Press Releases

Los Angeles, CA – AB 857, the Public Banking Act, earned yet another major endorsement this week.

Sacramento, CA – At a rally in Sacramento this afternoon, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) announced AB 1784, which aims to establish an Open-Source Paper Ballot Voting Systems program.

Sacramento, CA – Today Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and colleagues secured an overwhelming majority of support in the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials for AB 1462. The measure, which passed with bipartisan support, commits

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) today announced that AB 2 was included as part of the California Latino Legislative Caucus’ 2019 policy priorities and priority legislation.

Sacramento, CA – Today the Assembly Committee on Higher Education voted unanimously to advance AB 809, a measure authored by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles).

Sacramento, CA – In a show of early support, the Assembly Higher Education Committee today overwhelmingly passed AB 2 with 11 ayes and 1 no vote.

Sacramento, CA – Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s action to place a moratorium on the death penalty in California, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement:           

The Public Banking Act Aims to Give California Cities Financial Freedom from Wall Street

The Public Banking Act Aims to Give California Cities Financial Freedom from Wall Street

Sacramento, CA – California State Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) are joint-authoring AB 857, to green-light the development of a public banking system in California. Under the current financial system, California’s resources generate profits for wealthy investors on Wall Street. A public banking system would see those dollars reinvested into projects that benefit communities.

“It’s pretty obvious that the Wall Street system of wealth distribution has created an income inequality crisis,” said Assemblymember Santiago. “And nowhere is that more visible than right here in my district, where luxury condos loom over Skid Row. Instead of making rich men even richer, our resources should be invested in community development: parks and green spaces, free community college, new schools, smooth roads, and cleaner air. With AB 857 we’re laying the groundwork for a financial system that will give Californians access to capital they can afford, and empower communities to invest in projects that improve everyone’s quality of life.”

Sacramento, CA – Kicking off Women’s History Month, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) today honored Patty Rodriguez as Woman of the Year in the 53^rd Assembly District. Patty was honored for using her business and entrepreneurial expertise to inspire others to give back to their community.