SACRAMENTO, Calif – Gov. Jerry Brown Monday night signed a bill by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) requiring bartenders to receive training that will help reduce drunk-driving accidents and other alcohol-related problems. Assemblywoman Gonzalez Fletcher authored the bill in the wake of a 2015 drunk-driving crash that killed two San Diego medical…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) Wednesday won the full Assembly’s overwhelming approval of her legislation aimed at curbing drunk driving in California. Assembly Bill 1221 was approved on a bipartisan vote of 56-0. “We need to do everything we can to prevent drunk driving. This simple training program will…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) and Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) have introduced a legislative package that builds upon California’s efforts to welcome and successfully integrate refugees from around the world. This legislative package will help refugees access educational and employment resources necessary to become integrated and…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After only a few weeks in office as a State Legislator, California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D – San Diego) announced today his appointment by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D – Paramount) to serve as the Assistant Majority Whip for the California State Assembly. “I am honored to have this opportunity and…
SACRAMENTO – On the same day that the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v Texas temporarily blocked implementation of immigration reform executive orders by President Obama, the California State Assembly passed House Resolution 53, proclaiming the month of June 2016 as Immigrant Heritage Month to honor the important role of immigrants in California’s economy and future. California…
SACRAMENTO – Following conservative groups obtaining the necessary number of signatures to place a referendum on the 2014 ballot for Assembly Bill 1266, which will allow transgender students in public schools to have access to sports teams and school facilities such as restrooms with respect to their gender identity, California State Assembly Speaker John A….
