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Governor Newsom signs Senate Bill 170; Legislation Will Allocate $30 Million for the Fresno Future of Food Corridor

Project is a Joint Effort of the University of California, Merced; Fresno State; the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and the Central Valley Community Foundation

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday, September 23, signed a bill that includes allocating $30 million in State funds to establish the Fresno Future of Food Corridor, a project to establish an innovative, worldclass center devoted to promoting sustainable agriculture and jobs in the Central Valley.

Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Arambula’s Bill, AB 559; the New Law Will Ensure Diverse Representation on the San Joaquin River Parkway Conservancy Board

SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday, September 16, signed Assembly Bill 559, authored by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno). The legislation will bring more diverse community representation to the governing board of the San Joaquin River Conservancy.

The new law will go into effect January 1, 2022.

Voters push to take local redistricting from politicians

California’s independent redistricting commission has received generally good reviews for its new maps that voters are using to elect legislators and members of Congress in November. 

Voters who say they are disenfranchised want similar panels to draw their local districts — and they’ve gone to the Legislature to make that happen.