Daily Pilot: State Sen. Pat Bates (R-San Juan Capistrano) drafted an amendment to Lara's proposal that calls for a funding source for the Ride statue to be found, through private money, before the Serra statue could be moved.
OC Register: Legislation to keep south O.C. emergency room delayed
May 1, 2015
A movement to keep emergency medical services alive in San Clemente continues, despite postponement last week of state legislation to allow a freestanding emergency room in Orange County’s southernmost city.
Sex offender GPS monitoring bills sail through state committees
April 28, 2015
OC Register: A bill by state Sen. Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, to increase prison time for sex offenders who disable a GPS bracelet passed unanimously through the Senate public safety committee.
After sex offenders accused of killing 4 women, state bill would crack down on those who tamper with GPS monitors
April 23, 2015
OC Register: Offenders currently face a mandatory six months in jail for removing or disabling GPS bracelets. But under a bill introduced this year by state Sen. Pat Bates of Laguna Niguel, they could face up to three years in prison.
U-T San Diego: Senators rejected a proposal by Bates on Monday to place Serra’s statue at Mission San Juan Capistrano, should it be removed from Statuary Hall.
OC Register: Carole Allen, a longtime Laguna Niguel resident, has a laundry list of accolades with bragging rights. …She added one more this March: 36th Senate District Woman of the Year, awarded by state Sen. Patricia Bates.
Carole Allen, a member of the Laguna Niguel Military Support Committee, has been named woman of the year by state Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel.
MemorialCare to continue study on hospital transformation
March 26, 2015
OC Register: The operator of San Clemente’s 73-bed community hospital announced Thursday that it will continue a feasibility study on replacing the hospital with a comprehensive outpatient facility to see whether it’s possible to maintain emergency services as part of the transformation.
U-T San Diego: More than 200 concerned parents attended a forum in Carlsbad Thursday night aimed at addressing the growing problem of students using social media to bully others and make threats.
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