, CA.)—Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) released the following statement today in regards to the passage of the 2015-2016 state budget agreement and modifications reflective of an agreement with the State Legislature and Governor Brown.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) –– The Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed two critical bills (AB 434/AB 1059) authored by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) with overwhelmingly bi-partisan support today.