Press Releases
May 15, 2008 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Hails CA Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
May 1, 2008 - Leno’s Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Flies off Assembly Floor, Lands Next in Senate
April 30, 2008 - Leno's Senior Housing Rent Control Measure Approved by Human Services Committee
April 24, 2008 - Leno Applauds Judge's Ruling to Stop Planned Spray in Santa Cruz County
April 23, 2008 - Leno, Ammiano & EQCA Shepherd "Harvey Milk Day" through State Legislature
April 21, 2008 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Launches 'Carbon Footprint' Public Information Campaign
April 17, 2008 - Leno, Goodwill Industries and Cole Hardware Celebrate 'Earth Day' by Sponsoring E-Waste Recycling Drop Off Events Across S.F.
April 15, 2008 - Leno's Apple Moth Spraying Bill Gets Critical Support from SF Board of Supes & Key Assembly Committee
April 7, 2008 - Leno Bills Protecting Children & Neighborhoods from Violence to be Heard in Public Safety Committee on Tuesday
April 4, 2008 - California Bicycle Coalition Honors Assemblyman Mark Leno as "Legislator of the Year"
March 25, 2008 - Leno Introduces California Clean Water Act with Grading System for Polluting Sewer Pipes
March 10, 2008 - Assemblyman Leno Names Judge Donna Hitchens as Woman of the Year for 2008
March 4, 2008 - Leno Comments on CA Supreme Court Hearing on Marriage Equality Today
March 4, 2008 - Leno Introduces Bill Requiring an EIR Prior to Any Spraying for Light Brown Apple Moth
February 22, 2008 - Bay Area Legislators Introduce Bills to Tackle Light Brown Apple Moth
February 13, 2008 - Leno Introduces Airline Passenger 'Bill of Rights' on Anniversary of Major Passenger Delays Last Year
February 7, 2008 - California Legislature Adopts Resolution Honoring Japanese American World War II Heroes
February 1, 2008 - Assemblyman Leno & EQCA to Introduce Bill Declaring "Harvey Milk Day" in California
January 24, 2008 - Leno to Introduce Medical Cannabis Patient Rights Bill in Wake of CA Supreme Court Decision in Ross v. Raging Wire
January 23, 2008 - Leno Hosts Free Health & Resource Fair for Bay Area’s Transgender Community
January 17, 2008 - Leno Lauds Agreement to Increase Affordable Housing at 55 Laguna Street
January 10, 2008 -Assemblyman Mark Leno Responds to Governor's Proposed Budget
January 8, 2008 - Assemblymember Mark Leno Response To Governor's State Of The State Address
January 4, 2008 - Assemblymember Mark Leno Discusses Hate Crimes Against LGBT Individuals in This Week’s Democratic Weekly Radio Address
2007
December 6, 2007 -Leno Announces Oil Spill Response Measure In Wake Of Cosco Busan Disaster
November 13, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Honored as California Public Parking Association's 'Legislator of the Year'
November 13, 2007 - Assemblymembers Mark Leno & Loni Hancock Call Emergency Oversight Hearing On The Oil Spill In San Francisco Bay
November 9, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Makes Statement on the Cosco Busan Oil Spill in the San Francisco Bay
November 1, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Holds Fourth Annual Young Women’s Conference
October 23, 2007 -Leno Hosts Assembly Select Committee on the Preservation of California's Entertainment Industry
October 12, 2007 - Science Magazine Commentary: Leno’s AB 706 Would Stop Cycle of Replacing One Toxic Fire Retardant with Another
October 12, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno Responds to Governor's Veto of Marriage Equality Bill
October 9, 2007 - Leno/Huffman Bill Giving Greater Protections to California's Coastline and Ocean Resources is Signed by the Governor
October 4, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Reaffirmed his Strong Support of Chinatown City College Campus
October 3, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Honored by Police Oversight Experts
October 3, 2007 - Leno/Huffman Measure Giving Greater Protections to California's Coastline and Ocean Resources Awaits Governor's Signature
