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IE Business Daily: State backs Eastvale’s efforts to get an exclusive ZIP code

As reported by IE Business Daily and featured on the City of Eastvale's July 2026 newsletter --- On June 15, the state legislature unanimously approved a Senate Joint Resolution sponsored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, asking Congress and President Trump to approve legislation that will give Eastvale an exclusive ZIP code.

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Capitol Weekly: Shaping AI’s effect on employment in California

Authored by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), SB 928 bans the California State University from replacing faculty with AI, while still allowing for its use. Cervantes said AI tools should support educators, not replace them.
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The Press-Enterprise: Driving between Hemet and Perris should get less dangerous when this roadwork’s done

A dedication ceremony took place Wednesday, June 24, for Ramona Expressway upgrades that are part of the parkway, a long-envisioned east-west link between Hemet and San Jacinto and western Riverside County.
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CalMatters: Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them

The nation’s largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI as a bill backed by a union of professors comes nearer to reaching the governor’s desk.
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The Press-Enterprise: Riverside’s La Sierra University graduation celebrates students’ accomplishments

With turns of tassels and words from a state senator, La Sierra University bid farewell to its class of 2026 on Sunday, June 14.
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CBS News Sacramento - Newsom signs bill restricting law enforcement access to California ballots

CBS News Sacramento reports on Senator Cervantes' Senate Bill 73, which is aimed at tightening election security rules ahead of the June 2 statewide primary; SB 73 was signed under an urgency clause by Governor Gavin Newsom May 27, 2026.
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ABC News 7 - Newsom signs bill to protect CA ballots, says Trump 'doesn't believe in free and fair elections'

ABC News 7 reports on Senator Cervantes' legislation, Senate Bill 73, which aims to shield California elections from federal interference.
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SF Chronicle - Newsom signs bill blocking ballot seizures ahead of California primary

Article from the San Francisco Chronicle regarding Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of Senator Sabrina Cervantes' Senate Bill 73 into law; this bill block the seizure of ballots ahead of the California primary election June 2nd.
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New York Times: California Tries to Block Trump Involvement in Election Procedures

Six days before the California primary, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation intended to safeguard elections after federal officials and local sheriffs took unusual steps in the last year to seize ballots from election offices.