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The City of Sacramento is taking an important step to reduce officer involved shootings by encouraging de-escalation. This is a necessary policy for all CA cities. More reason why
#ab931
is needed.
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Today we sent a letter to
@GavinNewsom
w/ bipartisan support urging new guidance that will permit outdoor youth sporting activities w/ increased safety protocols in place. We are encouraged that Gov. is hopeful that there is a compromise!
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Almost daily, my office and I receive phone calls and comments where I’m mistaken for someone else. I know there’s a lot of McCarty/McCarthy/McCartney confusion out there, so I just want to set the record straight.
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Big
#PoliceReform
win!
#AB1185
#SheriffOversight
passed the Senate today w/ a 27-11 vote. This bill will bring accountability & transparency to local law enforcement. It’s exceedingly clear that police can’t police themselves. T/y
@HollyJMitchell
for presenting the bill.
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There is so much potential for downtown Sacramento! Imagine this area filled with residents going about their daily lives!
Recycling the three state buildings & turning them into housing is just the beginning of repopulating downtown!
#AB2592
#AdaptiveReuse
#CALeg
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We shouldn't have to be here, but we are. Proud to stand w/
@MomsDemand
on National Gun Violence Prevention Day. Californians demand action to end our gun violence epidemic! If D.C won't act, we will, to keep families safe from this unnecessary violence. CA guns laws work!
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Big news for housing in Downtown Sac! Three state buildings have been identified for adaptive reuse! What does that mean? I explain ⬇️
I’m excited for what this can do to help repopulate the area and I’m looking forward to seeing downtown Sac become a vibrant hub! 🧵
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Californians know we need more housing and the
#CALeg
knows we must deliver.
Proud to co-author
@Scott_Wiener
’s
#SB50
to spur housing development in job-rich & transit-rich areas throughout CA.
This is one of the key steps we can take this session to tackle the
#HousingCrisis
.
1/ Today we’re starting the final push to pass
#SB50
- legalizing apartments & affordable housing near jobs & transit - in the Senate by end of January.
We’re announcing new amendments & endorsements from community orgs, elected officials & labor unions.
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🚨Huge Police Reform win!🚨
✅
#AB1506
#TheDeadlyForceAccountabilityAct
was signed into law by
@GavinNewsom
today! We now have independent, transparent investigations to bring more accountability to police departments.
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Today I got to swear in James Schwab as Acting CA Secretary of State. It was honor to administer the oath for my long time friend and an outstanding public servant!
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We just took one MAJOR step forward to
#FreeTheVote
and restoring voting rights to over 48,000 Californians.
#ACA6
has passed the Assembly and is headed to the Senate!
☑️CA Assembly
⬜️CA Senate
⬜️The people of California
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Today I spoke about how proposed budget cuts to childcare, schools & colleges would encumber our economic recovery. Budgets are reflective of our values & this year in particular if we don’t prioritize our education system, we hurt our ability to reopen & our future success.
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Proud to co-author
#AB2183
, but more proud to march w/
@UFWupdates
& farmworkers who literally feed us but still have to fight for basic rights & economic justice. Walking 13 miles in the Central Valley heat was tough, but not as tough as the back breaking work they do everyday.
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Gov
@GavinNewsom
signed the education budget bill this afternoon - the kind of education spending plan school districts, educators, and parents have been talking about for generations. Proud to help craft this for the
#CALeg
. It includes:
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We have a college & housing affordability crisis in CA & today I along w/
@AsmCervantes
,
@AsmJoseMedina
&
@PhilTing
introduced
#CALeg
that will invest $5B to build much needed student housing at UC/CSU schools. Read more 👇🏽
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In honor of Father’s Day, our
#SundaySpotlight
is
@sacstate
President, Robert Nelsen. President Nelsen has made a personal impact on the campus. “I lost my son to suicide-- I’m very upfront about that & that’s why the students are ‘my’ kids.” T/y for your service to
#AD7
& CA.
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“Could free transit for kids help California beat climate change?”
Absolutely.
And we saw it work in Sacramento to double student ridership for
@RideSacRT
.
I'm working to make this happen in
#AD7
and CA with
@LorenaSGonzalez
's
#AB1350
for
#transitfree
for all CA youth.
