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Governor Signs Asm. Jim Wood’s Broadband Access Legislation

AB 2752 will shine a light on communities left behind by corporate broadband providers

SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2752, legislation authored by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) that would require the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to map local level data regarding broadband access, including addresses.

Governor Newsom Signs Budget Bill that Includes Assemblymember Jim Wood’s Health Care Priority

Creation of the new Office of Health Care Affordability

SACRAMENTO–Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed legislation that creates the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), Assemblymember Jim Wood’s (D-Healdsburg) top priority health care legislation.

The budget bill, AB 184, contains language creating OHCA. A previous budget bill provided the funding needed for implementation.

Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade

Assemblymember Jim Wood says "Today is a very dark day in America"

“Today is a very dark day in America,” said Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa). “A day when we should be celebrating our constitutional protections of privacy and a woman’s right to choose is clouded by a Supreme Court decision that eviscerates that federal protection and tragically opens up the possibility that other rights will be challenged in the future.

Governor Newsom Signs AB 2176 (Wood) to Accommodate Native American Cultural Tradition of Naming Newborns

Assemblymember James C. Ramos is Principal Coauthor

SACRAMENTO–Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 2176 by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), expanding the timeframe for Native American families to register the birth of a child. The new law will expand the timeframe for birth registration from 10 days to 21 days, honoring and accommodating the period of sacred ceremonial blessing and naming of the newborn.