News – RI State Senator Victoria Gu, District 38

Reforming the Coastal Resources Management Council

Listen to the five-minute summary from The Public’s Radio (April 12, 2024)

Watch the full hearing from Capitol TV (April 03, 2024)

WBLQ (Radio 103.1 FM) Resiliency Hour

Check out my conversation with Katy and Gina, co-hosts of Resiliency Hour on WBLQ Radio 103.1 FM –
https://victoria4ri.com/wblq-resiliency-hour-dec23/

December 14, 2023

The Westerly Sun

Gu co-sponsors bill to replace CRMC with new Department of Coastal Resources

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/gu-co-sponsors-bill-to-replace-crmc-with-new-department-of-coastal-resources/article_ca3b6ebc-f1e7-11ee-8f65-978c2639fefd.html

By Sun staff writer. April 5, 2024

Forum explores how storms change the coast... and what we can do about it

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/forum-explores-how-storms-change-the-coast-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/article_0d5956b4-cd08-11ee-8d75-b30909878949.html

By Ryan Blessing Sun staff writer. March 23, 2024

Virtual town hall on climate resiliency and Rhode Island's southern shoreline Monday

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/virtual-town-hall-on-climate-resiliency-and-rhode-island-s-southern-shoreline-monday/article_9be705c6-c78f-11ee-b08c-577cca31c9b6.html

By Sun Staff. Feb 10, 2024

Rep. Spears and Sen. Gu introduce coastal resiliency bill

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/rep-spears-and-sen-gu-introduce-coastal-resiliency-bill/article_f359469e-b63b-11ee-a2ee-2fce7fd91018.html

By Sun Staff. Jan 20, 2024

Study spotlights Westerly station as possible commuter rail terminus

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/study-spotlights-westerly-station-as-possible-commuter-rail-terminus/article_3de23d40-8259-11ee-bfe0-bb2deec77ecc.html

By Ryan Blessing,Sun Staff. November 13, 2023

Forum explores workforce development

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/forum-explores-workforce-development/article_81053dee-330c-11ee-9109-5b24486daed4.html

By Ryan Blessing,Sun Staff. August 4, 2023

Sen. Gu, Rep. Spears bills would increase EMS funding

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/sen-gu-rep-spears-bills-would-increase-ems-funding/article_d017f3fe-e910-11ed-87cd-271f3662f41f.html

By Sun Staff. May 3, 2023

Forum at Westerly Library shines light on housing crunch

Link to the article –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/forum-at-westerly-library-shines-light-on-housing-crunch/article_1f27bfa2-cd9f-11ed-ad99-d7e3dc543da9.html

By Ryan Blessing, Sun Staff. March 28, 2023

Sen. Gu, Rep. Caldwell seek to make government meetings more open

Link to the letter –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/sen-gu-rep-caldwell-seek-to-make-government-meetings-more-open/article_da9b42be-b47b-11ed-9432-e31e8207c4b7.html

By Sun Staff. Feb 26, 2023

Gu introduces legislation to expand Medicaid eligibility for seniors

Link to the letter –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/gu-introduces-legislation-to-expand-medicaid-eligibility-for-seniors/article_0a826698-a7d3-11ed-8f26-0b15dc08484a.html

By Sun Staff. Feb 10, 2023

Gu, local legislators host coastal access forum in Westerly

Link to the letter –https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/gu-local-legislators-host-coastal-access-forum-in-westerly/article_a13e2a82-9dc8-11ed-80e5-cff5d1d44c79.html

By Ryan Blessing, Sun Staff writer. Jan 26, 2023

Sen. Gu to serve on three Senate Committees

Link to the letter –
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/sen-gu-to-serve-on-three-senate-committees/article_8bd47b1c-91e1-11ed-a1b5-abfb49836bb0.html

By Sun Staff. Jan 12, 2023

Time to get to work for the 38th District

Link to the letter –https://www.thewesterlysun.com/opinion/guest-columns/guest-opinion-time-to-get-to-work-for-the-38th-district/article_5fe48364-8d61-11ed-b060-0f04439cb5f5.html

By Victoria Gu. Jan 5, 2023

DECISION 2022: Gu outlasts Cooke, Place to earn election as 38th District senator

Link to the letter – https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/decision-2022-gu-outlasts-cooke-place-to-earn-election-as-38th-district-senator/article_fc0b2216-5ebd-11ed-af02-f7e225cf33fc.html

By Jason Vallee, Sun Staff. Nov 9, 2022

R.I. Lawmakers want buyers of oceanfront property to know shore access law

Link to the letter –
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/05/metro/ri-lawmakers-want-buyers-of-oceanfront-property-to-know-shore-access-law/

By Brian Amaral. Globe Staff. March 5, 2024

R.I. bill would allow videoconferencing for advisory boards and remote testimony

Link to the letter –
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/24/metro/ri-bill-would-allow-videoconferencing-advisory-boards-remote-testimony/

By Edward Fitzpatrick. Globe Staff. Feb 24. 2023

Almost 3,000 short-term rentals recorded with R.I.’s new registry. See where they are.

Link to the article –
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/06/metro/almost-3000-short-term-rentals-recorded-with-ris-new-registry-see-where-they-are/

By Brian Amaral, Globe Staff. Jan 6, 2023

Election brings diversity to Westerly’s leadership

Link to the article –
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/06/metro/election-brings-diversity-westerlys-leadership/

By Edward Fitzpatrick, Globe Staff, Dec 6, 2022

R.I. elects its first two Asian American state legislators

Link to the article –
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/10/metro/ri-elects-its-first-two-asian-american-state-legislators/

By Edward Fitzpatrick, Globe Staff. Nov 10, 2022

Riding on last year’s victory, these new bills would expand RI’s shoreline access even more

Link to the article – https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/05/how-shoreline-access-rights-could-change-this-year-in-ri/72856498007/

By Antonia Noori Farzan, Providence Journal. March 5, 2024

Political Scene: Meet Rhode Island’s newest lawmakers

Link to the article – https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/05/political-scene-meet-the-lawmakers/69687354007/

By Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal. Dec 5, 2022

How to try to overhaul R.I.’s troubled coastal resources agency? Bring in the AG

Link to the article – https://rhodeislandcurrent.com/2024/04/03/how-to-try-to-overhaul-r-i-s-troubled-coastal-resources-agency-bring-in-the-ag/

By Nancy Lavin. April 3, 2024

Legislation introduced to safeguard the right of Rhode Islanders to shoreline access

Link to the article – https://www.thenewportbuzz.com/legislation-sponsored-to-safeguard-the-right-of-rhode-islanders-to-shoreline-access/47599

By Christian Winthrop.
March 06, 2024

Representation Expanding – Under-represented populations and minority groups see state leaders sworn in following 2022 midterms

Link to the article – https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/ci_issue_1_2023_final_3-8/s/20502086

By Trey Delida, The Council of State Governments. Issue 1, 2023.

Legislation introduced to let RI cities and towns regulate short-term rentals

Link to the article – https://www.golocalprov.com/business/new-legislation-introduced-to-let-ri-cities-and-towns-regulate-short-term-r

By GoLocalProv Business Team. March 07, 2023

Gu says her early focus is on shoreline, affordable housing

Link to the article – https://www.independentri.com/news/article_08d2067c-b2ba-11ed-a25e-c3af34f3e208.html

By Vincent Gallo. Sun Staff Writer. Feb 25, 2023