Press Releases

Assemblymembers debut effort to make Associates Degree free

The Office of Assemblymember Miguel Santiago will be conducting a free seminar to educate seniors, family members, and concerned residents about scams, particularly scams targeting seniors. Attendees will be provided valuable tips, informational materials, and resources. 

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Proposal includes key original provisions from Senate Bill 822 including banning access fees, maintaining net neutrality at point of interconnection, prohibiting discriminatory and anti-competitive zero-rating products, and joining Senate Bill 460 to protect state contracting

(Los Angeles) - This morning, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance, issued the following statement on net neutrality in California: 

"Net neutrality lives.  It really does.

Supplemental funding included in budget bill will clean area parkways and continue accountability efforts

Assembly Bill 686 Bucks Trump Administration on Fair Housing Regulation Suspension

(Sacramento, CA) - El proyecto de ley de la Asamblea AB 1862, redactado por el asambleísta Miguel Santiago (D-Los Ángeles) y la asambleísta Wendy Carrillo (D-East Los Ángeles), fue aprobado hoy por la Asamblea del Estado de California con un voto bi-partidista de 56-16.  El proyecto de ley asignará $ 10 millones de dolares al Departamento de Servici

(Sacramento, CA) – Assembly Bill 1862, authored by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-East Los Angeles), was approved by the California State Assembly late yesterday on a bi-partisan basis with a vote of 56-16.

(Sacramento, CA) – Earlier today, Assembly Bill 1971 was approved by the California State Assembly on a bipartisan, unanimous vote of 67-0.  The measure, jointly authored by Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), and Phillip Chen (R-Brea) changes the criteria by which local governments are able to provide critical medical care to homeless individuals

(Sacramento, CA) – Yesterday, Assembly Bill 2189 which seeks to provide additional funding for the testing and cleanup of lead-impacted parkways around the now-shuttered Exide Technologies plant, met the unanimous approval of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials.