Press Releases

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Patel (D-San Diego County) and the bill’s sponsors—California School Library Association—celebrate the unanimous passage of AB 279 out of the Assembly Education Committee. This legislation directs the Instructional Quality Commission to recommend updated Model School Library Standards (MSLS) and requires their adoption by July 1, 2028. These standards have not been...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Darshana Patel (D-San Diego County) and bill co-sponsors—San Diego District Attorney’s Office, California District Attorney Association, and the California Police Chiefs Association—celebrate the passage of AB 237 from the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 237 safeguards people who work in, visit, or rely on daycares, schools, universities, workplaces, houses of...

Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Darshana Patel (D-76, San Diego) is pleased to announce Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey, President and Superintendent of Palomar College, as the 2025 District 76 Distinguished Woman of the Year.

A proud product of our local education system, Dr. Rivera-Lacey began at Mira Costa College before earning a Liberal Studies degree from Cal State San Marcos. She later completed a...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Dr. Darshana R. Patel (D-San Diego) officially took the oath of office as the newly elected State Assemblymember for California’s 76th Assembly District. The district spans diverse communities, including the cities of Escondido, San Marcos, and San Diego, as well as the unincorporated areas of Del Dios, Elfin Forest, Fairbanks Ranch, Harmony Grove, Lake San Marcos, and...