California state Sen. John Laird visits the future location of the Welcome Home Village transitional housing project in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Joan Lynch jlynch@thetribunenews.com ...

A $25 million grant to cash-strapped hospitals became law less than a week after it was introduced — so fast that it caught some hospitals, their advocates, and even some lawmakers, off guard.

California Senate leadership has appointed Sen. John Laird chair of the influential Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee for the remainder of the 2025-26 legislative session, according to a media ...

Four candidates are vying for the State Senate seat in District 17, including Maria Cadenas, John Laird, John Nevill and Vicki Nohrden. State Senator Bill Monning will term out of the seat next ...

SANTA CRUZ — California state Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, announced Tuesday that he is running for re-election to represent the 17th District, which includes Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz ...

WATSONVILLE — With the ink barely dry on a vote in the state Senate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed SB 418, according to a release from the office of Sen. John Laird. SB 418, authored ...

SANTA CRUZ — John Laird, a veteran politician and noted environmentalist who served as state secretary for natural resources under Gov. Jerry Brown, is again setting his sights on the state Senate. A ...

(KSBW/KSBY) - Four candidates are vying for the State Senate seat in District 17, including Maria Cadenas, John Laird, John Nevill and Vicki Nohrden. State Senator Bill Monning will term out of the ...