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Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, said she was communicating with local, state and federal partners to navigate the developing fire.
“Safety is the top priority,” she said in a statement on Monday. “Please follow all evacuation orders and guidance from authorities. Thank you to every firefighter, emergency responder and public safety professional working around the clock to protect our community.”
"One of the most urgent needs across California is healthcare — and that starts with the ability to see a doctor," Addis said in a news release. "Through numerous committee hearings, I have fought to secure funding that invests in increasing the physician workforce on the Central Coast, and I am proud that we are delivering for California, especially at a time when H.R. 1 is rolling back healthcare in ways we have not seen before."
"In the last handful of years, you know, it's been devastating, the die-off of the monarchs, we've lost 95% in the last 35 years or so," San Luis Obispo County Assemblymember Dawn Addis told The Tribune.
After Dawn Addis, a Democrat from the small Central Coast city of Morro Bay, was first elected to the State Assembly in 2022, she led the creation of the Central Coast Legislative Caucus, a group of 11 elected officials from five counties (Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura) striving to reflect an actual region.
"We want to especially recognize the vision and advocacy of Assemblymember Dawn Addis, who was steadfast in securing these resources to expand behavioral health care," said CenCal Health CEO Marina Owen. "This is the first time CenCal Health has received pilot funding of this kind, made possible through the leadership of Toni Navarro and our county partnerships, as well as the opportunity to help inform the future direction of California’s behavioral health system."
Assembly Bill 1876, authored by District 30 Assembly Member Dawn Addis, would make it illegal for health insurance plans in California to deny coverage or benefits to someone based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
Nearly two years after Sunnyvale Councilmember Alysa Cisneros had to seek approval for parental leave from her fellow council members at a public meeting, a new bill, inspired by her experience and coverage of it by this news organization, aims to rewrite the family leave process for local elected officials, putting their privacy at the forefront.
The Family Friendly City Councils Act, introduced by state Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo) earlier this year, would require cities to establish a process for council members to notify the city they will be taking parental leave.
June 15, 2026 - SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), Chair of the Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health, has issued the following statement regarding the Legislature’s two-party budget proposal announcement:
"As Chair of the Assembly budget subcommittee No. 1 on Health, I am proud of the legislature’s budget proposal, which makes vital investments and restorations in healthcare," said Addis. "Vulnerable Californians depend on the healthcare system California has built and expanded. The legislatures proposal directly responds to billions in cuts from Trump’s H.R. 1 and repeated Republican attacks on healthcare with a responsible and stable plan. We are funding the programs that protects access to care for millions of Californians, including women, seniors, children, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and more. As we weather the largest federal rollback of healthcare in American history, California legislators stand with our people."
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"I'm proud to recognize Paradise Beach Grille as my 2026 'Small Business of the Year,'" Addis said in a statement.
A healthcare nondiscrimination bill authored by Central Coast Assembly Member Dawn Addis is moving forward in the state legislature.
The Fair Care for All act would "ensure that no individual is excluded from healthcare coverage or services based on a protected class," Addis said during a recent Senate health committee hearing.