KUSI San Diego: Senator partners with San Diego DA on legislation to keep SVP hearings public
January 26, 2021
A state senator, with the backing of San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, announced Tuesday the re-introduction of legislation aimed at keeping court hearings for Sexually Violent Predators open to the public.
Capistrano Dispatch: Former Sheriff and Dana Point Resident Sandra Hutchens Dies after Cancer Battle
January 5, 2021
Her leadership experience helped set her apart in the field of nine finalists that were being considered for the job, according to state Senator and then-Fifth District Supervisor Pat Bates.
Orange County Register: Local prosecutors plead for more state help probing massive fraud by prisoners
December 27, 2020
“With unemployment-related scams proliferating throughout California, there is no excuse for the EDD to continue to include full Social Security numbers on unsecured mail,” said Sen. Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, a co-author on the bill.
San Clemente Times: Bates Assigned to Legislative Committees for Upcoming Session
December 17, 2020
State Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has been assigned to nearly a dozen legislative committees for the 2021-2022 session, and she will serve as vice-chair of a handful of them, including Appropriations, Environmental Quality and Transportation.
KRON: CA lawmakers push to resume in-person dining
December 17, 2020
A group of bipartisan California state senators are urging the governor to reconsider stay-at-home order rules for restaurants to allow them to resume in person dining.
KUSI-TV San Diego: CA State Senators urge Newsom to reclassify restaurants as essential businesses
December 15, 2020
State Senator Patricia Bates wrote Governor Newsom a letter, signed by a bipartisan group of State Senators, outlining their concerns regarding his ban on dining services, despite no evidence coronavirus is spread at restaurants.
CBS Los Angeles: California State Senators Urge Governor To Let Restaurants Reopen
December 14, 2020
A group of 11 California state senators, both Democrat and Republican, are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to let restaurants reopen by moving them into the “essential” category…