September 21, 2007 - Leno/Maze Public Records Bill Awaits Governor's Action
September 17, 2007 - LGBT Community & Friends Rally on Tuesday to Urge Governor to Sign Leno’s Marriage Equality Bill
September 17, 2007 - Governor Can Help California Economy and Environment by Signing Industrial Hemp Farming Bill
September 7, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno’s Historic Marriage Equality Bill Passes the Senate and Heads to Governor’s Desk for the Second Time
August 29, 2007 - San Francisco Non-Profits Awarded Grant Funds for Important Historical and Cultural Projects
August 23, 2007 - Leno Bill Ending the Use of Toxic Fire Retardants Named in Honor of Fallen Firefighter Crystal Golden-Jefferson
August 15, 2007 - Study Links Thyroid Disease in Cats to Fire Retardants in Furniture
August 9, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno joins Mayor Newsom and District Attorney Harris to Announce Legislation Aimed at Protecting City Streets from Gun Violence
August 2, 2007 - Leno Hosts Free Career & Health Resources Fair
July 5, 2007 - Leno-DeVore Measure to Allow Farmers to Grow Industrial Hemp Wins Approval from Key Senate Committee
June 21, 2007 - CA State Assembly Unanimously Passes Resolution Urging Federal Shield Law
June 14, 2007 - Leno Recognized for Work on Behalf of Victims of Sexual Assault
June 7, 2007 - Leno’s California Healthy Places Act of 2007 Approved by Assembly
June 5, 2007 - Assembly Makes History Again, Approves Leno's Marriage Equality Legislation
June 5, 2007 - Leno & Huffman Bill Creating Smarter Coastal and Ocean Protection Policies Wins Assembly Approval as World Ocean Day Approaches
June 5, 2007 - Leno's 'Stronger Families for California' Act
June 4, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno Takes the "Food Stamp Challenge" to Live on a Food Budget of $21 This Week
June 4, 2007 - Leno's Foster Youth Higher Education Bill Moves on to the Senate
June 4, 2007 - Leno/Maze Measure to Bring the Public Records Act into the 21st Century Wins Assembly Approval
June 1, 2007 - Leno Measure Delaying PG&E’s Effort to Re-license Aging Nuclear Plant Wins Committee Approval
May 17, 2007 - Leno's Measure to Protect Parking Control Officers From Violent Attacks Approved by Assembly
May 11, 2007 - Leno-DeVore Measure to Allow Farmers to Grow Industrial Hemp Wins Assembly Approval
May 3, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Hosts Women’s Health Legislative Update
May 2, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno Names Guy's Flowers 2007 Small Business of the Year
May 1, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno, Author of "Complete Streets" Legislation, Helps Kick-Off "Bike Commute Month"
April 24, 2007 - Leno Joins Firefighters in Fighting Increased Cancer Rates Among Their Ranks
April 19, 2007 - Leno's 'Complete Streets Act of 2007' Rolls to Key Committee Victory
April 17, 2007 - 49ers Quarterback, Alex Smith and Assemblyman Mark Leno Move Foster Youth Higher Education Legislation Down the Field
April 10, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno's Marriage Equality Bill Approved by Assembly Judiciary Committee
April 10, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno' s Bill to Restrict Harmful Fire Retardants in Furniture and Bedding Passes First Legislative Hurdle
April 10, 2007 - Leno Measure to Help Families Access Food Stamps and Recover Millions in Lost Federal Dollars Passes First Hurdle in the Assembly
April 6, 2007 - Environmental Groups Salute Assemblyman Leno’s Commitment to the Environment
April 3, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno Heralds Release of Local Journalist
March 21, 2007 - Assemblymembers Leno & Berg Join with Congressional Leaders in Fight to Save Federal Food Program for Seniors
March 19, 2007 - Leno-DeVore Measure to Allow Farmers to Grow Industrial Hemp Gains Traction from Poll
March 9, 2007 - Leno: “Let the Sunshine In”
