Last year, the city council backed state legislation from Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that was meant to extend the funding provisions of the MOU. The city, in its report, credits Bates for helping to spur the discussions among the municipalities and SoCal Edison in order to reach an...

Similarly, Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) issued a statement acknowledging that the pain and anger that protesters have is real, and they must be heard after publicly demanding justice for Floyd.

A state lawmaker who represents northern San Diego County introduced Tuesday a bill designed to prevent coastal bluff collapses, a public hazard tragically exemplified by a cliff failure that killed three family members in Encinitas last summer.

NBC 7’s Mark Mullen spoke with Pat Davis who says its more urgent than ever for lawmakers to take action to make the cliffs stable.

In this Q&A, Sen. Bates reflects on her key takeaways from that first committee meeting, her health bills she is pursuing this year, and programs in her district that are addressing the effects of COVID-19.