SACRAMENTO, CA. — Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 87 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) with 54-0 votes on the Assembly Floor and is headed to the Governor’s desk. AB 87 would ensure that Density Bonus Law is used primarily on building residential units instead of high-rise hotels.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 823 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) passed the Senate Floor with 39-0 votes. AB 823 would ban the sale of plastic microbeads used as an abrasive in non-rinse-off personal care products and cleaning products by January 1, 2029.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 1286 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) passed the Assembly Floor with 59-0 votes.
A decade ago, California banned the sale of rinse-off products, like face scrubs and shampoos, containing plastic microbeads. Leave-on personal care and cleaning products were excluded.
But that could soon change if Assembly Bill 823 is signed into law.
The proposal, introduced earlier this year by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, D-Encinitas, has successfully been making its way through state Senate committees, following approval in June by the Assembly. The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing to consider the bill later this month.
SAN DIEGO, CA. — Today, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas), the Padres Foundation, the San Diego Unified School District, San Diego Youth Services, and Cox Communications joined together for a Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway at Dewey Elementary School to make sure students are ready for the 2025-2026 school year.
A donation drive at Dewey Elementary School is helping families stock up on school supplies and backpacks ahead of the upcoming school year.
By 2029, eyeshadows, nail polishes and other cosmetics that shimmer and shine from plastic glitter could be banned in California.
In the latest push to curb the prevalence of microplastics in the environment, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a first-in-the-nation bill that would ban the sale of personal care products that contain plastic glitter or plastic microbeads.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 823 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee with 7-0 votes.
