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Beautiful Celebration of Life and Paddle Out for Kevin Sousa of Hermosa Beach. He touched the lives of so many as a local musician, activist, therapist, surfer, and all around great guy. I met Kevin when he was one of the leaders of Keep Hermosa Hermosa, the 2015 campaign against oil drilling in Hermosa. Rest in peace Kevin.

American Honda Motor came to the State Capitol last week. With their national headquarters in Torrance, Honda is the largest private employer in Torrance with over 1800 employees. They assured me Honda is committed to Torrance and California. I offered my strong support to keep Honda jobs in Torrance.

Fighting for El Segundo residents with Councilman Ryan Baldino, who flew up to the State Capitol to testify in support of my Assembly Bill 1216, which will require the Hyperion wastewater treatment plant to install a fence-line monitoring system for hazardous emissions. With the support of committee chair Senator Ben Allen, the bill passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

Next stop: Senate Appropriations Committee.

As Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, I participated in a press conference and hearing with the Task Force on Inclusive Education members, including the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. We spoke about the importance of diversity in our textbooks and instructional materials. We called on the publishers of California instructional materials to appear at the Task Force hearing and pledge to protect and provide student access to information free from discrimination. Instead, information should include diverse voices and stories that reflect the student body of California.

I participated in an event this weekend commemorating the June 17, 1923 real estate rally that was held on the grounds of what is now the Malaga Cove School and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Administration Building. The rally was meant to entice people to purchase property on the Peninsula.

This rally drew over 32,000 people from the area and launched the modern development of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

It was an honor to be with members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies at the Hermosa Beach Pride Lifeguard Tower on Saturday. Last year for #pridemonth, my family, staff, and I helped paint the Tower in its beautiful rainbow colors.

We are here again this year to celebrate love, diversity, and equality throughout the South Bay. #pridemonth2023

Happy to be in San Pedro this weekend celebrating #pridemonth at the San Pedro pride flag-raising event at the LA Maritime Museum.

Held a great Redondo Beach Town Hall today. We spoke about many issues of concern to the community, including homelessness, the AES Power Plant, housing, Redondo Beach's Homeless Court, education and the problem of the illegal use of fentanyl in our community.

Thank you to Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand for attending and the city plaque. Thank you to Redondo Beach Police for making sure everything went without any problems. And thank you to all the other Redondo Beach officials who attended, including Nils Nehrenheim, Redondo Beach City Council, District 1, Todd Loewenstein, Redondo Beach City Council, District 2, City Treasurer Eugene Solomon, Police Chief Joe Hoffman, City Attorney Mike Webb, and Redondo Beach School Board members Dan Elder and Byung Cho.

South Bay Chambers of Commerce came to the State Capitol to advocate for small businesses!

Welcome to all including Heidi Butzine of Lomita Chamber, Dominik Knoll of Redondo Beach Chamber, Lomita Mayor Barry Waite, and Lomita Councilman Mark Waronek.

Palos Verdes Street Fair! The unofficial start of summer on The Hill.

Thank you Eileen Hupp of the Palos Verdes Chamber of Commerce for organizing this great PV tradition.

Great to see Rolling Hills Estates Mayor Britt Huff, Councilwoman Pam Brown Schacter, City Manager Greg Grammer, PV School Board Trustee Dr Sara Deen, and many other local PV elected officials.