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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

(Sacramento, CA) – On Wednesday, April 20, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) successfully advanced three Lithium Valley legislative proposals out of key Assembly committees. AB 2851, Lithium Valley Office of Development, and AB 2929, Lithium Production Report, passed in the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy, while the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment approved AB 2903, California Workforce Development Board Salton Sea Geothermal Equitable Access Program. These committee victories came as U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm conducted a visit to the Salton Sea region, and upon the heels of Controlled Thermal Resources and Satevolt’s announced plans to build a 54 GWh Gigafactory in Imperial County.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

 

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – As part of Women’s History Month, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) is proud to recognize Luz Gallegos, Executive Director of TODEC Legal Center, as his 2022 Woman of the Year honoree.

 

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

 

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – On Tuesday, March 8, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address before the California Legislature. Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) has issued the following response:

 

Monday, February 7, 2022

(Sacramento, CA) – On Monday, February 7, the California State Assembly voted to approve important early budget items, including those that would allocate additional pandemic testing resources, bring economic relief to small businesses, and extend COVID-19 sick leave for workers (SB 113, SB 114, SB 115, SB 116 and SB 117). Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) was proud to vote on these urgent pandemic-related action items and has released the following statement:

Monday, January 3, 2022

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) appointed Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) as Chair of the California Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy.