Assemblyman Jim Patterson has re-introduced Gavin’s Law (AB 1067) to close a disturbing loophole in the Vehicle Code that inadvertently encourages drivers, especially those who may be under the influence, to flee the scene of an accident rather than stay…
SACRAMENTO –The latest project update released today by the California High-Speed Rail Authority shows that the cost for the segment currently under-construction between Madera and an almond orchard in Shafter has gone up 27 percent since last year to $3.8…
SACRAMENTO – A statewide pilot project to fund local efforts by education, health, and law enforcement leaders to educate, prevent, and investigate fentanyl-related overdoses was awarded five million dollars in Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget released Monday. Assemblyman Jim Patterson requested…
Expect a lot of debate over how California should respond to the state’s mounting fentanyl epidemic when state lawmakers return to Sacramento early next year. Bills dealing with the super-powerful synthetic opioid are already piling up, many of them focused on youth…
SONORA — Before being sworn in to the California State Assembly Monday, the Mother Lode’s new Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) was already at work introducing a new bill. READ MORE