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To Help More Unhoused Patients, LA Street Medics Push to Change State Law
"When I see them on the street, I'm not their assigned primary care provider, and I can't order basic things for them," Feldman said. "Only the person who they're not seeing can order those things."
Assembly Bill 543, which Feldman helped craft with the bill's author Assemblymember Mark González, would change that. Co-authors include Assemblymembers Sade Elhawary, John Harabedian, Celeste Rodriguez, Pilar Schiavo and Matt Haney.
Doctors in LA Bring Health Care to the Streets
AB 543 (Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez) would prohibit care delays based on managed care network assignments and provide patients four to six weeks of care while their Medi-Cal eligibility is verified. Feldman said this change would allow doctors to make an immediate and large impact on patient health. The bill also seeks to create a patient identification and data-sharing network so street medicine teams can more quickly identify patients most in need of care.
'It's Like a Game of Whac-A-Mole': How Trump's Ice Raids Knocked Los Angeles to Its Knees
"It's so hard because you just don't know what's going to happen next," said state Assemblymember Mark González, a Democrat who represents Boyle Heights and other Latino communities downtown. "It's like a game of Whac-A-Mole."
Just as the city has been perceptibly changed by Trump's migrant clampdown, so has its mayor. Bass, who's long operated as an understated consensus-builder, has assumed the role of combatant for her embattled hometown.
The Mother of an L.A. Teen Who Took His Own Life Is Fighting for a New Mental Health Tool for LGBTQ+ Youth
"When the Trump administration threatened and then went through with their threat to cut the program completely, that told us that we had to step up to the plate," said Democratic Assemblymember Mark González of Los Angeles, who said he introduced the legislation to ensure that queer youth receive support from counselors who can relate to their life experiences. "Our goal here is to be the safety net — especially for those individuals who are not in Los Angeles but in other parts of the state who need this hotline to survive."
Assemblymember Mark González, Governor Gavin Newsom, & Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis Take Action as LGBTQ+ Crisis Line Face Trump's Cuts
SACRAMENTO, CA – In less than 24 hours, President Donald Trump will officially place countless LGBTQ+ youth lives on the line—fulfilling a dangerous promise to eradicate DEI initiatives across the nation.
Since 2022, 988—the nation's official hotline for suicide prevention and crisis management—has collaborated with several non-profit organizations who offer specialized services designed to...
Vance Brought Blame, Not Solutions, to Los Angeles, says Assemblymember González
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Mark González issued the following statement in response to Vice President JD Vance's remarks regarding the ongoing ICE raids and protests in Los Angeles.
"Vice President Vance's visit to Los Angeles was nothing more than a political stunt fueled by misinformation and blame-shifting," said Assemblymember Mark González. "He accused Governor Newsom and Mayor...
Assemblymember González Responds to Appeals Court Ruling: "This Isn't About Safety — It's About Control"
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Mark González issued the following statement in response to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to leave troops in Los Angeles under the control of the Trump Administration.
"When courts side with power instead of the people, justice takes a back seat — but we won't stop fighting for it," said Assemblymember Mark González. "Let's be clear: sending...
Assemblymember González Condemns ICE Raids as Government-Sanctioned Oppression
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Mark González issued the following statement in response to the surge in ICE raids across Los Angeles.
"The surge in ICE raids across Los Angeles is government-sanctioned oppression. People are being taken off the streets simply for being brown," said Assemblymember Mark González. "That's racist. That's unconstitutional. That's un-American.
We've seen legal...