A bill from Assemblywoman
@LorenaSGonzalez
would require all California transit agencies to offer free passes to anyone 18 or under in order to get state funding.
#AB1350
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Today CA’s righted a wrong & voted to
#FreeTheVote
, restoring voting rights to individuals on parole. This is such a good step for democracy & public safety! Proud to have authored
#Prop17
. T/y
@initiatejustice
for your work on this measure.
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E. Dotson Wilson has served in the CA State Assembly with absolute grace for more than 40 years. Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication to the people of California.
You will be sorely missed around the Capitol.
@edw1679
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Thank you for speaking up in favor of our
#AB392
.
On Sat, Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced that her office will not press charges against the officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard on March 18, 2018. Clark was unarmed and holding a cell phone at the time he was killed.
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For these reasons and more, AB 1185 is a bill that’s long overdue in California” -
@erika_S_Smith
.
YES. This is exactly why we need
#AB1185
. It’s exceedingly clear that police can’t police themselves.
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It certainly was humiliating to flunk out in 12th grade & miss my HS graduation. But I dusted myself off & turned to Winterstein Adult School to get back on track & earn my HS diploma.
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A lot to be optimistic about during the
#StateofDowntown
and great to hear from
@drdrew
&
@Mayor_Steinberg
on tackling chronic homelessness and mandating results for those experiencing substance abuse.
I’ll be introducing legislation soon to implement these solutions across CA.
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Introducing my 1st bill of 2020 w/
@AsmChristySmith
to address inequity in our education system by eliminating costs of AP exams for low-income students.
As we start to move away from SAT/ACT testing, these tests prepare students for college & save them money on college credits.
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#ACA6
passed on the Senate Floor! To get to this day was not easy, and there’s still work to be done. But I am thrilled that Californians will have an opportunity to weigh in this November, and use their voice to give voice to others.
#FreetheVote
#DemocracyNeedsEveryone
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Ridiculous! Literally, these are starving college students.
We should make it easier not more difficult for low income college students to receive food assistance.
On our
#CALeg
to do list for 2020.
#FoodInsecurity
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It’s time to
#FreeTheVote
for the nearly 50K Californians who have served their time in prison but are on parole. It’s morally right to end the disenfranchisement of returning citizens. But it also will also enhance public safety by reducing recidivism. Let’s get behind
#ACA6
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Did you know 34% of youth learn personal finance from TikTok or other social media platforms? Social media can be a great learning tool, but not all information is accurate. Today, I introduced
#AB984
which would require public & charter schools to teach a personal finance class.
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I’m deeply concerned about the state of downtown Sacramento. One promising solution to bring more life downtown: Adaptive Reuse!
Learn more here about our efforts to convert shuttered state office buildings into needed housing!
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Yesterday we knelt to honor
#GeorgeFloyd
. That’s not enough. Today & tomorrow I’ll vote for
#AB2342
&
#AB1950
Parole & Probation Reform &
#ACA5
Affirmative Action. This is what systemic change looks like.
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Great news! AB 22 has passed out of committee w/ a 7-0 bipartisan vote.
#AB22
#UniversalTK
will give every child in California access to a year of high-quality, full day preschool at no cost to families by expanding Universal Transitional Kindergarten!
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After-school programs are so key—now more than ever. They help our kids and allow parents to go back to work!
Thank you
@Rendon63rd
@SenToniAtkins
@SenHJMitchell
@AsmPhilTing
@SenatorLeyva
@GeneralRoth
@AsmKevinMcCarty
@AsmMoniqueLimon
for your support of kids, families, & afterschool programs! Please continue to protect afterschool in negotiation w/
@GavinNewsom
#CaAfterschoolWorks
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Today I had the honor of voting to confirm my colleague and close friend
@AsmShirleyWeber
as the next CA Secretary of State. I will miss your passion & commitment here at the Assembly, but know you will serve CA well.
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As the local State Assemblymember, I support using this vacant CalTrans lot at Alhambra and X for emergency housing for our homeless population.
As a neighbor living nearby, I also support this proposal.
CC:
@Mayor_Steinberg
Councilmembers
@Steve4Sac
&
@JaySchenirer
JUST IN: This grassy lot near a wealthy Sacramento neighborhood could be the next site for a large city-run homeless shelter.