March 5, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno Names Gloria Bonilla as Woman of the Year
March 1, 2007 - Assemblymembers Mark Leno and Jared Huffman Introduce Legislation to Provide Greater Protections to California’s Coastline and Ocean Resources
February 28, 2007 - Leno Announces Doyle Drive Agreement with Caltrans
February 28, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Announces Major Fee Reduction for State Medical Marijuana ID Card
February 22, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Introduces Legislation to Ban Harmful Fire Retardants in Furniture and Bedding
January 10, 2007 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Issues Statement on the Release of Taser Device Marketed Toward Consumers
January 4, 2007 - Assemblyman Leno Issues Statement of Support for Medical Cannabis Patient
2006
December 1, 2006 - Assemblyman Mark Leno and Equality California to Introduce Marriage Equality Bill for 2007 on Monday
October 2, 2006 - Leno Measure To Protect LGBT Seniors Signed Into Law
October 2, 2006 - Leno Decries Runners’ No Show At Prop 83 Hearing Tomorrow
September 30, 2006 - Governor Signs Leno Bill To Expand Solar Power In San Francisco
September 12, 2006 - Speaker Appoints Assemblyman Leno As Next Assembly Appropriations Chair
August 31, 2006 - Leno Bill To Expand Solar Power In San Francisco Passed By The Legislature
August 31, 2006 - Leno Bill To Bring The Public Records Act Into The 21st Century Passes The Legislature
August 30, 2006 - Leno Measure To Protect LGBT Seniors Passes The Legislature
August 30, 2006 - Leno Bill To Bring Healthy Food To Neighborhood Stores Passes The Legislature
August 30, 2006 - Leno Leads Effort To Streamline HIV Test Counseling And Treat STDs
August 21, 2006 - Legislature Passes Leno-Devore Measure To Allow Farmers To Grow Industrial Hemp
August 16, 2006 - Leno-Devore Bill To Allow Farming Of Industrial Hemp Passes Senate
August 10, 2006 - Assemblyman Leno Expresses Support For Jailed Local Journalist And Constituent
July 26, 2006 - Washington Decision A "Stain Of Shame"
July 13, 2006 - Assemblyman Leno, Foster Youth And Their Advocates Announce Funding Boost For College-Bound Foster Youth
July 12, 2006 - Community Leaders Join Assemblyman Leno To Establish A San Francisco Home For LGBT Seniors
June 20, 2006 - Leno-Devore Bill To Permit Farming Of Industrial Hemp Passes Senate Public Safety Committee
June 1, 2006 - Leno Bill To Increase Public Access To Government Information Passes The Assembly Unanimously
May 31, 2006 - Leno Measure To Protect LGBT Seniors Passes Assembly With Unanimous Democratic Support
May 30, 2006 - Assemblyman Leno Presents Fior D' Italia With Small Business Of The Year Award
May 11, 2006 - Assemblyman Leno And Others Issue Statement On The National Security Agency's Collection Of Millions Of Americans Phone Records
April 28, 2006 - Assemblyman Leno Announces Innovative Bill To Bring Healthy Food To Neighborhood Stores
April 25, 2006 - Leno Bill To Expand S.F. Solar Power Generation Moves Forward In California Legislature
April 7, 2006 - Leno Introduces Measures To Help Foster Youth Succeed In School And In Life
April 7, 2006 - Assemblyman Leno Assembles First-Ever Gathering Of Small Businesses That Survived The 1906 Earthquake
March 20, 2006 - Assemblyman Leno Names San Franciscan Yvonne Lee As Woman Of The Year
January 31, 2006 - Leno-Cohn Bill To Increase Penalties For Sex Offenses And Create A Sex Offender Treatment Program Passes Off The Assembly Floor
January 27, 2006 - Assembly Approves Leno-Devore Bill To Permit Farming Of Industrial Hemp
January 9, 2006 - Leno Unveils Bill Giving Law Enforcement Effective Tools To Catch And Convict Sex Offenders And Keep Our Communities Safe
2005
October 26, 2005 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Receiving National Recognition For His Fight For Marriage Equality
October 14, 2005 - Assemblyman Leno Joins ‘Peace Mom,’ Cindy Sheehan In Urging The Governor To Bring The CA National Guard Home
