Press Releases

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens’ (D-Silicon Valley) legislation to reduce barriers to our higher education institutions for youth who are involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare systems passed its final legislative hurdle today and now moves to the Governor’s desk for consideration of his signature.

Assembly Bill (AB) 243 will require higher education institutions to accept...

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California State Legislature passed Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens’ Assembly Bill (AB) 461 which will repeal Section 270.1 of the California Penal Code and decriminalize truancy if it is signed into law by the Governor. Section 270.1 makes a parent or guardian of a student who is chronically truant guilty of a misdemeanor and includes punishment with a fine of up to $2,000 and...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1314 authored by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) to reduce bureaucratic barriers to housing homeless foster youth by standardizing transitional housing contracts.

Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens said, “As someone who firsthand experienced homelessness, I am deeply appreciative to my colleagues for...

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California State Assembly today voted in concurrence and passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1326 authored by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) sending the bill to the Governor’s desk. If signed into law, AB 1326 will help protect individual Californian’s and the public’s health by enshrining the right to wear a health mask in public places.

Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens...

SAN JOSE, CA — Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) announced honoring Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) with their Gordon N. Chan Leadership Award at their newly launched Back-to-School Summer Health Fair.

The Health Fair, which is open to the general public, is Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M., at the AACI Community Health Center located at: 2400 Moorpark...

CUPERTINO— Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) issued the following statement condemning Republicans in Congress and Donald Trump for defunding Planned Parenthood in the federal budget resulting in the announced closure of five Planned Parenthood Mar Monte health clinics in Northern California:

Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens said, “I stand with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte and mourn the...

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) issued the following statement upon passage of the Budget Act of 2025:

Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens said, “We are facing increasingly challenging times for California’s economy and budget as a result of President Trump’s damaging and nonsensical tariff war with the world, and his MAGA extremist enablers in Congress that continue their...

---

 

Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) said: "I stand with United States Senator Alex Padilla and demand President Donald Trump and his administration follow the U.S. Constitution and respect separation of powers. Senator Padilla was assaulted by federal law enforcement while doing his job, representing California, seeking answers to why this increasingly authoritarian federal...

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) has selected the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) as the 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year for Assembly District 26. Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens said, “As a proud graduate of their Civic Leadership Program, I am honored to recognize the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute as the District 26 Nonprofit of the Year for their deeply impactful work building a pipeline of civic and political leaders. California’s greatest strength is found in our many diverse communities that create a mosaic of people with innovative ideas to power the 4th largest economy on the planet, but our growth relies on continuing to unlock this potential through empowerment of our many communities. I am grateful for APALI’s continued work to develop civic-minded leaders and that is why I am so proud to recognize their organization and founder Dr. Michael Chang for this transformative work.”

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley), Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas), and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) held a press conference with concerned colleagues, parents, teachers, and advocates to announce a bipartisan letter from the California Legislature signed by more than 3/4ths of the legislature to the California Congressional Delegation to urge support for Head Start programs that serve 85,000 California kids and families annually.