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Resolution on International Wage Parity Adopted by California Legislature, Protect American Jobs and Industries, Stop Outsourcing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, the California State Senate overwhelmingly adopted a resolution authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) that directs...
Mike Gatto's AB 227 is Second Prop. 65 reform in 30 years, will Help California Businesses Avoid Unfair Lawsuits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation to reform Proposition 65 and protect small businesses from meritless lawsuits was...
Gov. Brown, Senate President pro Tempore and Assembly Speaker Support Raising California Minimum Wage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Sept. 11, 2013 including to Veterans Home of California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Rojirio De La Cerda, 39, of Fowler,...
Bill to Expand California Broadband Deployment to Un-served Areas Approved by Assembly – SB 740
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Senate Bill 740 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) was approved by the State Assembly. The legislation would...
Calif. Senator Alex Padilla's Bill to Strengthen Landmark College Transfer Degree Law Headed to Governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, SB 440 authored by Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) is headed to the Governor for his signature following...
Los Angeles Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s Hit-and-Run Legislation goes to Gov. Brown in the Wake of Recent Tragedies
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to address the epidemic of hit-and-run offenses in California cleared its...
Gatto's Bill to Save Iconic California Citrus Industry Heads to the Governor's Desk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to help save California’s citrus industry from devastation passed the Senate today...
California State Assembly Approves Padilla Bill Calling for Mental Health Education in Public Schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 330, authored by Senator Alex Padilla was unanimously approved by the California State Assembly today. The...
Calif. State Assembly Votes to Strengthen Landmark College Transfer Degree Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California State Assembly today unanimously approved SB 440 authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The bill...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Legislation Sept. 9, 2013 including AB 176 and AB 1006
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has signed the following bills into law, including AB...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Legislation for Sept. 6, 2013 including SB 557 and SB 720
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Friday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has signed the following bills, including: AB 14...
California Teacher Accountability Bill is Signed into Law – AB 449
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Friday, California Assembly Bill 449 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) was signed into law by Governor Jerry...
Calif. Legislature Directs California Law Revision Commission to Review Government Access to Mobile and Web-based Customer Data
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, the California State Assembly gave final approval to Senate Concurrent Resolution 54 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima)....
Calif. Brown Proposes Legislation to Keep Federal Transit Money Flowing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Responding swiftly to the federal government’s denial of grant money to a California public transit provider, Governor Edmund G....
Calif. Assemblymember Hall Statement on Second HIV Transmission of Adult Film Actor
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement following the announcement today that a...
Calif. Assembly Select Committee Pursues Revitalizing Established California Communities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, Assemblyman Ken Cooley chaired the first hearing of the Assembly Select Committee on Community and Neighborhood Development....
Muratsuchi's California Aerospace Tax Clarification Bill gains bi-partisan support, 21 new co-authors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Earlier this year, Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace, introduced legislation (Assembly...
Calif. Bill to Empower Voters Signed into Law: Charter Measures Must be Placed Before Voters at Statewide General Elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 311, authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) was signed into law this week by Governor Jerry...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments to California County Superior Courts for Aug. 29, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced numerous statewide appointments including judgeships in various California County Superior Courts....
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Aug. 28, 2013 including to California Department of Public Health
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Brian Ferguson, 30, of Sacramento,...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs 5 Bills Authored by Assemblyman Cooley
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Ken Cooley announced that Governor Jerry Brown, in one day, signed into law five bills he...
Cárdenas Statement On 50th Anniversary of March On Washington
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) today released a statement regarding the 50th anniversary of the March...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Bill to Better Prepare California Teachers by allowing up to two years of graduate level preparation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 5 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) was signed today by Governor Brown. Specifically, SB 5 will...
Calif. Governor, Speaker, Republican Leaders Announce Increase in Prison Capacity and Longer-Term Solutions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Standing alongside law enforcement, local government officials and victims’ advocates today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Assembly Speaker...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Legislation for Aug. 27, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has signed the following bills, which include: AB 81...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Bills into Law for Aug. 26, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has signed the following bills. AB 20 by Assemblymember...
No Happy Endings: Calif. Assemblymember Hall Statement on Reported HIV Transmission from Adult Film Actor
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement in response to news reports that...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Aug. 21, 2013 including to the California Water Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments to California positions in government: First, Bryan Beyer,...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Aug. 20, 2013 including to the California Medical Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Howard R. Krauss, 63, of Los Angeles,...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall Releases Statement on Constitutionality of Requiring Condoms in Adult Films
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Dean...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Aug. 19, 2013 including to the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments. First, Tyler Busselen, 26, of Sacramento, has been...
Calif. Gov. Brown and Gov. Sandoval Issue Joint Proclamation at Lake Tahoe Summit
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. /California Newswire/ -- Today, committing to continued partnership with the State of Nevada, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Various Bills into Law on Aug. 19, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed various bills into law including: AB 11...
Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Nationally Recognized for Efforts in Innovation and Outstanding Partnerships
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) announced today the win of two of the six Professional Practices...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Aug. 15, 2013 including to California Department of Technology
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has announced the following appointments: First, Anastasia Dodson, 43, of Sacramento, has...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Aug. 14, 2013 including to State Transportation Positions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments. First, Brian Peck, 54, of Huntington Beach, has...
Calif. Senator Padilla Calls for Community Voice in Decommissioning of San Onofre
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) today at a hearing of the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee regarding the...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Various Legislation into Law on Aug. 12, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Monday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he signed numerous assembly bills into law, including those...
California use of Amber Alert System Focus of Statement by Senator Alex Padilla
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Chair of the California State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), today issued...
Gatto's Legislation to End Unfair Parking Tickets in California Signed by Governor Brown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) today announced that his legislation to prohibit local governments from fleecing motorists who...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Aug. 9, 2013 including to California Department of Toxic Substances Control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Angel Carrera Jr., 61, of Sacramento, has...
Calif. Governor Brown Takes Action to Avert BART Strike, Appoints Investigatory Board
OAKLAND, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Sunday night, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. appointed a board to investigate the contract dispute between Bay...
San Diego Mayor Filner Proposal for Prevailing Wage Approved by City Council
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- This week, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner's proposal to "ensure that construction workers get paid a fair wage...
SF Mayor Lee and Supervisor Farrell Launch Home Loan Assistance Program for First Responders
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Mark Farrell today launched the down payment home loan assistance program...
Calif. Congressman Tony Cárdenas votes to protect U.S. mail delivery – Innovate to Deliver
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In Washington, D.C., In an effort to protect both services offered to residents of the San Fernando Valley,...
San Bernardino training and employment assistance no-cost program offers mentorship, work experience, and skills training for youths 17-21
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board today announced that it is accepting applications for its 2013 youth training and employment assistance program. The program has 503 openings for youth ages 17 to 21.
Calif. Congressman Tony Cárdenas Welcomes Community Health Center Funding
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) was pleased to note awards of more than $1 million in...
SF Mayor Lee Appoints Allen Nanceto Lead San Francisco’s Juvenile Probation Department
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced his appointment of Allen A. Nance as San Francisco’s Juvenile Probation...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for July 13, 2013 including to California Conservation Corps
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Saturday announced the following appointments: First, Alexander Maurice Gonzales, 57, of La...
