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Had fun visiting the Lakers' headquarters and training facility in El Segundo in my district last week.

Check out all the World Champion trophies and rings in owner Jeanie Buss's office!

Love the South Bay Lakers, their B league team.

Assemblymember Muratsuchi presented a big check at El Segundo City Hall for the construction of more electric vehicle chargers.

The City of Redondo Beach is a leader in the South Bay in getting the homeless into housing.

No one does this better than Lila Omura, who does homeless outreach and housing assistance for Redondo. She has dedicated her second career with a passion to help find housing for the unhoused. She knows Redondo's homeless by name, and many of them love and trust her, because she fights the bureaucracy for them. We spent the morning driving all over town, where she knows where to find them and asks them if they need help.

I learned a lot from being on the ground with Lila for just a few hours.

One woman shared her personal story of how she was struggling with addiction and living on the streets, and Redondo's homeless court and treatment programs turned her life around.

Lila is a South Bay hero, an angel for the homeless.

I joined City of Torrance homeless outreach coordinators Valerie Hernandez and Norma Olvera together with Dr. Victor Mleczko and Karen Lauterbach of the Venice Family Clinic mobile health care unit. They know who and where the homeless are in Torrance. We started at the tiny home village at the Civic Center, then went to South, North, and West Torrance. Many live in their vehicles. They ended the morning by finding a shelter bed in Wilmington for a homeless man in West Torrance. Thank you Valerie, Norma, Dr Victor and Karen for your dedicated and compassionate work.

Visited Congregation Ner Tamid of Palos Verdes today.

The South Bay Jewish community is hurting now, with many who have family and friends in Israel during this war against Hamas terrorists. We need to fight anti-Semitism - as well as Islamophobia - which are escalating across the US.

Thank you Rabbi Tzvi Graetz, CNT President Adam Feingold, and Executive Director Ellie Berkowitz-Handler for inviting me and sharing your concerns and feelings during these difficult times.

Hundreds (thousands?) lined up to wish Torrance Memorial Medical Center CEO Craig Leach a happy retirement after almost 40 years of service.

Craig is a Torrance native who is loved by many. The Torrance community is very fortunate to have so many good hospitals in the area.

Thank you Craig for making a big difference in your hometown.

As Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, I recently participated in a study tour of rural and frontier K-12 schools in Shasta and Plumas Counties with Republican Assemblywoman Megan Dahle.

I learned so much about the generations of poverty struggling to live in the beautiful North State. Over 40 percent of adults in Shasta County have survived multiple adverse childhood experiences. Greenville High School is a frontier high school with 11 students that survived the Dixie wildfire.

California is a big, diverse state, and the Legislature makes policies affecting over 6 million public school students spread throughout the state.

Thank you Vice Chair Dahle and her team for the great educational tour and the wonderful North State hospitality.

As Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, I joined State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty and Assemblymember Luz Rivas on Early Edge California study tour in Boston and New Jersey of best early childhood education practices as California works toward quality universal preschool.

I held a Natural Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Town Hall at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School yesterday. The event featured presentations by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services & California Department of Insurance (CDI). Special thanks to the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, PVPUSD, Senator Ben Allen, Supervisor Janice Hahn, and Rep. Ted Lieu.  California Water Service and West Basin Municipal Water District were also on hand with information and to answer questions.

South Bay Pet Adoption Fair at Peck Park in San Pedro! We found new homes for three dogs and four kittens from the LA Animal Services!

We also provided free vaccinations and microchipping for many area dogs and cats. Thank you to LA Animal Services, ASPCA, and Community Animal Medicine Project for your partnership!