San Pedro Backpack Giveaway
The Toberman Center's Annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway in San Pedro! Big lines for free backpacks, school supplies, COVID vaccines and even haircuts.
Thank you, Toberman for all your great work!
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The Toberman Center's Annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway in San Pedro! Big lines for free backpacks, school supplies, COVID vaccines and even haircuts.
Thank you, Toberman for all your great work!
The Palos Verdes landslides are driving longtime residents out of their homes. The Portugese Bend neighborhood has been particularly hard hit, with homes and roads sinking, SoCalGas cutting off service indefinitely for 135 homes, and one of two access roads shut down.
I will continue to work with local, state, and federal officials to fight for more assistance.
Thank you to Portugese Bend residents Jim Knight, Claudia Gutierrez, and Gordon Leon for the guided tour.
Friends of Madrona Marsh in Torrance celebrated their 50th anniversary of preserving our wetland oasis in the middle of the city and educating the community on the importance of the natural habitat and open space.
With FOMM president Suzanne Hubbert at The Depot.
Held my annual Manhattan Beach Town Hall this morning. Had a great discussion about schools, public safety, housing, homelessness, e-bikes and other issues affecting the community.
We talked about my Assembly Bill 2309, sponsored by the City of Manhattan Beach, to allow the city to prosecute minor offenses in homeless court to address their local homeless population.
Thank you to Mayor Joe Franklin, Council Member David Lesser, and Police Chief Rachel Johnson for hosting the town hall!
Los Angeles Unified School District Back to School program at Disney Concert Hall, with Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and LAUSD South Bay school board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin. Test scores for every grade and every demographic group went up this year, thanks to the hard work of teachers and staff.
Lively conversation with Palos Verdes residents on local issues like the PV landslide, local school bond, new housing development, and public safety. Thank you to all those who attended including all the local PV elected officials. Thank you to Rancho Palos Verdes City Manager Ara Mihranian and Ben with SoCal Gas for addressing questions and concerns from residents.
Congratulations to Torrance Bakery and the Rossberg family on their 40th anniversary. The bakery is an institution in downtown Torrance and has served generations of South Bay families.
Senator Ben Allen and Senator Steven Bradford joined me in presenting a certificate to the bakery.
As Chair of the Education Committee, I spoke on the Assembly Floor today to protect education funding in this year's budget. We are protecting classroom funding despite an overall budget deficit. I also defended Proposition 98, which provides funding stability and will ensure more education funding when revenues come back up.
Last week, I was proud to join my fellow Co-chairs Senator Josh Newman & Senator Dave Cortese to launch the California-Japan Legislative Forum. This Forum will enhance cooperation between the legislatures of California and Japan in addressing shared priorities such as fighting climate change, developing clean energy, and fostering innovation between the world’s 3rd and 5th largest economies. I would like to thank Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President pro Tem Mike McGuire, and members of the Senate and Assembly that joined us to celebrate the establishment of the Forum.
I would like to thank Consul General Osumi from the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, Consul General Sone from Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, and Councillor Iwao Horii of the National Diet of Japan for their partnership on this Forum.
Good Japanese/Hawaiian food and music, good turnout, good times.
And good excuse for me to wear Shohei Ohtani jersey!