"President Trump shared a sickening video using a distinctly racist trope to portray former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. No clever framing or political spin can soften what this is. It is racism. plain, ugly, and intentional. And to do it during Black History Month makes it even more insensitive and unconscionable.
SACRAMENTO —Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) released the following letter directed to United State Senators amid Senate consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
The letter has gained support by a growing number of colleagues in both the Assembly and Senate following recent fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis.
"ICE agents are out of control at the behest of a rogue president bent on terrorizing the American public. In recent weeks in Minneapolis, two people have been murdered, and now a five-year-old child has been detained - all by ICE. Our neighbors shouldn't live in fear of their own government. It's time for training, transparency, and accountability."
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), announced the advancement of legislation that bolsters California's privacy framework to protect student data and close loopholes that allow sensitive personal information to be collected, shared, or monetized without safeguards.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), reacted to today's announcement that the Regent Slide portion of Highway 1 in Big Sur will reopen at noon today following nearly two years of closure:
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), released the following statement following President Trump's proposed funding freeze for sanctuary states.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), released the following statement following the release of Governor Gavin Newsom's budget proposal:
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), released the following statement following Governor Gavin Newsom's final State of the State address:
"Governor Newsom's State of the State made clear that California moves forward by investing in people through education, public safety, and career pathways that support working families.
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) introduced her second bill of the 2026 legislative session this week to safeguard California's democratic rule in response to national rhetoric around a potential third term for the President of the United States.
SACRAMENTO– Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), joined by members of the legislature, the Central Coast Legislature Caucus, and community advocates, hosted a press conference at the California State Capitol in opposition to the Trump Administration's offshore oil drilling proposal.