Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – The California Legislature passed the 2026-27 State Budget, Assembly Bill (AB) 109. Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley), a member of the Assembly’s Committee on Budget, issued the following statement upon passage of the Budget Act of 2026:

“Today we passed a budget that puts people first; despite Donald Trump’s devastating federal cuts to our social safety net programs...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley), Robert Garcia (D-Rancho Cucamonga), and Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood), stood with California’s public hospital system administrators, doctors, nurses, and workers at the State Capitol to urge a $500 million state budget investment to stabilize operations at California’s 17 public hospital systems facing $3 billion in losses yearly as a...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) and Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) joined Assemblymembers and Senators, as well as IHSS recipients, providers, and members of United Domestic Workers (UDW), to uniformly reject cuts to California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program that serves 905,000 vulnerable seniors, children, and people with disabilities with basic needs...

SACRAMENTO – All six bills authored by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) in his Support California Foster Kids Bill Package introduced two months ago today to expand supports for foster youth and their families passed Assembly policy committees this week.

Assemblymember Ahrens shared, “As someone who personally faced homelessness, hunger, and relied on state support growing up, I am...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) stood with former foster kids, families, advocates, workers, and foster youth serving organizations in Sacramento today to announce a package of six new Assembly bills to expand support for 60,000 foster youth and their families throughout California.

Assemblymember Ahrens shared, “I am deeply proud to introduce this package of...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1831 (bill fact sheet) to impose reasonable parameters on the compensation of California State University (CSU) administrators, managers, and contractors. AB 1831 establishes a salary cap for all CSU administrators, managers, and contractors not to exceed 125% percent of the salary of the...

“Renée Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti: the names of two innocent and peaceful Americans killed by United States’ ICE agents that will never ever be forgotten.

For the second time in January of 2026, a fellow American was unjustly gunned down by agents of the federal government in the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Public servants in the United States swear an oath to uphold the...

Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Issues Statement on Outrageous CSU Executive Pay Increases Amid Budget Shortfalls

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) issued a statement responding the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees approval of pay increases for CSU Campus President’s salaries, most of whom are already paid more than the President of the United States:

Ass...

SACRAMENTO, CA — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens’ (D-Silicon Valley) legislation Assembly Bill (AB) 243 which will reduce barriers to our higher education institutions for youth who are involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare systems.

Assemblymember Ahrens said, “I am proud to help break down bureaucratic barriers so that students can pursue their...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom today announced signing Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens’ Assembly Bill (AB) 461 to repeal Section 270.1 of the California Penal Code and decriminalize truancy. Until this bill becomes law, Section 270.1 makes a parent or guardian of a student who is chronically truant guilty of a misdemeanor which includes punishment with a fine of up to $2,000 and imprisonment...