Just a day after announcing a strong endorsement from OC Supervisor Katrina Foley, Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Bernice Nguyen announced a major, game-changing endorsement from the LA/OC Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, an umbrella organization that represents 48 local unions in 14 trades and 140,000 skilled workers in Los …continue reading
Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his SB 44, jointly authored by Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), failed passage in the Senate Public Safety Committee. SB 44, nicknamed Alexandra’s Law, proposed to implement a Fentanyl Admonishment in California similar to the state’s current Watson Advisement for DUIs. “To …continue reading
State Treasurer Fiona Ma, as the Chair of the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC), voted to give the executive director of both committees the authority to provide extensions and other flexibility to low-income housing projects affected by the closing of Silicon …continue reading
Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) slammed Governor Newsom for signing into law Senate Bill X1-2, his measure that allows unelected bureaucrats to raise gas taxes: “It’s unbelievable that Governor Newsom wants to spend $10 million to raise gas taxes in the midst of a $22.5 billion budget …continue reading
Plan now to take advantage of Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen’s first special Saturday opening of this year set for Saturday, April 29, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana and at the department’s branch offices in Anaheim and Laguna Hills. The department will …continue reading
The powerful momentum continues for Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Bernice Nguyen’s campaign for congress. After announcing strong endorsements from State Senator Tom Umberg, Former State Assemblyman Tom Daly, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, United Association Local 250, and the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades …continue reading
House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) and Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen requesting her to work with the Departments of State and Commerce to ensure that U.S. allies, such as South Korea and Japan, are not …continue reading
California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson released the following statement after Gavin Newsom signed his new gas tax into law: “Despite bipartisan opposition, backroom negotiations that lacked transparency, and erasing time for public input or fiscal review, Gavin Newsom today gifted Californians with his new gas tax that they …continue reading
Assemblyman Tri Ta announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 1710 to cap utility cost increases within the rate of inflation. “Inflation across the spectrum has hit California families hard, but the cost of utility bills has been astronomical. Families shouldn’t have to choose between keeping the heater on during the …continue reading
Representatives Michelle Steel (R-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral “Telehealth Expansion Act.” This legislation would make permanent a waiver created by the CARES Act to allow Americans with Health Savings …continue reading
The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that New Jersey-based crypto lending platform BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi) agreed to direct its servicer to provide Californians more than $100,000 in refunds, subject to the bankruptcy court’s approval. The refunds stem from BlockFi’s conduct following the crash of the FTX …continue reading
California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis endorsed Dave Min in his campaign for California’s 47th Congressional District, citing his strong record of support for women and girls. Min, who is endorsed by Congressional leaders Katie Porter, Judy Chu, and Grace Meng, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, over 25 members of the …continue reading
The House unanimously passed the PRC Is Not A Developing Country Act (H.R. 1107), a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Gerry Connolly (VA-10) to ensure the People’s Republic of China (PRC) does not get preferential treatment in any international treaties, agreements or organizations. The PRC …continue reading