SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Assembly Committee on Education voted to approve Senate Bill 638, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The transformative measure would create the California Middle Class Pipeline Project, tasked with eliminating traditional barriers to career technical education and workforce development programs. The Pipeline Project would work with educational institutions and private industry to reimagine career technical education in the state, bringing it in line with the needs of the 21st century economy. Earlier this week, the California Legislature approved and Governor Newsom signed the 2025/2026 State Budget into law in which Senator Padilla secured $1.5 million to establish the Middle Class Pipeline as well as $150 million for strategic grant for workforce development programs in high-unemployment and low-income regions of the state.
Press Releases
SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today after Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre was elected to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors:
SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today following the ruling in United States v. Skrmetti upholding state laws that deny gender-affirming care for minors:
SACRAMENTO – State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today following the detention of US Senator Alex Padilla (D-California):
SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today following the death of former La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid:
SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) and Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez (R-Indio) released the following statement today regarding their letter (attached) to Governor Newsom requesting a budget allocation to prevent the closure of Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe:
SACRAMENTO – The California Senate has voted to approve Senate Bill 638, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The transformative measure would create the California Middle Class Pipeline Project, tasked with eliminating traditional barriers to career technical education and workforce development programs. The Pipeline Project would work with educational institutions and private industry to reimagine career technical education in the state, bringing it in line with the needs of the 21st century economy. The bill would also fund grants for workforce development programs in high-unemployment and low-income regions of the state.
SACRAMENTO – This week the California Senate passed Senate Bills 10 and 594, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 10 would expressly authorize funds from the new toll road to be used for water treatment, environmental mitigation, and restoration of the Tijuana River Valley and SB 594 would give communities across the state with existing environmental pollution burdens the opportunity to voice their concerns in a publicly noticed hearing when a new landfill development is proposed as is the case in the River Valley.