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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 53: First-time, full-time college students can get 2 years of free tuition at Cal State universities if AB 1862 passes

By Press release submission | Feb 21, 2020

In a new bill (AB 1862) introduced by Assembly Member Miguel Santiago and members of the Los Angeles Community College District Board, college students will get two years of tuition-free education at any California State university if it passes and becomes law.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 53: Free tuition at California public colleges helped the state prosper. There’s no reason it can’t again

By Press release submission | Feb 21, 2020

It wouldn’t be “free college” for all — no one anywhere is proposing that — but a state university diploma could become more affordable for many California students.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 53: Authors of the California Values Act, Advocates and Local Leaders Stand In Support of Enforcing Law

By Press release submission | Feb 21, 2020

Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Kevin De León, authors of the California Values Act (SB 54), along with Mayor of Huntington Park Karina Macias, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and victim Jose Maldonado stood together to address the unlawful transfer of undocumented immigrants in certain Southern California cities to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) officials.

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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 54: Assemblymember Kamlager Introduces AB 2000 to Expand the Baldwin Hills Conservancy

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

Assemblymember Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation to protect and expand the Baldwin Hills Conservancy. Assembly Bill 2000, the Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy Act, expands the boundaries to include the Southern Ballona Creek Watershed and Upper Dominguez Channel area, changes the name to the Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy and repeals the January 1, 2026 sunset date.

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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 54: Asm. Kamlager Introduces Bill to Protect Dogs from Unnecessary Toxicological Testing

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

Seeking to stop research laboratories from testing chemicals on dogs, Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation to halt the practice.

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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 54: Assemblymember Kamlager Requests Oversight of Three County Sheriffs’ Departments Expenditures

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) will demand an audit of the Alameda County, the Fresno County, and the Los Angeles County sheriffs’ departments when she testifies before the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on Feb. 26, 2020.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 59: Words Matter: Changing the Tone for Our Students

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2020

California’s Education and Penal Codes will no longer use the term “at-risk” to recognize, label or identify any student or student population attending our state’s public schools.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 59: Statement by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer: LAPD Officers Falsify Reports to Increase Field Stop Statistics

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2020

‘Officers falsely portrayed people as gang members, falsified records, LAPD says’ is another example of why the rights of average citizens, especially those of color, must be guarded and protected against abuse of power including institutional racism, racial profiling and bigotry.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 59: Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer’s Youth Leadership Program To Receive Insights on Financial Literacy

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2020

The inaugural cohort of Assemblyman Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr.’s Youth Leadership Program kick-off 2020 on Saturday, January 18 with a discussion and presentation on financial literacy.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 59: New Bill to Increase Fines for Allowing Illegal Cannabis Dispensary Operations

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2020

A new law (AB 2094) proposed by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-South Los Angeles) would increase fines up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per violation for landlords who knowingly provide space to cannabis dispensary shops operating without proper licensing from the state, county and/or city.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 59: Living for the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2020

The work accomplished in the fight for civil rights justice and equality by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., lifts us all.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 59: Statement By Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer on Dismissal of Cannabis Related Convictions

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2020

Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey to dismiss nearly 70,000 marijuana related convictions dating back as far as the 1960’s is a step in the right direction in applying fairness under the law.

Inland Empire Man Convicted of Federal Criminal Charges for Making Threats Against Congressional Staffers and an Intern

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2020

A San Bernardino County man has been found guilty by a jury of federal criminal charges that he made harassing telephone calls to government offices and threatened to injure congressional staffers and an intern who answered the calls.

Former Labor Union President Convicted Conspiracy, Embezzling Union Health Plan Funds and Lying to Federal Officials

By Press release submission | Feb 13, 2020

The former president of a Colton-based labor union has been found guilty by a jury of 14 felony charges for stealing nearly $800,000 from the union’s health plan fund, which he used to pay for personal expenses including legal bills and a car loan for his son’s Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.