Welcome!
Dear Constituents:
I am honored to represent Assembly District 14, the East Bay area.
I hope that this website is informative and encourages you to participate in the legislative process. You will find information on current legislation and our district. You may request services and share your thoughts and concerns. I've also provided many useful links to community and state services.
As your voice in Sacramento, I will work enthusiastically on your behalf. Because my major interests are education, the environment, health and the economy, I am pleased to be serving on the Education, Natural Resources, Health and Housing and Community Development Committees.
My staff and I are committed to helping you in every way we can. I appreciate your suggestions and invite you to contact me to share your opinions.
Sincerely,
News & Events
A Message from Assemblywoman Hancock
about the State Budget
It was very difficult to vote on the State Budget 2008-09 proposals that did not reflect my interest in fully funding K-12 education, health care for children and families, and other basic needs of the people of California. However, given the hurt and pain in the community by not having a new budget in place for child care and health care workers, community fire and police services, and college students desperately in need of their Cal Grants, I reluctantly supported the budget and a number of the trailer bills which enable implementation of the budget provisions.
The passage of this budget, with no permanent revenue increases, by no means solves California’s fiscal crisis and we will face the affects of our underlining structural deficit when we return to session later this year. However, until we have real budget reform that lowers the vote threshold required to pass a budget in California, we will continue to have problems passing an on-time and responsible budget. The annual budget gridlock is directly linked to an arcane rule, dating back to 1933, that requires a two-thirds vote by the legislature to send the Governor a budget. For more, click here
Protecting California From Oil Spills
(Sacramento) - San Francisco Bay Area Assembly Democrats have a package of legislation moving through the capitol designed to reduce the chances of oil spills, improve the response if there is an oil spill and restore the damage to the environment caused by any oil spills. The package of nine bills also has the support of lawmakers from Southern California coastal areas and inland areas because oil spills are not just a San Francisco Bay Area problem. Here’s more on the Assembly Democrat’s Oil Spill Prevention, Response and Restoration package in this Assembly Web Report.
California's Fiscal Emergency
Your Budget - Your Values
Assemblymember Loni Hancock encourages everyone to take action now on California’s budget by visiting Assembly Democrats’ website at www.adc.asm.ca.gov/issues/budget.
WEB REPORT: Assembly Democrats Introduce Legislative Package to Protect San Francisco Bay
(Sacramento) – San Francisco Bay Area Assembly Democrats have introduced a package of legislative measures in the wake of the recent oil spill that marred San Francisco Bay. As we learn in this Assembly Web Report the series of legislative solutions will reduce the threat of any future oil spills, improve the response and clean up efforts if an oil spill occurs and will protect San Francisco Bay from potentially dangerous cargo moving though the Bay. Additional information on the Assembly Democrat’s oil spill related legislation can be found here.