Videos: Environment (most recent first)

Senator Simitian and Kathryn Phillips of Sierra Club California discuss state environmental policy and programs, including the California Environmental Quality Act.

Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) and John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources, discuss the state’s water situation, with special attention paid to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Senator Simitian presents his SB 1399 for a vote in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Commerce Committee. Richard Treanor, Sunnyvale homeowner, speaks on behalf of the bill. SB 1399 would make amendments to California's Solar Shade Act that would clarify and rationalize the rules for resolving disputes between neighbors about trees that shade solar panels.