JPAC AND ITS STATE JEWISH COALITION WELCOME ETHNIC STUDIES CURRICULUM BILL IN STATE LEGISLATURE   February 24, 2025 SACRAMENTO, CA – Below please find a statement from David Bocarsly, Executive Director of JPAC, on the introduction of Assembly Bill 1468 (AB 1468), a new bill introduced today in the Assembly to standardize the teaching of ethnic […]

Senator Stern Introduces CA Bill to Expand Holocaust and Genocide Education SB 472 Will Create a Grant Program to Help Schools Teach About the Holocaust and Other Genocides February 19, 2025 SACRAMENTO, CA – Amid rising division and hate incidents, Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) introduced SB 472 to promote empathy, understanding, and tolerance through […]

Governor Newsom Announces $80 Million in Funding for Nonprofit Security Grants January 10, 2025 SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released his January budget proposal. His $322 billion spending plan includes a modest surplus, markedly better than the two prior years of major budget deficits. The budget proposal includes $80 million to fund the state’s Nonprofit […]

JPAC Supports Proposition 3 and Proposition 4 on November Ballot   October 23, 2024 SACRAMENTO, CA — The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) is proud to support Proposition 3, cementing the right to same sex marriage in our constitution, and Proposition 4, the climate change bond. These are issues that are important to […]

JPAC Launches Inaugural Legislative Scorecard Seventy State Lawmakers Receive Perfect Score in JPAC’s First-Ever Legislative Scorecard, Highlighting Support for Bills to Counter Antisemitism in Aftermath of October 7th   October 22, 2024 SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) launched its first-ever Legislative Scorecard. Every year, JPAC asks California legislators […]

Governor Newsom Signs Major Campus Antisemitism & Holocaust Education Bills Into Law JPAC’s Top Priorities – AB 2925 (Friedman), SB 1287 (Glazer), and SB 1277 (Stern) – Will Take Effect January 1, 2025   September 28, 2024 SACRAMENTO, CA — This afternoon, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he was signing three of JPAC’s top priority […]