May 2, 2008 - Scotts Valley Banner: State plans appeal of aerial spray ban

May 2, 2008 - Sacramento Bee: Sierra snow comes up short

May 1, 2008 - San Jose Mercury News: Survey: Residents say don't cut school funding, but don't ask us to pay for it

April 28, 2008 - Sacramento Bee: Editorial: Bush directive a disaster for children’s health

April 27, 2008 - San Jose Mercury News: Editorial: Halting spraying was a tough but necessary move

April 25, 2008 - Sacramento Bee: Budget deficit now put at $10 billion

April 22, 2008 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Bevy of state bills seek out greener California

March 28, 2008 - Scotts Valley Press Banner: Laird calls on state for moth-spray answers

March 4, 2008 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: UC alumni honor Laird as legislator

February 22, 2008 - San Francisco Chronicle: Bills target pesticide use in California cities

February 19, 2008 - California Progress Report: Schwarzenegger Rhetoric Today on Budget Doesn’t Match Reality

February 19, 2008 - Los Angeles Times: 'Sloophole' for yacht buyers remains open

February 15, 2008 - Salinas Californian: Laird, others honored for food stamp support

February 14, 2008 - Reuters: California lawmakers endorse spending cuts

February 13, 2008 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Affordable mobile home park celebrates 20th anniversary

February 12, 2008 - Partisan politics may foil Legislature's budget plan

February 9, 2008 - Area educators rally against governor's education cuts

February 2, 2008 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Laird, Caballero urge solidarity to fight budget cuts

February 2, 2008 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Funding squeeze puts Pajaro River levee project at risk of more delays

February 2, 2008 - Register-Pajaronian: Legislators warn city of ‘bleeding’ state budget

January 28, 2008: Mercury News names Laird South Bay’s most effective legislator

January 17, 2008 - Governor proposes $11 million cut to HIV/AIDS programs

January 14, 2008: Calitics: The Weekly Radio Addresses: A Study in Realism vs. Fantasy

January 14, 2008 - Los Angeles Times: Gov. talks like FDR, but walks more like Scrooge

January 13, 2008 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Laird, other experts discuss gay issues at State of the Queer Union forum in Santa Cruz

January 13, 2008 - Associated Press: State budget woes, health care expansion on lawmakers' agendas

January 11, 2008 - Associated Press: Anger roils across the state over park closure proposal

January 11, 2008 - The Salinas Californian: Budget battle looms

January 11, 2008 - Ventura County Star: State budget could lose $9 billion

January 10, 2008 - Monterey County Weekly: The state budget deficit looks bleak, but the governor promises no new taxes

January 6, 2008 - Long Beach Press-Telegram: State's budget outlook is grim

December 21, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle: Schwarzenegger announces fiscal emergency to cut budget

December 14, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Laird gets water-conservation award

December 14, 2007 - Scotts Valley Press-Banner:Interview with John Laird

December 5, 2007 - ON Magazine: Spreading HELP

November 26, 2007 - Fresno Bee: High-efficiency toilets are in the pipeline

November 23, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Lawmakers look back at busy '07

November 15, 2007 - City on a Hill Press: Another Step for HIV Prevention

November 5, 2007 - Sacramento Bee/Capitol Alert: Lawmaking by the numbers

October 30, 2007 - Schwarzenegger Makes High-Efficiency Toilets the Law in California

October 14, 2007 - Governor Signs Ocean Protection Bills

October 14, 2007 - Governor signs Laird's toilet bill

October 12, 2007 - Laird's anti-discrimination bill signed into law

October 12, 2007 - Governor signs water-efficient toilet bill

October 11, 2007 - Editorial: Eco-friendly bills deserve Schwarzenegger's OK

October 4, 2007 - Monterey County Weekly

October 4, 2007 - Luminaries to speak at solar energy meeting in Moss Landing

October 4, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Dams at heart of water issue

October 4, 2007 - Chico Enterprise-Record: Sparks fly on eve of water discussion

October 4, 2007 - Los Angeles Times: GOP lawmakers demand water bond include dams

October 3, 2007 - State Agriculture Secretary In Salinas To Discuss Moth Spraying, KSBW-TV

October 2, 2007 - Full Day of Special Session Hearings This Thursday on California Water Issues

September 28, 2007 - Water Legislation Beginning to Boil in California Special Session

September 26, 2007 - At 535 Acres, "Little Basin" is Poised to Become County's Newest State Park

September 24, 2007 - METRO Joins Lawsuit to Reverse Governor's Last-Minute Budget Cuts

September 24, 2007 - Green light for governor?

September 21, 2007 - Laird confident health care reform will happen this year

September 21, 2007 - Separate children's health care bill moves ahead

September 21, 2007 - Laird talks water in Q&A

September 15, 2007 - Santa Cruz County waits its turn for pheromone spraying

September 14, 2007 - First round of spraying done

September 13, 2007 - Bay Area Reporter: Bill would allow state money for syringes

September 13, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Laird's anti-discrimination bill goes to Schwarzenegger

September 5, 2007: Labor honored, recognized at picnic, Watsonville Register-Pajaronian

September 5, 2007: Pheromone spraying rescheduled, Watsonville Register-Pajaronian

September 5, 2007: State readies spray planes to battle brown apple moth, Monterey Herald

September 4, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Primary elections a draw at unions' annual Labor Day party

August 31, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Name Dropping: State legislators go to bat

August 29, 2007 - Good Times Newsweekly: Seeing Red

August 29, 2007 - Sacramento Bee: Democrats push health plan for state's uninsured children

August 23, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News: Budget impasse likely to recur next year given projected deficit

August 17, 2007 - Contra Costa Times: Homebuyer Aid Renewed

August 14, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee: John Laird: Water conservation is answer for future

August 14, 2007 - Monterey County Herald: Green practices go mainstream

August 6, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: (Editorial) As We See It: Thumbs up

August 4, 2007 - Gilroy Dispatch: Funding for Land Preservation Act Restored

August 2, 2007 - Monterey County Weekly: The Big Idea: Sunset’s new green showcase house will call Monterra home

August 2, 2007 - Monterey County Weekly: Bringing the Heat

August 1, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle: Crisis for poor as Medi-Cal funds end

July 20, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle: Assembly passes state budget after striking deal on tax credits

July 19, 2007 - Bay Area Reporter: LGBT bills draw more GOP votes

July 13, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Laird: Help for new homebuyers to stay

July 12, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News: Santa Cruz plans to hire global warming czar

July 5, 2007 - California Progress Report: Website of the Day

July 5, 2007 - The Orange County Register - Parties wrangle over budget details

June 30, 2007 - San Diego Union-Tribune: Budget impasse is official - again

June 19, 2007 - California Majority Report: Show us the cuts!

June 30, 2007 - Sacramento Bee: Parties wrangle over budget details

June 29, 2007 - Associated Press: Budget deadline passes without deal

June 29, 2007 - Sacramento Bee: State budget likely to miss deadline yet again, chairman says

June 29, 2007 - Sacramento Bee: No budget deal in sight

June 29, 2007 - Silicon Valley Business Journal: State budget likely to miss deadline yet again, chairman says

June 27, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: State lawmakers slice away schools funding to fix governor's budget gaffe

June 25, 2007 - San Diego Union-Tribune: Coastal zones set agenda on climate

June 19, 2007 -CBS-5/KPIX: Congress May End Ban On GMO Crops (video)

June 18, 2007 - Lawmakers go after a hidden health scourge in schools

June 15, 2007 - California Progress Report: What is Really Going On in the California Budget Negotiations?

June 15, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Laird provides update on state budget

June 15, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle: Legislature to miss its budget deadline again

June 15, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News: State budget in focus as deadline passes

June 14, 2007 - KQED/Capital Notes: "I Don't Think That We're Close"

June 8, 2007 - Monterey Herald: Coastal protection bills head to Senate

June 8, 2007 - Sacramento Bee: Governor pushes cuts in funding

June 7, 2007 - KQED/Capitol Notes: Budget Hole Gets Deeper

June 6, 2007 - 15,360 And Counting:The development of the UC system raises questions on the state level

June 6, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle: Assembly votes to repeal needle funding ban

June 5, 2007 - Laird pushes bill to protect coast

May 29, 2007 - As We See It: Progress in town-gown relationships

May 28, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Laird's Civil Rights Act of 2007 passes Assembly

May 25, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: State Legislature enters town-gown fray

May 23, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Home buyer program passes state Assembly

May 23, 2007 - The Advocate: California antidiscrimination bill would be toughest in country

May 18, 2007 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal: Big and small business at odds over health care funding

May 18, 2007 - Levee bill ripe for passage

May 18, 2007 - Proposed state budget would mean deep transit cuts

May 17, 2007 - Monterey County Weekly: Budget Plan Cuts Farm Money

May 15, 2007 - Salinas Californian: State budget combat looming

May 14, 2007 - State budget mess not so bad, after all

May 7, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Toilet-efficiency bill passes state Assembly

May 3, 2007 - Capitol Weekly: Building momentum

May 2, 2007 - Mid-County Post:Educators React to New Law Requiring Dental Check-Ups for New Students

May 1, 2007 - Gilroy Dispatch: Officials Question Metcalf Air Quality

April 25, 2007 - California Progress Report: California Assembly Committee Approves Speaker's "Near Universal" Health Care Bill and Laird's Bill to Cover All Children

April 18, 2007 - Bill that would mandate green building standards advances

March 29, 2007 - Monterey County Weekly: The Long Run

March 22, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: County gets funding windfall for water projects

March 16, 2007 - Register Pajaronian: California primaries moved up

March 9, 2007 - Laird earns community college award

March 4, 2007 - Laird names child health care advocate woman of the year

March 2, 2007 - Laird introduces bills on global warming

March 1, 2007 - All For Health, Health For All

February 13, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Vets increase fundraising for military cemetery

February 6, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Laird releases review of governor's budget

February 2, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: As We See It Editorial: Relax state term limit rules

February 1, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel Editor's Blog: Sacramento whirl

January 30, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: State lawmakers look to enter the town-gown fray

January 26, 2007 - State adds sea otter program to tax form

January 12, 2007 - Contra Costa Times: Legislature wants a greater voice in UC planning

January 12, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: State report critical of UC expansion methods

January 11, 2007 - Bay Area Reporter: Needle exchange bill again introduced in legislature

January 11, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: County leaders criticize Schwarzenegger's budget

January 11, 2007 - Ventura County Star: Governor: $104.5 billion budget will erase deficit

January 8, 2007 - Salinas Californian: Governor debuts health plan

January 8, 2007 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: Schwarzenegger unveils $12B universal health plan

January 6, 2007 - Register Pajaronian: Governor to unveil health care plan for children

January 6, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Governor, Democrats join to promote kids' health coverage

December 21, 2006 - Monterey County Weekly: Health Care Epidemic

December 8, 2006 - Salinas Californian: Laird lines up bills

December 6, 2006 - Gilroy Dispatch: Universal Health Care Bill For Kids Introduced

October 12, 2006 - San Francisco Chronicle: Flushing water and money down the drain

October 4, 2006 - Register-Pajaronian: CSUMB breaks ground on new library project

September 30, 2006 - Gilroy Dispatch: Bill Signed by Governor Will Help San Martin Incorporate

September 27, 2006 - Register-Pajaronian: State grants help protect county habitats

September 26, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Laird initiatives signed by governor

September 25, 2006 - Vallejo Times Herald: Former Vallejoan rises to become champion of controversial issues

September 21, 2006 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: Governor signs bills for Monterey airport, Pajaro River levees

September 21, 2006 - The Salinas Californian: Governor signs bills to help pay for river levees, make improvements to Monterey Peninsula Airport

September 19, 2006 - Monterey Herald - Otters get state protection

September 19, 2006 - Bay City News Service: Governor Approves Veterans' Cemetery At Ford Ord

September 8, 2006 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Growth Industry

September 6, 2006 - Oakland Tribune - Will Schwarzenegger opt for low-flush toilets?

September 5, 2006 - Morgan Hill Times - Legislature Approves High-Efficiency Toilet Technology Bill

September 2, 2006 - Taking water conservation to the next level

September 1, 2006 - Monterey Herald - Assembly OK's Funding for Ord Cemetery

August 31, 2006 - California Progress Report - California State Assembly Passes Historic Global Warming Bill, AB 32 Now Heads to Governor

August 31, 2006 - Mercury News - Assembly Sends Global Warming Bill to Schwarzenegger

August 30, 2006 - Watsonville Register-Pajaronian - Sea Otter Legislation Heads to Governor

August 24, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - P.V. levee project in line to get millions from state

August 22, 2006 - Morgan Hill Times - Assembly Passes Bill to Help San Martin Incorporate

August 12, 2006 - The Salinas Californian - Lawmakers urge passage of otter protection bill

August 12, 2006 - Monterey County Herald - Making A Safer Sea For Otters

August 8, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Laird uses last legislative go-round to fight for gay rights

July 23, 2006 - Oakland Tribune - Central Valley growing, thirsty

July 13, 2006 - Metro Santa Cruz - Breaking Down Walls

July 13, 2006 - San Francisco Chronicle - Greenery sucking up more of state's water

July 11, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - As We See It: Global warming without much hot air

July 9, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Laird hosts free screening of Gore movie

July 6, 2006 - Bay Area Reporter - City, state budgets fund AIDS programs

July 6, 2006 - Mercury News - Fixes in store for state parks

June 29, 2006 - Monterey County Weekly - Time and Money

June 29, 2006 - The Salinas Californian - Vets cemetery endowment fund moves ahead

June 28, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - State budget brings county perks

June 26, 2006 - Associated Press - Schwarzenegger wants special session to tackle prison changes

June 16, 2006 - Assembly Democratic Caucus Weekly Radio Address

June 14, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - State Legislature pushing windfall for local schools

June 13, 2006 - The Mid-County Post: Assemblyman Laird Wants State to Help Pay for Repairing Pajaro Levee

June 13, 2006 - San Francisco Chronicle - Can it be? Lawmakers may hit deadline

June 3, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Unique business model earns Community Printers acclaim

May 31, 2006 - The Salinas Californian - Assembly OKs Ord veterans cemetery bill

May 31, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Assembly willing to help pay for new P.V. levee

May 30, 2006 - Sacramento Bee - California legislators to begin final budget maneuvers

May 29, 2006 - Salinas Californian - New vet cemetery plan gets committee OK

May 28, 2006 - Monterey Herald - Bill Will Land Airport In 21st Century

May 27, 2006 - Salinas Californian - Editorial View: Universal health care for kids can be a reality

May 23, 2006 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal - State moves closer to mandating low-flush toilets

May 13, 2006 - KCBS.com - School Districts Look Forward to Extra Cash

May 12, 2006 - Monterey County Herald - Schwarzenegger will keep tight hold on purse strings

May 11, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - More money might help insure kids

May 11, 2006 - Capitol Weekly - Dems, GOP agree on surplus

May 5, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Push to lower community college fees moves ahead

May 3, 2006 - Register-Pajaronian - After boycott, what comes next?

May 2, 2006 - Mid-County Post - Otters Are Well Monitored, But Remain Threatened in Monterey Bay

May 2, 2006 - Sacramento Bee - State income tax revenue runneth over

April 21, 2006 - The Salinas Californian - Monterey airport prepares to grow

April 20, 2006 - Monterey County Herald - Monterey Airport bill flies through committee

April 6, 2006 - The Salinas Californian - Assembly committee OKs housing rules overhaul

April 5, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Bill would cut cost of Pajaro River levee in half

March 23, 2006 - Monterey County Weekly - Roads Not Taken; Republicans kill their governor's ambitious infrastructure plan.

