Senator Anthony Portantino represents California’s 25th State Senate District, which stretches along the 210 Freeway from Sunland/Tujunga to Upland. He proudly represents the Rose Bowl, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Griffith Park, Warner Brothers, Disney, Caltech and the Claremont Colleges…
I grew up on the East Coast, in New York State, in a little city called Poughkeepsie, about an hour and half north up the Hudson River from New York City. My dad was a general surgeon who did emergency room work in two local hospitals in addition to his practice, specializing in veins and arteries. My mom was active in community affairs and served as the President of our local school district when I was in middle school, and eventually as…
Existing law authorizes the Board of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District District, composed of 15 members, including 5 city council members, to require the use of best available control technology, promote the use of clean fuels, encourage and facilitate ridesharing, and require businesses to establish rideshare programs, as provided. This bill would: Committee Location: … Read more
Dr. Joaquin Arambula was elected in 2016 to represent the 31st Assembly District in Fresno County in the Central Valley. He is the first Latino physician elected to the California State Assembly. He proudly represents a district that includes a majority of the City of Fresno, the rural cities of…
Existing law prohibits the California Energy Commission (CEC) from certifying a nuclear fission thermal powerplant, except for specified powerplants, and provides that a nuclear fission thermal powerplant, except those specified powerplants, is not a permitted land use in California, unless certain conditions are met regarding the existence of technology for the construction and operation of … Read more
Devon Mathis has represented California’s 33rd Assembly District since 2014. Before joining the Assembly, Devon served his country for 10 years as a Sergeant in the Army National Guard, including two tours in Iraq. During his second tour in Iraq, Devon was severely injured in a roadside bomb attack, for which he was awarded a … Read more
Existing law establishes the Transformative Climate Communities Program, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council (SGC), and requires the program to fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities identified … Read more
I was elected in 2014 and am proud to serve the people in California’s 2nd Assembly District, which comprises all of Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties, plus northern and western Sonoma County, including the northern half of Santa Rosa…
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards. This bill would require a local government to … Read more
Assemblymember Chris Ward was first elected in 2020, and reelected in 2022 to serve the 78th Assembly District in central San Diego and is currently Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly. He is appointed as the Assembly designee on the California State Coastal Conservancy and Vice Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. He also serves…