September 29, 2005 - Assemblyman Leno Responds to Governor's Veto Of Marriage Equality Bill
September 6, 2005 - In Historic Fashion, Assembly Passes Leno's Marriage Equality Bill
September 1, 2005 - Senate Passes Assemblyman Mark Leno's Marriage Equality Bill In Historic Vote
May 23, 2005 - Assemblyman Leno's Statement On United Farm Workers' (UFW) Endorsement Of LGBT Marriage Equality
May 6, 2005 - "The People" Speak Out Against A Special Election
May 4, 2005 - Assemblyman Mark Leno To Host Educational Conference For At Risk Young Men
April 26, 2005 - Assembly Judiciary Committee Approves Leno’s Marriage Equality Bill
April 15, 2005 - Leno Bill Funds Arts In California
March 24, 2005 - Assemblyman Mark Leno And Treasurer Phil Angelides Join California For Democracy’s Grassroots Effort To Oppose Governor’s $70 Million Special Election
March 15, 2005 - Assemblyman Leno Names San Franciscan Lateefah Simon As Woman Of The Year
March 14, 2005 - Assemblyman Mark Leno’s Response To Judge Kramer’s Ruling In Favor Of Marriage Of Equality
March 11, 2005 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Fights To Protect Local Dungeness Crab Industry
February 24, 2005 - Assemblyman Leno Introduces Bill To Allow Hemp Farming In California
February 2, 2005 - Assemblymembers Mark Leno, Paul Koretz And Jackie Goldberg To Hold Town Hall To Examine Transgender Health Care Issues
January 13, 2005 - Assemblyman Mark Leno To Introduce Bill Monitoring And Restricting Use Of Taser Guns
2004
December 7, 2004 - Assemblyman Leno Introduces Religious Freedom And Civil Marriage Protection Act
October 4, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Honored By The Elections Committee Of Orange County For His Work On Marriage Equality
September 30, 2004 - Leno Bill Allowing Former Drug Offenders To Access Food Stamps Signed By The Governor
September 28, 2004 - Leno Solar Bill Signed Into Law By Governor Schwarzenegger
August 28, 2004 - Leno Bills Now Sitting On Governor's Desk
August 24, 2004 - California Legislature Joins Assemblyman Mark Leno In Sending Strong Message To Feds: "Hands Off Our Rights"
August 12, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Issues Statement On California Supreme Court Ruling On San Francisco's Gay Marriages
July 12, 2004 - Leno Challenges Mayors To Encourage Their States To Oppose Federal Marriage Amendment
June 24, 2004 - California Assembly Sends Strong Message To Feds: Hands Off Our Rights
June 15, 2004 - Leno Resolution Opposing Discriminatory U.S. Constitutional Amendment Banning Marriage Equality Passes Out Of Judiciary Committee
May 24, 2004 - Assemblyman Leno’s Bill Allowing Former Drug Offenders To Access Food Stamp Aid Approved By Assembly
May 19, 2004 - Statements By Speaker Fabian Núñez, Assemblyman Mark Leno On AB 1967
April 20, 2004 - Assemblyman Leno's Marriage License Non-Discrimination Act Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee
April 12, 2004 - Assemblyman Leno Honors Inmate Firefighters For Their Tireless Efforts In Battling Southern California Blazes
April 12, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno's Bill To Block Bankrupt Companies From Rewarding Top Executives With Huge Bonuses Passes Assembly Utility And Commerce Committee
March 14, 2004 - Assemblyman Leno's Bill To Give Journalists Greater Access To Prison Inmates Passes Out Of Assembly Appropriations Committee
March 14, 2004 - Assemblyman Leno's Bill Allowing Former Drug Offenders To Access Food Stamps Passes Appropriations Committee
March 12, 2004 - Sister Bernie Galvin Honored By Assemblyman Mark Leno As Woman Of The Year
March 11, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Issues Statement On California Supreme Court Ruling To Halt Gay Marriages In San Francisco
February 25, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Unveils Resolution Opposing Discriminatory Federal Constitutional Amendment
February 14, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Marries Over 100 Same Sex Couples At San Francisco City Hall
