Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) today responded to the release of Governor Jerry Brown’s revised 2015-16 budget proposal : “I’m encouraged that the Governor’s revised budget seems consistent with my top budget priorities of protecting education, saving for a rainy day, and paying down the...

Assemblyman Bill Brough and Senator Patricia Bates today issued the following joint statement in response to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees referring their proposals to help preserve emergency care services at San Clemente Hospital for additional study. “We are disappointed that our...

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) will present her bill to create a felony penalty for convicted sex offenders who remove or disable their GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking device to the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, April 28, at 9 a.m., in State Capitol Room 3191. “Sex...

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), whose district includes Mission San Juan Capistrano that Father Junipero Serra founded, today issued the following statement after the State Senate approved Senate Joint Resolution 4 (Lara) that would remove Serra’s statue from the U.S. Capitol and replace...

Almost 200 residents of Carlsbad and surrounding North County communities descended upon the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa tonight to learn directly from Facebook staff, local educators, and law enforcement on how to stay safe online.