California Technology & Innovation Caucus

‪Please join Tech Caucus Co-Chairs Majority Leader Ian Calderon & Assemblymember Evan Low for a reception on February 22 to celebrate California's global leadership in innovation and technology. ‬

Looking forward to a productive legislative session!

Tech Caucus Looks Ahead to Legislature's 2017-18 Session As the new Legislature for 2017-18 convenes Monday, the leaders of the California Legislative Technology and Innovation Caucus hope to attract both veteran and newly elected members to its ranks. Nine new members will be sworn in to the Senate and 22 into the Assembly — representing diverse backgrou...

This week, Governor Brown signed - a priority bill - into law. It will help protect computer users by clarifying that infecting computers with ransomware is a form of extortion and punishable as such.

Gov. Brown Signs Legislation Punishing Ransomware | Senator Robert M. Hertzberg SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown today signed legislation by Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, to help protect computer users by clarifying that infecting computers with ransomware is a form of extortion and punishable as such.

Great news! priority bill by Senator Jerry Hill was signed into law today. The law establishes the California Earthquake Early Warning Program and Advisory Board within the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to advance the implementation of the program and spur further investment in the early warning system.

Governor Brown Signs Earthquake Early Warning Legislation SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation – SB 438 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) – to help advance the development of a statewide earthquake early warning system in California.

Members of the are at Oracle Open World today learning about the latest in & .

How geeks took over TV, from Netflix to 'Mr. Robot' to Intel reality show.

Silicon Valley and Hollywood: What's behind their growing love fest While Hollywood taps into the Silicon Valley zeitgeist, with series like HBO's 'Silicon Valley' and reality shows from Intel and Apple, the Valley looks south, as tech companies crank out their own shows along with new digital tools that are upending the way Tinseltown tells stories.

priority bill receives strong bipartisan support today in the Assembly. authored by Senator Hertzberg was approved 64-0 and returns to the Senate for concurrence. The measure would help protect computer users by clarifying that infecting computers with ransomware is a form of extortion and punishable as such.

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Last week members of the met with Bill Eggers, author of the book Delivering on Digital: The Innovators & Technologies That Are Transforming Government.

Great story on SB 1137 by Senator Bob Hertzberg, one of the Tech Caucus priority bills for 2016.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-crime-ransomware-bill-20160712-snap-story.html

Why lawmakers are trying to make ransomware a crime in California State legislation to outlaw ransomware is drawing broad support from tech leaders and lawmakers, spurred by an uptick in that type of cybercrime and a series of recent attacks on hospitals in Southern California.

Last week members of the CA Tech & Innovation Caucus visited LA CleanTech Incubator Campus, HopSkipDrive and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A great opportunity to learn more about our state's innovation economy!

Tech Caucus members were at the E3 Conference this week learning about the industry

Please join us tomorrow for Drone Information Day in the State Capitol. Live demonstrations and displays will begin at 11am on the North Lawn.