(Sacramento, CA) – This morning, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) introduced Assembly Bill 686 to maintain California’s commitment to fair housing. The measure, sponsored by a broad coalition including the Western Center on Law & Poverty, Public Advocates, and the National Housing Law Project, is intended to oppose recent federal efforts in this arena –
Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), joins several neighborhood service organizations and legal services providers to host an immigration forum this weekend. Topics for discussion and assistance include: federal, state, and local laws pertaining to immigrants; DACA; deportation procedures; the future of Affordable Care Act, and others. A legal clinic will also be provided.
(Sacramento, CA) – Late yesterday, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) introduced House Resolution 13, a measure backed by a bi-cameral group of legislators, that urges President Trump to release his tax returns to the public.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-San Bernardino), and Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) today introduced legislation designed to bring meaningful changes to the way facilities handling toxic substances are regulated and reviewed in California.
The funds approved by the California Strategic Growth Council are designed to help Californians drive less and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.
(Sacramento, CA) – Last week, Assembly Bill 1858, a critical piece of environmental justice legislation authored by Assembly Majority Whip Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. Co-sponsored by the State of California Auto Dismantlers Association (SCADA) and the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), AB 1858 creates a multiagency team to investigate tax evasion, environmental damage, and public harm that occurs as a result of unlicensed automobile dismantling.
(Sacramento, CA) Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1276, authored by Assembly Majority Whip, Miguel Santiago, to authorize young victims of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings against their perpetrators, via closed-circuit television.
(Sacramento, CA) Over the weekend, Assembly Bill 797, the Right to Rescue Act, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.
(Sacramento, CA) Assembly Bill 797, jointly authored by Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago and Marc Steinorth was approved by both Houses of the Legislature.
(Sacramento, CA) Assembly Bill 797, jointly authored by Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago and Marc Steinorth was approved by the State Senate.
