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"It's very important that anyone inside the Capitol or outside the Capitol working in the Capitol is held to these high levels of ethics standards," Addis said. "I think it's just particularly salient with what we're seeing in the national news with Epstein, with the Epstein class, and then with all of those who are in Congress right now or running for Congress right now."
Assemblymember Dawn Addis has sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to declare an emergency in Monterey County over two fires that have burned more than 26,000 acres as of Friday morning.
"Local communities and our democracy as whole thrives when parents serve in elected office," she said. "But for far too long, barriers have made it harder for expectant and new parents to do so."
"For far too long, survivors have been silenced while watching their abusers seek public office and positions of power," said Addis. "AB 2691, a first-in-the nation policy, is about protecting and honoring survivors by permanently banning those who commit egregious felonies of sexual assault from running for office in California."
"Since my time in the Legislature, I have worked non-stop to ensure San Luis Obispo County residents' voices are at the table," she said in the news release. "It is crucial that PG&E fulfill its responsibility to our community by restoring critical funding that was missing from the 2025–2030 extension of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operations."
Panetta and Assemblymember Dawn Addis spoke about regional emergency-response cooperation and referenced the Timber Fire near Big Sur as an example of the need for regional training resources.
"Programs like Meals That Connect reminds us that caring for our seniors is both a responsibility and a reflection of our values," said Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) at a recent anniversary celebration. "Their work helps older adults remain independent in their own homes while giving families the peace of mind that someone is checking in and looking out for their loved ones. It's an invaluable service that strengthens our communities, and one we're fortunate to have here in our County."
"We're seeing the Trump administration really try to get at people's personal records through the subpoena process," Addis said. "And then there's really no guardrails in terms of selling data or using that data for AI training."
“The reality is that we're in a very hard time, and next year it’s going to be a very hard time as well.”
The panel also included Assemblymember Dawn Addis, who chairs her chamber's health budget subcommittee. Addis said she would "absolutely" ask Xavier Becerra, who is widely expected to be elected governor in November and served as the health and human services secretary in the Biden administration, to reverse Newsom's cuts.