Catherine Stefani

Rule Changes

Authored AB 2540 and AB 1696

Gavin Newsom leaves office in January. In his final months, he signed 15 new laws expanding abortion access and LGBTQ protections in California.

Updated Sep 28

Rule Changes

Active legislator

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on September 21 that raises penalties for participating in sideshows, the illegal street stunt events that have disrupted Bay Area intersections for years. The law, Assembly Bill 1588, was authored by San Francisco Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and sponsored by Mayor Daniel Lurie.

Updated Sep 21

Rule Changes

Secured $1.5 million in the state budget for DV legal services

San Franciscans voted in June 2022 to guarantee free lawyers to domestic violence survivors. More than four years later, the city still hadn't funded the promised legal services. Now the state is stepping in with $1.5 million to pay for it.

Updated Sep 17

Built World

Representing San Francisco in the State Assembly

A 97-year-old restaurant that anchored Fisherman's Wharf is now a public plaza with picnic tables, Bay-facing benches, and a beer garden. Mayor Daniel Lurie cut the ribbon Wednesday, calling the space "a new reason to return" to San Francisco's most tourist-heavy neighborhood.

Updated Sep 6