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Application Period Opens for $100 Million Hiring Tax Credit for Small Businesses

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has begun accepting applications for the Main Street Hiring Tax Credit, also referred to as the Small Business Hiring Tax Credit, which was established through the approval of SB 1447 (Bradford, Caballero, and Cervantes).

Assemblymember Cervantes Honors Starting Over, Inc.

2020 Nonprofit of the Year
(SACRAMENTO) — Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) has selected Corona-based nonprofit, Starting Over, Inc. as the 60th Assembly District’s 2020 Nonprofit of the Year.

Governor Signs Cervantes Bill to Support California’s Just Transition to a Lower Carbon Economy

(SACRAMENTO) – During Climate Week, Assembly Bill 639 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 639 initiates a stakeholder process to engage those most affected by California’s transition to a lower carbon economy at California’s largest seaports. In signing this bill, Governor Newsom becomes the first California governor to squarely take on the issue of a just transition for California workers.

California Creates $100 Million Hiring Tax Credit for Small Businesses

SACRAMENTO ­– Today, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1447 into law. This bill, authored jointly by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), and Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona), expands California’s assistance programs for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing a new $100 million small businesses hiring tax credit program.

Cervantes and Family Welcome Triplets

(SACRAMENTO) – Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) became the first California legislator to give birth to triplets while serving in office when she gave birth to two boys and one girl last week. Assemblymember Cervantes issued the following statement:

Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes Delivers $15 Million for the Preservation of Jurupa Mountain

Jurupa Valley, CA – Today, Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) presented a $15 million dollar grant to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) on behalf of the State Natural Resources Agency. The grant was secured through the 2019-2020 State Budget and will be used to acquire habitat land for the preservation of native landscapes and wildlife in the Jurupa Mountain area in the City of Jurupa Valley.

Cervantes Bill to Strengthen Sexual Assault Policies on College Campuses Signed Into Law

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1000 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) into law. AB 1000 would require higher education institutions to review and update written procedures and protocols related to sexual assault and harassment each academic year in collaboration with sexual assault counselors and representatives of students, faculty, and staff.