Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham announced Thursday that Orcutt Burgers is Small Business of the Year for the 35th Assembly District. The local burger chain employs more than 70 employees across its three locations and supports multiple organizations and schools on the Central Coast through fundraisers and ... Read More

I saw on local news earlier this week that Jordan Cunningham was one of the few Republicans to support an extension of the state's paid family leave program. On behalf of all working moms, I want to extend a big thank you to Mr. Cunningham for supporting ... Read More

By Matt Fountain San Jose’s Democratic Assemblyman Ash Kalra was looking for a state lawmaker across the aisle with criminal justice experience to support a criminal justice reform bill earlier this month when he reached out to Jordan Cunningham. Cunningham — a former prosecutor now working in defense — has gained a ... Read More

BY KAREN GARCIA On May 22, two people allegedly involved in a sex-trafficking case were sentenced to nearly a year in San Luis Obispo County Jail after pleading no contest in April to a felony kidnapping. Nikko Anaya, 20, and Brianna Morales, 24, were among four co-defendants—the other two were ... Read More

By KAREN GARCIA   The State Assembly passed a bill today to prohibit smart speakers and manufacturers from collecting voice recordings without a user’s consent. Assembly Bill 1395, authored by Jordan Cunningham, states that any “actual recordings or transcriptions” retained by a manufacturer or third party ... Read More

By Jordan Cunningham, Special to CALmatters The Cunningham household recently added a family member, a system of interconnected smart speakers that goes by the name “Alexa.” Alexa is pretty helpful around the house. She plays the news or classic rock when I make breakfast. She reminds my kids ... Read More

The California Police Chiefs Association has named Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham Legislator of the Year. Cunningham’s office made the announcement in a press release Wednesday. “The Police Chiefs Association is one of the most respected criminal justice advocacy organizations in the state,” said Cunningham. “I am honored to have their support, and look forward ... Read More

By Joseph J. Lazzarotti California keeps making privacy headlines for its trailblazing California Consumer Privacy Act(“CCPA”), set to take effect January 1, 2020, but there is another set of privacy bills making its way ... Read More

Anti-Eavesdropping Act, which would limit storing of recordings, passes first committee By LEVI SUMAGAYSAY A bill making its way through the California Legislature would prohibit makers of smart home speakers from saving or storing recordings without users’ explicit consent. The Anti-Eavesdropping Act, which cleared its first committee Wednesday, would also ... Read More