***Media Advisory*** Assembly Republicans to Call for Water Funding

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republicans will hold a press conference Thursday to highlight the importance of water infrastructure and call for Governor Newsom to prioritize flood protection and water storage and conveyance projects. Despite years of record drought and recent devastating floods, the governor’s budget fails to invest in critical infrastructure.

WHAT:

Press conference calling for better water infrastructure.

WHEN:

Thursday, January 12, 2023, 10AM

WHERE:

Township 9 Park

N 7th Street & Riverine Way, Sacramento, CA

Street parking available, please see map below for press conference location.

In case of inclement weather, press conference will still be held at the same location.

WHO:

· Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City)

· Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R-Modesto)

· Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Ripon)

· Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach)

· Assemblymember Kate Sanchez (R-Ranch Santa Margarita)

· Assemblymember Josh Hoover (R-Folsom)

· Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale)

· Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno)

· Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin)

· Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster) 

· Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Porterville)

WHY:

Decades of underinvestment in infrastructure have left California unprepared for droughts and unable to protect residents or capture water from recent floods.

VISUALS:

River with elevated water levels.

LIVESTREAM LINK:

https://youtu.be/NNFcaouqG7s 

MEDIA:

For media inquiries and to RSVP, please contact Jim Stanley at jim.stanley@asm.ca.gov.

LOCATION MAP: