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SAN DIEGO, CA — Assemblymember Chris Ward (D–San Diego), joined by several local elected leaders, today condemned the harassment and intimidation of Somali childcare providers following reports that right-wing influencer Nick Shirley has been visiting providers’ homes, filming without consent, and spreading baseless and discredited allegations of fraud.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) introduced AB 1684, to increase access to home cooling systems amid rising temperatures. This bill, suggested by an AD 78 constituent, prohibits a California homeowners association from restricting in its governing documents the installation, use, or replacement of a cooling system. 

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California State Assembly today passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1406, a measure to address California’s severe shortage of for-sale housing by incentivizing condominium development.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Chris Ward (D–San Diego), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, & Tourism, today issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has formally voted to dissolve, ending nearly six decades of federal support for public media nationwide.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Chris Ward (D–San Diego) held a press conference Tuesday at the State Capitol to announce the introduction of AB 1542, new legislation to strengthen protections for sensitive personal data; continued efforts to advance AB 322, a two-year bill to ban the sale of geolocation data; and renewed momentum for AB 1337, a two-year bill current