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Recent Commentary
2021 Was Tough. 2022 Must Be A Better Year.
With 2021 thankfully in the rear-view mirror, the collective hope is that the new year will bring about much needed positive change, particularly for California’s Latino community. The data clearly underscore how significantly coronavirus wreaked havoc on the Latino...
To Stem California’s Population Decline, We Need Fewer Emergencies and More Normality
California’s population is declining according to estimates from the state’s Department of Finance and the US Census Bureau. During the 2010s, population growth had slowed to a trickle, and now the pandemic has tipped our growth rate into negative...
Senator Wiener Reflects on Legislative Work in 2021
By Jocelyn Leon As an intern for Senator Scott Wiener, I’ve worked with our office on many issues, from the COVID-19 pandemic, to criminal justice reform, to housing affordability. I sat down with Senator Wiener to interview him about his legislative work and agenda....
PAGA Drags on California’s Economic Recovery
California small businesses are just now beginning to get back on their feet following the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, Sacramento’s continued hostility towards the private sector is preventing the state from achieving a full economic...
Defeating Proposition 16 was the first step. Opposing Critical Race Theory is next.
Last week, California became the first state in the nation to require “ethnic studies” as a graduation requirement for high school students, starting with the class of 2030. Much of the controversy surrounding the rolling-out of ethnic studies regards...
In This Recall Election, Why 2021 Is Not 2003
I’ll never forget the moment back in 2003 when I heard about the pending recall of then California governor Gray Davis. I had just gotten my cell phone back after getting off an airplane at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County. After spending six months with the...
Recent News and Announcements
Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon Announces Committee Changes
On December 7th, Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California Assembly announced the following changes to Committee assignments. He has appointed Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva to replace Assemblymember Miguel Santiago as Chair of the Assembly Communications and...
Jim Frazier Announces his Resignation from the California State Assembly
California State Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Fairfield) today announced his resignation from the California State Assembly, District 11, effective December 31, 2021. Mr. Frazier will be seeking new opportunities in the field of transportation. Assemblymember Frazier...
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS RIVAS, CALDERON, WARD, AND SENATOR CORTESE COMMIT TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
At the United Nations’ 2021 Climate Change Conference (COP26), Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley), Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier), Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) learned that the world is surpassing California on...
Assemblyman Ed Chau Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court
Today Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of 11 Superior Court Judges, including Assemblyman Ed Chau to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Edwin P. Chau, 64, of Arcadia, representative of the 49th Assembly District, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in...
More Californians Can Access Discounted Phone, Broadband Service through New Law
As part of his final action on bills from the 2021 legislative session, Governor Gavin Newsom this weekend announced he signed into law Senator Ben Hueso’s (D-San Diego) bill to ensure more low-income Californians have access to discounted phone and Internet service...
Senator Hertzberg, Assemblymember Nazarian & Jewish Family Service LA Celebrate $5.7 Million to Expand Life-Saving Food Program
Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), along with Assemblymembers Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) and Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), celebrated California’s $5.7 million 2021 budget allocation to expand Jewish Family Service LA’s SOVA Community Food & Resource...