Assemblymember Steve Bennett

With the incoming, renewing rain, we wish you a celebratory Indigenous Peoples' Day. Today and every day, let's honor the Indigenous people, past, present, and future, who continue to carry their diverse, beautiful cultures forward and steward the lands on which we live.

Wishing a blessed Yom Kippur to all who observe. May this day be enlightening and meaningful.

California's Statewide Special Election is taking place on Nov. 4, 2025. You must register to vote by Oct. 21, 2025 to be eligible for the election. Check your registration, voting location, and more at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.

It was a joy to celebrate the new YMCA Satellite Program Center in Ventura! We are looking forward to seeing this space expand the Y's programs and capacity to meet their growing demand.

Calling all Santa Clara Valley residents: SoCal Edison is giving a presentation and hosting a Q&A on staying informed and prepared for Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). Use the QR code or this link to register: forms.monday.com/forms/eb9d50... #WildfireSafety #BePrepared #StayReady #VenturaCounty

CAUSE's Raising Justice event has been a central gathering space for their diverse and dedicated supporters. It was great to catch up with old friends and make new ones who also believe in CAUSE's mission to build grassroots power across the Central Coast for socio-economic & enviro justice.

bird watching, and energizing music to carry us through the day. Over 123 volunteers collectively removed 3,000 pounds of trash! This event is always one our office looks forward to every year. #VenturaCounty #CA #CALeg #GetOutside #CoastalCleanupDay #cleanwater

It was another incredibly successful Coastal Cleanup Day with Coastal Keepers and Oxnard City Corps! Thanks to Marianne & Robyn, MERITO Foundation, Wildscape Restoration, DJ Samurai Eddy, and Mariachi Inlakech, there was a Chumash welcome ceremony, seed planting, invasive plant removal,...

We are excited to see the partnership between the Zoo and CSUCI continue to grow.

What an inspiring afternoon at the Santa Barbara Zoo's "Roaring Ahead" luncheon! It was great to hear from Charles Hopper, Dr. Jennifer Perry, and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse about the Zoo's mission to connect people with animals and inspire a passion for conservation.

On this Erev Rosh Hashanah, we wish you a Happy New Year surrounded by loved ones. Shana tova!

It was truly incredible to hear Dolores Huerta herself give remarks, alongside our local elected officials, and community leaders, in celebration of this milestone for our community.

We're thinking of this special moment. Congratulations to CEDC on the opening of #DoloresHuerta Gardens! This 58-unit #affordable #housing development will provide safe, sustainable homes for farmworkers and unhoused veterans in #VenturaCounty.

Find more info, here: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa...

In partnership with Sen. Umberg and Asm. Berman, we are proud to deliver one of three bills targeting out-of-state puppy mills flooding the state with commercially bred animals. This legislative package is heading to the Governor's Desk!

Don't miss out on #California's largest volunteer event! Join Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday, Sept. 20 9am-12pm. Find your nearest cleanup site in Ventura County, here: www.vccoastcleanup.org

We will be at Ormond Lagoon. Navigate to 6271 Perkins Road, Oxnard, CA 93033 on your map app of choice.

See our full list of 2025 bills, here: a38.asmdc.org/2025-legisla...

This legislative session, we sent a strong and diverse package of bills to the Governor's desk. Here are a few highlights:

"And it is a mission that grows more important with each passing year, as a new generation grows up with no memory of 9/11."

"The 9/11 Memorial & Museum honors every victim’s life and recognizes the selfless courage of the first responders, recovery workers, and volunteers who rushed to help on that horrific day. Its mission – never forget – is one that many of us carry deep in our hearts."

"New Yorkers and Americans as a whole showed an incredible spirit of bravery, compassion, and unity that was instrumental in our collective recovery."

Two individuals hugging next to the 9/11 Memorial

We will never forget.
From 9/11 Memorial:
"Today marks 24 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. On that devastating day, and in the difficult weeks and months that followed,..."

We must continue to condemn all violence and work towards a society where all feel safe.

The normalization and prevalence of gun violence has claimed today more victims on U.S. soil. From two campuses in Colorado and Utah, we mourn for lives taken too early, and think of their grieving families they leave behind...

Join California's largest annual volunteer event on Saturday, Sept. 20 to clean up our public beaches and waterways! Go to a38.asmdc.org/event/202509... to RSVP and get more info. #CoastalCleanupDay #GiveBack #GetOutside #cleanwater

In two weeks, we give back to our public lands and ocean! 🌎 Bring your friends, family, a water bottle, sun protection, and closed-toed shoes to Ormond Lagoon, at the end of Perkins Rd.

Saturday, Sept. 20. 9 AM - 12 PM

Head to a38.asmdc.org/event/202509... for more info.
#CoastalCleanupDay

Read the bill text and find more info, here: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVo...

Current law requires city and county clerks to publish a list of the public officials who file Statements of Economic Interest (aka Form 700s). However, this does not apply to board members of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies. AB 293 addressing this oversight passed the Senate Floor yesterday!

Native to California, this evergreen plant produces edible fruit and grows in coastal and inland foothills. Learn more about the plant, here: calscape.org/Arctostaphyl...

We're thrilled to send our bill, AB 581, to the Governor's desk! Brought to us by local environmental nonprofit @lpforestwatch, AB 581 would establish the resilient and fire-germinated Big-Berry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) as the state shrub.