Press Releases

Majority Leader Hertzberg Provides Statement Regarding Decision on Fracking Bill

April 13, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) released the following statement in response to today’s vote on SB 467:

“As a lifelong advocate for California’s environment, I believe our world must transition away from fossil fuels and address the looming threat of climate change,” says Senator Hertzberg. “But the bill before us today does nothing to foster that transition by reducing demand for oil in our state or in the global marketplace.”

Sens. Hertzberg and Skinner and Asm. Bonta Celebrate Supreme Court Decision on Bail

March 25, 2021

State Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg, Senator Nancy Skinner, and Assemblymember Rob Bonta issued the following statements today, celebrating the California Supreme Court’s ruling that the state’s money bail system is unconstitutional:

Majority Leader Hertzberg Congratulates Attorney General Nominee Rob Bonta

March 24, 2021

SACRAMENTO – With today’s announcement that Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) for the next California Attorney General, Senator Bob Hertzberg has provided the following statement:

Hertzberg’s Drought Resilient Communities Act to Invoke Action against Looming “Megadrought”

March 23, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Today, Californians find themselves staring down another climate emergency – this time, it’s drought. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced it expects to deliver a mere 5 percent of requested water supplies this year – a low we have not seen since the last historic drought.

Hertzberg Names Madeleine Fugate, creator of the COVID-19 Memorial Quilt, as the 18th Senate District Woman of the Year

March 15, 2021

Madeleine Fugate was born in Los Angeles, and is being raised by a single mom. She is 14 years old and an 8th grade honors student at The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. Her COVID-19 Memorial Quilt began in April 2020 as a 7thgrade Community Action Project.

Majority Leader Hertzberg Comments on 2021 State of the State Address

March 9, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) released the following statement today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom delivering his 2021 State of the State address:

Majority Leader Hertzberg, Legislative Leaders Introduce New $9.6 Billion Immediate Action Stimulus Agreement

February 18, 2021

SACRAMENTO – This week, the Legislature joined with the Governor to announce a $9.6 Billion Immediate Action Stimulus Agreement that will deliver much-needed funding for those experiencing pandemic hardship throughout the State. To help ensure California regains economic stability, this stimulus package of immediate actions includes:

Majority Leader Hertzberg Introduces New Drought Resilient Communities Act

February 18, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) introduced new legislation to drastically improve drought preparedness for small and rural communities throughout California.

Majority Leader Hertzberg Introduces Legislation to Provide Care and Services to Homeless Community and Their Pets

February 9, 2021

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) introduced new legislation establishing a permanent grant program for homeless shelters to provide shelter and food to our unhoused neighbors and their animal companions – an effort lauded as “supporting both ends of the leash.”

Asm. Rivas, Sen. Hertzberg Introduce CA Clean Water Act to Clean Up All Waterways by 2050

February 2, 2021

SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and California Coastkeeper Alliance introduced the California Clean Water Act, Assembly Bill 377, legislation that will put California back on track to eliminate impaired waterways and make all waters statewide suitable for conversion to drinking water, swimming, and fishing by 2050.