Dear Neighbor, I wanted to reach out with some important updates from the state and local level. Last week was the House of Origin deadline, when bills must pass out of their house of origin in order to move forward in the legislative process. The Assembly and Senate voted on roughly 950 bills, of...

Dear Neighbor, Significant progress has been made towards containing and cleaning up the oil spill that originated off the coast of Orange County. Here are the facts: More than 1,600 people are conducting response operations; 5,544 gallons of crude oil have been recovered by vessel; Approximately...

A Message from Pat Dear Neighbor, The California Legislature ended the 2021 regular session on September 10 and will reconvene in January. The Governor has until October 10 to decide whether to sign or veto more than 700 bills on his desk. Some bills of significance did not make it to the Governor...

A Message from Pat Dear Neighbor, On Memorial Day, we pay our respects to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have died while serving our nation. While the holiday weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer vacation season, we must never lose sight of what the day actually means. Whether...

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