First in the Nation Ban on Plastic Microbeads in Personal Products Passes Senate Committee
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 823 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee with 7-0 votes.
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Assemblymember Boerner Recognizes San Diego Botanic Garden for California Nonprofits Day
SACRAMENTO, CA. — San Diego Botanic Garden (the Garden) was recognized as the 77th Assembly District’s 2025 Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas).
San Diego State & County Leaders Unite to Crack Down on Child Sex Trafficking
SACRAMENTO, CA. — Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 379, authored by Assemblymembers Nick Schultz, Stephanie Nguyen, Maggy Krell, and many more, passed the Assembly Floor with bipartisan support. This bill would strengthen the penalties for adults who solicit a minor for sex and establish a state grant program for survivors of human trafficking.
Assemblymember Boerner Broadband Internet Affordability Bill Advances
SACRAMENTO, CA. — Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 353 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) passed the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee. AB 353 would require internet service providers operating in California to offer affordable home internet to eligible California residents.
California $15 Low-Income Internet Bill Gets a Hearing
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2025 – The California Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance will hear testimony April 30 on a bill that would require internet service providers to offer a low-cost broadband option to qualifying low-income households.
The bill’s author, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, D-Encinitas, also serves as chair of the committee that will preside over the hearing.
California Democrat Releases $15 Internet Affordability Bill
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Following in New York’s footsteps, a California lawmaker was one step closer to advancing a sweeping legislative mandate to cap monthly internet bills at $15 for qualifying low-income households.
Assemblymember Boerner Honors San Diego Women for International Women’s Day
DEL MAR, CA. — Today, as part of her annual Women of Impact ceremony, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) recognizes 11 women from the 77th Assembly District in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. This ceremony recognizes the contributions of local women.
California Lawmaker Moves to Cap Broadband Prices
After Supreme Court upholds New York’s $15 Internet law, Tasha Boerner said she ‘looks forward to sharing her legislation soon.'
Feb. 27, 2025 – Now that the Supreme Court has once again declined to hear the broadband industry’s challenge to New York’s $15 Internet law, California Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, D-Encinitas, said Wednesday she was ready to move on legislation to establish a similar broadband affordability mandate in California.
California Moves to Ban Toxic Plastic Microbeads in Cleaning Products and Coatings
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) introduced new legislation to ban plastic microbeads in cleaning products, leave-on cosmetics, and paints, targeting a persistent source of toxic microplastic pollution.
Outstanding Local High School Students Honored at Encinitas Chamber of Commerce’s February Rising Star of the Month Program
The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce held its fifth Rising Star of the Month event for the 2024-25 school year on Feb. 5. The Chamber again partnered with MiraCosta College’s San Elijo campus which hosts and sponsors the monthly breakfasts honoring exceptional seniors from the local high schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD).
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