February 3, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Introduces Bill To Give Journalists Greater Access To Prison Inmates
January 23, 2004 - Assemblyman Leno's Rapid HIV Test Bill Signed Into Law By Governor
January 12, 2004 - Assemblyman Mark Leno To Introduce Historic Civil Marriage Legislation
2003
December 1, 2003 - Assemblyman Mark Leno To Address HIV Positive Prisoners On World AIDS Day
November 6, 2003 - LGBT Caucus Elects Assemblyman Mark Leno As Chair
October 16, 2003 - Governor Davis Signs Leno Bills On Ellis Act Evictions, Diabetes And Solar Power
September 12, 2003 - Leno's Bill Extending Nation's Largest Program To Help Businesses Install Solar Energy Power On Governor's Desk
August 22, 2003 - Leno's Bill To Exempt Residential Hotels From The Ellis Act On Governors Desk
August 4, 2003 - Leno & Laird Herald Full Funding Of The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
August 3, 2003 - Assemblyman Mark Leno's Gender Identity Bill Signed By Governor Davis
July 24, 2003 - Leno’s Bill To Protect Transgender Citizens From Housing And Employment Discrimination Reaches Governor's Desk
July 22, 2003 - Assemblyman Mark Leno's Office Seeks Imaginative Ways To Stretch Office Supply Dollars
July 15, 2003 - Leno And Nakano Call Upon Grassroots Organizations To Communicate The Impact Of An Ongoing Budget Stalemate
June 25, 2003 - Leno Praises Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Texas Sodomy Law
June 23, 2003 - Assemblymembers Mark Leno And Judy Chu Promote Balanced Budget In The Coachella Valley
June 20, 2003 - Legislature Approves Leno's Medical Cannabis Resolution
June 6, 2003 - Leno’s Bill To Exempt Residential Hotels From The Ellis Act Approved By Assembly
June 5, 2003 - Leno's Local Income Tax Measure Wins Assembly Approval
June 4, 2003 - Leno's Disabled Voting Rights Legislation Passes Assembly
June 2, 2003 - Leno Bill To Eliminate Bureaucracy In Drug Treatment Oversight Programs Sails To Senate
June 2, 2003 - Assembly Approves Leno's Solar Energy Bill
May 27, 2003 - Assembly Approves Leno's Ballot Bill
May 23, 2003 - Leno, Laird And Other Assemblymembers Urge Senate To Fully Fund HIV/AIDS Services In Budget
May 15, 2003 - Leno's Bike Lane Bill Speeds Off The Assembly Floor On "Bike To Work Day"
May 14, 2003 - Assemblyman Leno’s Election Reform Bill Advances To Assembly Floor
April 30, 2003 - Leno Bill To Protect Diabetic Students Passes Key Hurdle In Assembly
April 24, 2003 - Assembly Approves Leno's Medical Cannabis Resolution
April 21, 2003 - Assemblyman Leno's Landmark Transgender Rights Legislation Approved By Assembly
April 9, 2003 - Assemblyman Leno, Fire Protection And Law Enforcement Leaders Join In Support Of AB 1690
April 7, 2003 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Introduces Young Activist On Assembly Floor
March 28, 2003 - Assemblyman Leno Takes On Department Of Corrections Budget
March 19, 2003 - Assembly Labor Committee Approves Leno’s AB 196
March 19, 2003 - Assemblyman Leno Honors Theresa Sparks As California Woman Of The Year
March 6, 2003 - Leno Decries Republican Attempts To Undo California’s Safety Net
February 27, 2003 - Leno Teams With Lexmark To Enrich Arts Education In San Francisco Schools
February 19, 2003 - Leno And Perata Urge Congress To Save Proposition 215
January 30, 2003 - Assembly Public Safety Chair Mark Leno Announces Hearing On Critical Need For Vehicle License Restoration
January 27, 2003 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Introduces AB 196 To Ban Gender-Based Discrimination In Housing And Employment
January 21, 2003 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Appointed Chair Of New Select Committee On LGBT Families
2002
Decmber 20, 2002 - Assemblyman Mark Leno Secures $150,000 Grant For Positive Resource Center
California lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation requiring airlines to provide passengers with food, water, lights, air and working toilets when they're stuck on airport tarmacs for long periods of time....
