Newsom Proposes to Abandon Paradise Recovery Effort - Press Release
New State Budget Cuts Funding to Town’s Water District While unveiling his revised budget Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom turned his back on fire victims and the struggling Town of Paradise.   The Governor’s May Revise budget claws back $7.3 million in funding that was approved in last year’s budget to help keep the Paradise Irrigation District (PID) financially stable after its customer base was decimated in the 2018 Camp Fire. Without this promised funding, the ability to provide water to Town residents is now in question. “It’s beyond the pale - taking funds from Camp Fire recovery.  …
Gallagher Introduces Legislation to Combat Homelessness - Press Release
SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) introduced new legislation to allow adjacent counties to establish joint multidisciplinary personnel teams (MDTs) to combat homelessness. “We must allow and encourage counties to work more effectively to address homelessness by permitting information sharing on their homeless populations. Homelessness does not occur in a one-county vacuum, and counties must be able to work together to provide essential services,” said Assemblyman Gallagher. MDTs are a proven tool that allow teams from a variety of disciplines to coordinate their…