March 22, 2006 - Sacramento Bee - Governor's bold 'build it' bond plan goes bust

March 11, 2006 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Red tape stymies food aid

March 10, 2006 - In the Democrats' Weekly Radio Address, the Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee Calls On-Going Talks on Infrastructure Bonds "Historic"

March 7, 2006 - Mid-County Post - Levee Legislation for Pajaro River Introduced

March 1, 2006 - Monterey County Herald - Bill Asking for $25M for Levee Project

February 25, 2006 - Salinas Californian - Bill Would Aid Pajaro Levee

February 25, 2006 - Register-Pajaronian - Local Levee Burden May Be Eased

February 3, 2006 - Register-Pajaronian - Student Loans Take Major Hit

January 24, 2006 - The Mercury News - Lawmakers Will Begin Today To Examine $222 Billion Proposal

January 24, 2006 - Associated Press - Schwarzenegger says he's keeping Democratic chief of staff

January 20, 2006 - The Bond Buyer - Infrastructure Debate Looms in California

January 12, 2006 - Monterey County Weekly - Borrow and Spend

January 6, 2006 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal - Skeptics target $222B Schwarzenegger spending plan

January 5, 2006 - Bay Area Reporter - New Protections in Civil Rights Law

December 29, 2005 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Special election shines spotlight on John Laird

December 2, 2005 - Los Angeles Times -Crafting Budget Priorities in a Changing State

October 6, 2005 - Monterey County Weekly - Arnold's Gay Rights Give-and-Take

October 3, 2005 - Gilroy Dispatch - Governor Signs Free School Meal Bill

September 23, 2005 - Register-Pajaronian - Health care on front burner

September 15, 2005 - Monterey County Weekly - First-time homebuyers will get help thanks to Laird's bill

September 9, 2005 - Register-Pajaronian - Law extends down payment assistance to more P.V. residents

September 8, 2005 - KTVU: Lawmakers Eye Safety of Delta's Levees

September 8, 2005 - The Salinas Californian - Homes may be easier to get

September 6, 2005 - News10.net - Katrina Fears Prompt Renewed Focus on Central Valley's Failing Levees

August 30, 2005 - 365Gay.com - Calif. Legislature Passes Gay Civil Rights Act

August 28, 2005 - Los Angeles Times - Not Yes, Not No, Not Even a Maybe

July 24, 2005 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - It's not business as usual for Santa Cruz assemblyman

July 13, 2005 -Santa Cruz Sentinel - Budget vetoes spark outcry

July 9, 2005 - Los Angeles Times Editorial - Peak Experiences: A View of the Sierra Nevada

July 4, 2005 - Morgan Hill Times - Report: Department of Defense avoided testing for perchlorate

June 30, 2005 - Mercury News - Demos to try again on budget

June 17, 2005 - Democratic Weekly Radio Address

June 14, 2005 - The Bond Buyer - Schwarzenegger Calls Election as Democrats Tout Budget

June 2, 2005 - Monterey County Weekly - Promise Keepers

May 31, 2005 - The Sacramento Bee - Editorial: Delta diplomacy

May 20, 2005 - The Salinas Californian - State budget fight brews

May 19, 2005 - Monterey County Weekly - The Phantom $600 Million

May 12, 2005 - Monterey County Weekly - Budget Reanimator?

April 28, 2005 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - First stageof UC growth bill passes panel

April 24, 2005 - Register-Pajaronian - Assemblyman challenges budget plan

April 23, 2005 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - School budget discussed at forum

April 3, 2005 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Budget concerns aired at meeting

March 18, 2005 - Register-Pajaronian - Seaside worker named local Woman of the Year

February 24, 2005 - Mercury News - Critics decry budget plan

February 17, 2005 - The Good Times - John Laird takes on the Schwarzenegger budget

February 16, 2005 - Sacramento Union - Dems Demand Arnold Force Feds to Pay Up

February 6, 2005 - Register-Pajaronian - Laird working hard on budget

January 29, 2005 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - State housing crunch tied to other problems

January 27, 2005 - Monterey County Weekly - Dems Fight Back

January 13, 2005 - The Californian - Laird speaks up for caucus

January 13, 2005 - Monterey Herald - Democrats say governor raising taxes

December 7, 2004 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - Laird will head key Legislature budget panel

February 20, 2004 - Good Times - Good Times talks with Assemblymember John Laird about how he's tackling the big issues in Sacramento.