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Introduced House Resolution 116 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Signed by President Ronald Reagan, the Act provided an official apology and a measure of redress for the unjust incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Former internees Kanji Sahara of Torrance and Nancy Oda were among special guests in the Capitol for this event.

I hosted a Senior Scam Stopper Seminar at Torrance Memorial Medical Center on August 2nd. My staff were present to introduce the panelists and answer questions for those in attendance. We heard from Jane Kreidler of the Contractors State License Board, Marc Narlesky of the Franchise Tax Board, Jackie Wiley of the Department of Business Oversight, and Glenn Morimoto of the United State Postal Inspection. Mary Malone of SCAN Health Plan and Ges Davis plus volunteers of South Bay Village were also on hand to provide useful information to seniors. Thank you to all who participated and to Torrance Memorial for allowing us to use their auditorium.

I visited the Downey Animal Care Center today to learn more about how my bill, AB 2791, will help save Los Angeles County's kittens and puppies. The bill, which will allow rescue groups to immediately adopt, rather than wait three days as is currently required, unweaned kittens and puppies from the Shelter. This will prevent these at-risk animals from becoming sick at the shelter in their first weeks of life. This will also help to reduce overcrowding in these shelters.

I also learned about the ASPCA Community Engagement Team and the services they provide to current and future pet owners, as well as their programs for vaccinations, spaying/neutering, and animal socialization.

Thank you to Allison Cardona, Deputy Director of Los Angeles County’s Department of Animal Care and Control, Shannon Asquith, Downey Animal Care Center Manager, and Devon Frazier, ASPCA’s Director of Community Engagement in LA for the tour. Thank you to Susan Riggs, ASPCA Senior Director of State Legislation – Western Region for setting up the tour.

Assembly District 66 serves as one of the largest manufacturing areas in California. Today, I met with several from the district such as Rocker Industries, U.S Hybrid, Edelbrock, and 3V Signs & Graphics. We discussed the challenges that they are facing such as high cost, rent and insurance. I look forward to finding ways to help with buying local and California made products and with statewide incentives to keep our jobs in California. Thank you to California Manufacturing Technology Consulting for a productive meeting and to Rocker Industries for hosting us at their headquarters and providing a tour to learn about their work in aerospace.