Catherine Blakespear

Earlier this week, I toured the Tijuana River Valley and saw one of the most serious pollution disasters in the entire country. I witnessed open sewage flowing toward the ocean from Mexico and heard from residents who are breathing polluted air every day.

As Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, I will keep pushing for urgent action, upstream investment, and accountability from every level of government. No community in California should have to live with this.

The goats are back! These hardworking animals are helping us reduce fire risk by clearing the under-story around our home. Watching them move through the brush is both practical and oddly calming.

Fire prevention isn’t just big projects and state plans. Sometimes it’s everyday steps in our own communities that make a real difference. Grateful for these little helpers and the work they do to keep our homes safer.