Volume 40 No. 3 | Thursday, April 2, 2026
WESTSIDESTORY NEWSPAPER
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026
California Women's, Black Caucuses Unveil
2026 Legislative Package Focused on Families and Equity uity.
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media a 2026 legislative package aimed at advancing family-centered economic and social equity. The package focuses on uplifting women, care- givers and survivors of violence, while address- ing economic disparities, strengthening social safety nets and expanding access to health care. Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), a CLBC member, emphasized the critical role of women lawmakers in shaping policies that support families. She introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2434, which aims to increase transpar- ency and protect the rights of families visiting incarcerated individuals in California.
"Women in this legislature and across this state are the ones who hold things together,” Bonta said. "We show up, and we do our work even when the system falls short."
The legislative package is organized around six core pillars: affordability; child care and education; public safety and gender-based vio- lence; health care access; support for vulnerable communities; and workplace and economic eq
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On March 25, members of the California ration with the California Legislative Wom- Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), in collabo- en's Caucus (LWC), stood in unity to present
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