Updates on Local Strategies and Resources: Monday marked the Legislature’s return to Sacramento amid our state’s ongoing response to the effects of COVID-19. Empowered with the unique stories of successes and failures experienced by our region, I look forward to working with my colleagues and with the Governor to ensure that the bills brought forward this year will be to the benefit of Californians hit hardest by the virus.

Updates on Statewide Strategies and Local Resources: In our statewide and community-wide efforts to respond to the evolving nature of COVID-19, the present circumstances have once again required that we shift our focus and reevaluate how we can ensure a safe and healthy environment for all. On Monday, Governor Newsom announced a series of closures to take effect across the state, with additional requirements for counties that have been placed on a monitoring list due to their rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and the subsequent rise in hospitalization rates, including Riverside County.