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Hope so! We can and should find a way to permit outdoor youth sports. Good to hear that
@GavinNewsom
is optimistic about a compromise. Hopefully we can get our kids back to playing the sports they love, safely & quickly.
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CA SPI-Elect
@TonyThurmond
and I recently led a East Coast
#PreK4All
tour to learn from other states. Check out this Op-Ed piece about our top takeaways.
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#HappyLovingDay
!
My siblings & I are
#LovingKids
. I’m reminded today in 2020, 53 years after this landmark decision, our work isn’t done & that we need love now more than ever.
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As
@CAgovernor
Newsom said yesterday, we need to take a look at ourselves if we’re going to address institutional racism. We in the
@CABlackCaucus
are committed to this fight; here are our 2020 priority bills to incite change.
To hold Police Accountable...
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See our statement on our upcoming Racial Covenants Legislation below 👇🏼👇🏼
@AsmAutumnBurke
,
@Scott_Wiener
@DavidChiu
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Today’s
#CALeg
budget vote is a reflection of our values — fully funding our schools, childcare and after school programs and colleges. This will allow us to get our economy back on track and help parents get back to work.
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A special congratulations to our
@SacSemester
intern
@rachelcooperman
on her graduation from
@sacstate
! Thank you for all that you have done for
#AD7
and for being a member of our team! Congratulations again to you and the rest of the class of 2021 on this accomplishment!! 🎉 🐝
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Watching history in the making as
@POTUS
signs the bipartisan
#Infrastructure
Investment & Jobs Act.
What this means for CA 👇🏽
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On the first day of the 2023-24 session,
@AsmCervantes
and I introduced
#AB25
, the
#CADebtFreeCollegeAct
to expand college affordability & tackle the student debt crisis.
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Sacramento is one of the deadliest cities in CA for pedestrians and cyclists. That’s why I’ve introduced the Intersection Safety Act.
#AB2744
will design streets and intersections to promote public safety and walkability for all road users. Read more 👇🏼
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I agree w/
@JustMrPhillips
! Removing racial covenants is a key step in addressing how the racist past, impacts the present. However, more must be done to address true racial housing inequities!
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People in Sacramento and across California are feeling the impact of soaring rent and lack of affordable housing. That’s why I’m a co-author on
@DavidChiu
’s
#AB1482
, which strikes a fair balance between renters and the rental housing industry.
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“What Comes Next for the Most Empty Downtown in America?”
Adaptive reuse! It’s no secret CA has a housing crisis. Whether in SF or Sacramento, adaptive reuse can transition unused downtown buildings into housing. 🧵
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✍🏼✅
#AB1185
#SheriffOversight
was signed into law by
@GavinNewsom
!
This bill will bring accountability & transparency to local law enforcement. It’s exceedingly clear that police can’t police themselves - another huge win for police reform!
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Next stop for
#AB1185
#SheriffOversight
➡️ the governor’s desk! 👏🏼👏🏼
This bill will bring accountability & transparency to local law enforcement. It’s exceedingly clear that police can’t police themselves.
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John Lewis, RIP. I’ll never forget traveling to Selma, AL in 2015, 50 years after his Bloody Sunday Freedom March and hearing him speak and watching his embrace w/ Pres Obama. And we’ll never forget what he did for our country and humanity.
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Today I held a moment of silence and adjourned our Assembly floor session in memory of those who tragically lost their lives early Sunday morning.
This cannot be our normal, where 76 shots go off in 54 seconds like in a war zone.
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Proud to speak up today on
#SB118
to keep the UC doors open for Californians. Our swift action will allow
#UCBerkeley
to fully enroll students this fall. We will also be doubling down on our work to build more college & university housing.
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Time to nix these ugly racial housing covenants that remind us of our racist past. I’ll introduce a bill later this year to right this wrong. Former Asm Hector De La Torre, who valiantly but unsuccessfully fought for this a decade ago, asked me to pick up the mantle...
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Our
#DebtFreeCollege
📚plan makes college more affordable for millions of Californians & addresses the student debt crisis. The true cost college has changed dramatically, especially non-tuition costs & the average CA college graduate debt load now tops $20K!
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Assemblymember Kevin McCarty Releases Statement in Response to the District Attorney’s Decision of the Shooting of Stephon Clark:
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Thanks
#JenniferGarner
and
@SavetheChildren
for visiting today to push for after school, early learning and intervention programs!!
