SACRAMENTO – Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) are proud to announce that their measure, Senate Bill 931...
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Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) were the ones behind the initiative, called SB 931. They picked Sept. 25 as...
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... Mayor Gerry Jensen and Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley to form an ad hoc committee to prepare a response. Though the commission's response agreed...
— Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) is proud to announce that her measure, Senate Bill 931, jointly authored with Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz)...
The bill is joint-authored by Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz. “Dolly Parton has a remarkable ability to bring people together, and her heart for...
The measure was jointly authored by Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz.... Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins to expand the Imagination Library...
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... John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, pose with a photo of Dolly Parton. The two... California. PHOTO: Sen. Grove's press office. The legendary singer...
... California State Legislature · John Laird. SACRAMENTO — The... Senate Bill 577 by John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) follows years of heated...
... California · Gavin Newsom · United States Senate · Republican Party... Senate Bill 577, authored by state Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, was...
Senate Bill 577 by John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) follows years of heated debate over the state law, which resulted in scores of lawsuits against...
As reported by the Santa Cruz Sentinel, in September 2025, Mayor Fred Keeley, Vice Mayor Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson and Councilmember Renee Golder...
... … but that moment has always stayed with me.” — Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, D-santa Cruz.
Reader's note: Mayor Fred Keeley is the first directly elected four-year mayor of the city of Santa Cruz. In the spirit of collaboration,...
But the outlet also spoke with John Laird, a Santa Cruz state senator, who said such a designation was not straightforward. “Of course, lifeguards...
State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) announced a new agreement on August 17 between the county and PG&E. The agreement, which mirrors...
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley, also in attendance at Tuesday's grand opening, took the opportunity to celebrate an old friend and colleague, and...

















