Recognizing the state’s tight finances this budget year, advocates did not push for any major initiatives. But Asians Advancing Justice worked with Assemblymember Mark González, a Los Angeles Democrat, to introduce Assembly Bill 865, which calls for $5 million over the next three years to help schools either purchase or create instructional materials for bilingual programs.
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 543, legislation aimed at tackling California's homelessness crisis by expanding access to healthcare and social services through street medicine providers.
California accounts for 66% of the nation's unsheltered population and 28% of the total homeless population. More than 187,000 people live on the streets...
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark González (D – Los Angeles) introduced AB 865, legislation that establishes the Dual Language Immersion Education Instructional Materials Grant Program with a one-time appropriation of $5 million to increase the availability of instructional materials in Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs across California.
"AB 865 will ensure that teachers have...
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 380, a bill that extends price gouging protections for hotels, food, as well as other essential goods and services, for the full duration of an emergency declaration. This measure aligns the duration of these protections with those already in place for rental housing – ensuring Californians are safeguarded from...
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 554, a bill that prevents health care plans and insurance companies from requiring prior authorization or step therapy for all antiretroviral drugs, including injectable medications, used for HIV/AIDS prevention. AB 554 also requires these lifesaving drugs to be covered without cost sharing or utilization review for...
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California State Assembly passed a $50 million package to protect vulnerable communities, civil rights, reproductive freedom, and climate action.
The key provisions of the package include:
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark (D – Los Angeles) announced the introduction of AB 397, which will phase in expansions to the California Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) and extend the California Child Tax Credit (CalCTC) to 500,000 families and over 1 million children.
"Too many Californians are struggling to make ends meet, and as someone who grew up in Section 8 housing, I have...
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