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Statement on Governor Newsom’s Proposed 2021-22 Budget

Friday, January 8, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) today issued the following statement on Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 budget proposal:

“As our State begins its economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m encouraged by the Governor’s priorities and proposed investments to support Californians hardest hit by its impacts. This year’s budget, necessarily, looks very different from last year’s – and helping working families recover from the pandemic must be the lens through which all decisions are made.

Small Business Q&A with Mark Herbert

Friday, April 17, 2020

COVID-19 Town Hall with Dr. John Swartzberg

Friday, April 10, 2020

Dr. John Swartzberg, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health, joined me on Facebook Live April 10

COVID-19 Tele-Town Hall

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

On Tuesday, April 7, Supervisor John Gioia and I convened a discussion with Contra Costa County Health Officials about the nature of the COVID-19 virus, the steps state and local health officials are taking to mitigate its spread, and strategies for enlarging medical care capacity. Together we answered county residents’ important health questions, and surfaced a range of additional questions and topics to address in upcoming Town Halls.

Listen to a recording of the town hall:

Joint Statement by Senator Skinner, Assemblymembers Bonta, Wicks on Six-County Bay Area Stay-at-Home Order

Monday, March 16, 2020

Oakland – Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Assemblymembers Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) issued the following joint statement on the six-county Bay Area Stay-at-Home order:

“During these unprecedented times, it is important that we take care of one another and make decisions that are in the best interest of public health.