Also loved swapping stories about each other’s 5th grade daughters and their
@girlscouts
cookie sales🍪
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.
@latimesopinion
gets it right:
“College admissions officers can learn more from 4 years of a student’s academic records than from a 4-hour-long test.”
This article also points out that once the
@UChicago
eliminated the SAT as an admissions requirement, applications shot up📈
"What does this test say about my son’s or any other student’s potential?" writes
@ProfJanelleWong
.
"It turns out, very little."
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“Those involved in civic engagement, and those who feel more included in their community, are often less likely to re-engage in criminal activity and get swept back up into the prison system.”
It’s time to do the smart thing and pass
#ACA6
!
#FreeTheVote
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Thanks Gov
@GavinNewsom
for the great conversation about the important education issues of the day:
#EarlyLearning
#PreK4All
#AfterschoolPrograms
#K12Funding
#HigherEducation
#CollegeAffordability
#AdmissionsScandal
#K2CSavingsAccounts
Let’s focus on the future, our kids.
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Happy to celebrate 48 years of life by returning to the
#CALeg
for our first day of session in 2020.🍰
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Big Tobacco is spending millions fighting our bill
#SB793
on flavored tobacco. It's a cynical & ridiculous ploy. Our bill is groundbreaking & would hurt their ability to hook young kids on flavored tobacco & profit billions at the expense of public health.
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It’s about time we
#FreeTheVote
in California.
We have to fight for voting justice, and that means restoring the right to vote for those formerly incarcerated so they can participate in our democracy.
#ACA6
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This week, we’re highlighting the life-changing work by
#AD7
constituent
@maggykrell
Maggy works as Chief legal counsel for
@PPActionCA
, and is a Sacramento Attorney who sprung to legal action to protect families at the border.
T/y for your service to
#AD7
& CA
#SundaySpotlight
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The
#caassembly
today overwhelmingly approved my
#ab2602
to provide critical support services for homeless
#LGBTQ
youth in Sacramento County. A big thank you to
@saclgbtcenter
for your support & leadership on this important issue.
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Powerful message from my friend, my Senator and our pediatrician
@DrPanMD
It’s healthy for our democracy to debate issues based on merits & facts. But once we allow the toxicity of our politics to turn into acts of violence, we all lose.
#StandWithDrPan
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Today, I was sworn in for another term to represent Sacramento & West Sacramento in the CA State Assembly. It’s an honor to serve
#AD7
. I also introduced
#AB22
#UniversalTK
for all 4 year olds!
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Retailers shouldn't be victimized twice—first by retail theft and then by punitive fines from local governments. That's why we’re pushing legislation prohibiting local governments from imposing penalties on retailers for circumstances beyond their control.
#AB2943
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Our
#AB28
, the Gun Violence Prevention & School Safety Act, clears the legislature!
Proud to join lead author
@AsmJesseGabriel
on this bill that will curb gun violence by funding proven school safety & gun violence prevention programs.
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#ACA6
Rights a Wrong & restores voting rights to people on parole. This measure is good for public safety & good for democracy. And it gives Californians the opportunity to vote on this in November. Thanks
@SenatorUmberg
& Senate Elections Committee.
#FreetheVote
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The Mustard Seed School has changed so many lives of students experiencing homelessness.
It brought us joy today to present final checks for $95,000–raised from this year’s Legislative Softball Game-so they can expand their work.
And great to do so on my birthday!
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Proud of our 2020 push for police reform, but know our work is not done.
#CaLeg
passed 9 meaningful reforms, w/ the CLBC leading the effort. We’re disappointed that 4 major reforms didn’t make it. CA’s are demanding real police reform and we’ll rise to the challenge again in 2021
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Proud to stand with
@AsmMikeGipson
and colleagues to support President Biden‘s Ghost Gun Executive Order and continue our fight to prevent gun violence. Our gun laws have proven to make us safer in CA, but we have more work to do.
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It shouldn’t take death to reform the system. It shouldn’t take death for black lives to matter. It shouldn’t take a nation’s watchful eye to hold police accountable. Rest in power
#GeorgeFloyd
.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Today,
@DavidChiu
@AsmReyes47
and I introduced
#AB2168
to build more electronic vehicle (EV) charging stations across our state.
