SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) announced that his bill, Assembly Bill 253 – the California Residential Private Permitting Review Act – has passed the Legislature and is now on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Sacramento — This year, I introduced AB 446 to stop companies from charging higher prices based on personal information collected through surveillance technology. Unfortunately, misinformation from the opposition and amendments imposed by the Senate Appropriations Committee have weakened the bill to the point where I am not comfortable advancing it this year.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Chris Ward (D–San Diego), joined by legislative leaders and civil rights advocates, held a press conference at the California State Capitol to unveil AB 322, the California Location Privacy Act.
SAN DIEGO — At a press conference this morning in San Diego, Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) joined local leaders, consumer advocates, and labor groups to renew calls for a ban on “surveillance pricing”—a practice where companies secretly use personal data to charge different prices for the same product.
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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) had his Surveillance Pricing Protection Act (AB 446) pass out of the Assembly and onto the Senate.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas announced the appointment of Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward (D-San Diego) as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology for the 2025–2026 Legislative Session.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – On Tuesday the California State Assembly passed AB 253, a key measure to accelerate home construction by streamlining the post-entitlement permitting process.
