ABC30 | September 14, 2021 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Joined by survivors as well as Fresno’s mayor and police chief, Assemblymember Jim Patterson called on the governor to sign a bill that would allow human trafficking survivors to have their records…

OPINION BY RYAN TOWNSEND | September 28, 2021 I applaud Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) and the California Legislature for passing Assembly Bill 262. The bill, signed into law late last week by Gov. Newsom, provides important relief for human trafficking survivors…

KMPH | September 27, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (FOX26) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into legislation Monday a new bill that aims to provide more support for those within the state’s foster care system.   READ MORE

KSEE24 September 23, 2021 TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KGPE) – Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Tulare County Thursday touring the KNP Complex along with signing Assemblyman Jim Patterson’s bill regarding landowner’s defensible space and fees. READ MORE

Complaints of the Employment Development Department’s website going down over the weekend renewed concerns about the department’s management of the pandemic-caused unemployment crisis. Our ABC stations across California have received multiple reports from viewers that the EDD’s website was either…