Assemblymember Juan Alanis’ bill to provide additional resources and equipment to jurisdictions identified with high levels of cargo theft, through the California Organized Retail Crime Task Force, was signed into law by Governor Newsom on Friday. The bill went into…

A number of current legislators from the Central Valley will be in attendance: Sen. Anna Caballero (D–Merced), Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D–Bakersfield), Sen. Shannon Grove (R– Bakersfield), Asm Carlos Villapudua (D–Stockton), Asm. Devon Mathis (R–Visalia), Asm. Esmeralda Soria (D–Fresno) and Asm.…

A town hall meeting held by state Assemblyman Juan Alanis in Ceres last week touched on the high cost of living affecting Central Valley and California residents and what can be done to reverse the trend. But there was also…

Republican Assemblymember Juan Alanis, a former Stanislaus County sheriff’s sergeant, and San Ramon Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a women’s rights advocate, may not have a lot in common.  But last week they stood on the floor of the California Assembly and persuaded their…

Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R-Modesto), the lone republican, highlighted his bill. “The retail theft issues we are talking about did not appear overnight and are not going to be solved overnight. I am proud to be co-authoring several bills in this package today…