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Honored to receive Legislator of the Year Award from California Federation of Teachers! With CFT president Jeff Freitas and American Federation of Teachers national president Randi Weingarten
Today, I participated in a rally at the State Capitol, put on by the California Afterschool Advocacy Alliance, to protest President Donald Trump's plan to defund the U.S. Department of Education, which would eliminate federal afterschool funding for middle and high school students. The rally supported the Governor’s 2025 budget proposal, which increased the state's historic $4 billion annual investment in the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P).
I was honored as California's "Champion for every child". Thank you to California Afterschool Advocacy Alliance - CA3!
I recently welcomed members of the San Pedro delegation of the YMCA youth and government program to Sacramento. This program provides students with hands-on experience in the legislative process, helping to develop the next generation of civic leaders.
The students were in Sacramento sponsoring a bill requiring all high school football players to wear "guardian caps," reducing their risk of brain injuries.
Honored to receive Excellence in Education Equity Award from EdTrust-West for my Assembly Bill 2074 to support the statewide implementation of the English Learner Road Map, sponsored by Californians Together and California Association for Bilingual Education.
Today, I spoke at a special legislative session on the recent wildfires. We were there to work together to make wildfire prevention a priority.
We all need to remember that climate change is causing these wildfires. Indeed, the worst wildfires in California's history have been in the last 10 years. We have seen that the extreme weather conditions driving these wildfires will cost billions of dollars in taxpayer liabilities and continued rising home insurance costs.
Our solutions need to focus on fighting climate change.