CA must take immediate & bold action to get 5 mil zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on the road by 2030 to clean up our air & combat climate change
#CAleg
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A win for the railyards downtown development and for soccer fans. I haven’t always been a fan of public subsidies for sports arenas/stadiums, but this
@TheCityofSac
&
@Mayor_Steinberg
partnership is a fair proposal for the project and for taxpayers.
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WOW!! Assembly District 7... you are BEAUTIFUL!
#WomensMarch
#Sacramento
#StayLoud
#AD7
#WomensMarchSac
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Big news for housing in downtown Sacramento! 🏘️ In response to my 2022 adaptive reuse legislation -
#AB2592
– the state has released a report identifying two buildings that have the potential of becoming affordable housing! Where and what this could mean 👇🏼
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Hope the City of Sacramento adopts the Missing Middle Housing plan. Sacramento needs more housing —especially in transit-friendly areas. This plan will help make sure the city continues to thrive by building housing at all income levels.
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WE DID IT! AB 392 passes in the senate with bipartisan support.
With the legislative passage of
#AB392
and the commitment from Governor
@GavinNewsome
, California strengthens the relationships between our communities and law enforcement to make our communities safer.
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Look forward to Chairing the Asm Eduction Finance Budget Subcommittee again. Thanks for the continued vote of confidence
@Rendon63rd
. Still lot’s of work to do in 2021! First up is to safely reopen schools— from P through 16.
#ECE
#Childcare
#PreK
#K12
#CTE
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Now is our time. Our time to demand for deadly force independent investigations. Our time to allow the formerly incarcerated the right to vote. Our time to educate our youth on the black experience in the US. Our time to reinstitute affirmative action.
Let’s get to work.
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“Big Oil Mislead the Public into Believing Plastic would be Recycled.” This is why we needed
#SB54
&
#AB1080
. I will continue to work in 2021 w/
@BenAllenCA
&
@LorenaAD80
- CA should be leading the country on reducing plastic pollution.
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Having independent investigations for police use of deadly force is a common sense proposal- so common sense that I’ve got 45+ joint authors on
#AB1506
. This is the institutional change CA needs.
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Great visit to
@csuf
and
@UCIrvine
today with
@TitanPrezVirjee
and Chancellor Gillman where we discussed ways to implement our historic
#CABudget
to expand CSU and UC access
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Great news
#AB123
made it out of Asm Ed! One step closer to making
#PreK4All
a reality in California.
#AB123
made it out of Asm Ed. T/y for advocating for our youngest children!
@kidango
@EarlyEdgeCA
@strongnationUSA
@AP_California
@CFTunion
@LAAreaChamber
#ECE
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Proud to join
@verilylifesci
to launch the 1st free community-based
#COVID19
testing site in Sacramento & 4th in CA—to conduct 1,000 daily tests as it ramps up.
This drive-through site is appointment-only for those considered high-risk by
@CAPublicHealth
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Shout out to Sacramento State Hornet Austin Roberts, a West Sac native, for being selected in the 8th round of the
#MLBDraft
by the Pittsburg Pirates!
#StingersUp
@sacstate
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I couldn’t wait to get out in the water on my paddleboard, yesterday and I’m looking forward to seeing more people out here enjoying the river after improvements are made.
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Thank you to the voters of
#AD7
for re-electing me to the Assembly. It is an honor to continue serving you. Let’s get to work!
#PreK4All
#DebtFreeCollege
#AfterSchoolPrograms
#CriminalJusticeReform
#CommonSenseGunSafety
#Healthcare4All
#EnvironmentalProtection
#GrowTheMiddleClass
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Yes! Our
#CalGrantReformBill
,
#AB1746
, is off the floor! Passing this bill is essential in closing the achievement gap & offering students a
#DebtFreeCollege
experience! We'll be working to include funding for this in the
#2022Budget
.
Now it's on to the Senate!
@AsmJoseMedina
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Honored to be appointed to the
#CABudget
Conference Committee as we work to finalize a smart, fair & balanced state budget for CA.
Speaker
@Rendon63rd
has appointed the Assembly's
#CABudget
conferees:
@PhilTing
, conference committee vice chair
@ChadMayes
@AsmKevinMcCarty
@JayObernolte
@AsmShirleyWeber
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