AB 125 Amended Upwards

$180 million added to bill Yesterday AB 125, a multi-billion dollar bond proposal creating an entirely new agriculture-related division in California's Public Resources Code, was amended in the Assembly's Agriculture Committee, increasing it by $180 million to a new total of $3,302,000,000. What next? Making it out of the Agriculture Committee where it was introduced … Continue reading AB 125 Amended Upwards →

AB 125 Grows Up

AB 125, a major agriculture bill, was introduced on December 18, 2020, as a placeholder, saying pretty much "more to follow." Recently it's got a lot of buzz, and there seemed to be a slew special interests plumping for their little bit of what would be a notable bond measure. Well, more is here. Yesterday, … Continue reading AB 125 Grows Up →

AB 125-Introduced

Yesterday, California Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) announced AB 125, a bill proposing a bond measure to support a variety of agriculture-related efforts. The grab-bag title is: The Equitable Economic Recovery, Healthy Food Access, Climate Resilient Farms and Worker Protection Bond Act. Right now the bill says, in its entirety: "It is the intent of the … Continue reading AB 125-Introduced →