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Joe in the News
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San Jose Mercury News:Aug 28, 2010
Green goal line in sight: 33 percent renewable electricity bill nearing key votes -
Sacramento Bee :Aug 24, 2010
Proposed kindergarten cutoff date would mean some California kids start school later -
San Jose Mercury News:Aug 24, 2010
Ban on sewage dumping along California coast to get federal teeth
Recent Press Releases
Legislation authored by State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) to streamline the state’s environmental review process without weakening essential protections has passed the Legislature. Senate Bill 1456 now moves to the Governor’s desk.
Aiming to give children a better chance to succeed from their first day in school, the California Legislature has approved Senate Bill 1381, the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 by State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto). The measure increases the minimum age for entering kindergarten from 5 years old by December 2 of the school year to 5 years old by September 1 of the school year. For children born between September 2 and December 2, a new Transitional Kindergarten would be established.
Legislation authored by State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) to curb “pension spiking” in the state’s two largest pension systems has passed the Legislature. Senate Bill 1425, which pertains to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, now moves to the Governor’s desk.



