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The California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association (CACASA) honored Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) with its first-ever “Champions Award” during the organization’s Fall Conference held in Sacramento in October.

The deadline for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign bills has passed, and San Mateo County's state legislators are celebrating what they term a successful session of authoring bills to benefit constituents and the state as a whole. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill into law that is meant to curb the proliferation of untraceable firearms known as “ghost guns."

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that will ban the sale of tampons and other menstrual products in California that contain certain levels of potentially toxic chemicals.

A bill introduced by Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, could prohibit employers from compelling workers to use two weeks of paid vacation time before accessing paid family leave benefits.

As we face escalating and ever-more uncertain climate-change challenges with dire consequences, the need for adaptation and resilience now and for future generations cannot be overstated. A climate resilience bond being considered for the November 2024 general election by the state Legislature represents the chance for California voters to take action.

Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) recently introduced legislation — AB 1798 — that would mandate the state’s leading transportation agency to devise a plan for naturally removing the toxic tire particles, known as 6PPD-quinone, before they slip into waterways and kill fish. While the state has already asked the tire industry to develop alternatives for the chemicals in every tire sold in California, Papan’s plan seeks to clean up the pollution from the cars already on the road.