Today, a joint statement was released from the following California State Senate leaders of environment-related committees, at the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), regarding the new Amazon oil investment auction in Ecuador.
California State Senators:
TIME100 Climate Recognizes Senator Allen for His Work in Climate Policy
Antalya, Türkiye – In their recently released TIME100 Climate List, celebrating 100 climate leaders from around the world, TIME Magazine recognized Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) as a top climate advocate for his work in the California State Senate over the past 12 years.
SB 1209 (Allen) Penalizes Insurers for Not Correcting Identified Business Problems
SACRAMENTO – California’s Department of Insurance (CDI), and policyholders across the state, will soon benefit from stronger enforcement tools that will require insurers to correct business practices that are harming consumers.
SACRAMENTO – Beginning on January 1, South Bay cities will have expanded tools to finance workforce housing through their regional housing trust under SB 799, a new law authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
SB 894 (Allen) establishes low-interest loans for fire resilience upgrades
SACRAMENTO – In the face of a difficult insurance market, SB 1301, authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades), was recently signed into law to help more Californians at risk of losing their coverage on the private market.
SACRAMENTO – On Thursday, SB 766, also known as the CA CARS Act (Allen, 2025), takes effect to provide car shoppers in California with some of the strongest consumer protections in the nation, saving time, money, and lives.
SACRAMENTO – California’s film and television industry, which has seen promising production numbers over the past year, received two additional lines of support that will establish a new tax credit to support jobs in post-production and stabilize the recently modernized Film & TV Tax Credit Program.
