Protesters gathered in front of California Sen. Toni Atkins’s (D-San Diego) office in San Diego on May 9—National Fentanyl Awareness Day—requesting the majority leader take a bipartisan fentanyl bill to the floor for a vote.
Family members wearing t-shirts and carrying pictures of their deceased loved ones joined with advocacy groups in a unified call for action to end the state’s fentanyl crisis.
Representatives from Atkins’s office declined an invitation to attend, according to organizers.
“We’re asking Pro Tem Sen. Atkins to use her judiciary authority and bring this bill to the Senate,” Matt Capelouto told The Epoch Times. “This is a last-ditch effort. Sen. Atkins is the last lifeline. Otherwise, we’re done until 2024, and it’s a travesty for them not to be able to vote on it.”…