Asm.
#AD54
, Husband to Rad Wife + Dad to 2 kids & 2 dogs. Free community college, public banks, 💯 rent asst. & no evictions, Medicare 4 All. Progressive Dem.
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@MiguelSantiagoAD53
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We need to cancel ALL student debt!
Thank you to the Assembly Higher Education committee for moving
#AJR33
forward which calls on
@POTUS
to cancel all student debt!
Let’s get it done 👊🏽👊🏽
LAPD’s brutal actions this morning are unacceptable and must be denounced by everyone. I stand w/ you in denouncing police brutality demanding the immediate release of Jamie!
#FREEJAMIE
If a rich person earns money, that money makes money. When a poor person earns money, that money is gouged from every corner.
This is why I’m introducing
#AB1177
, the California Public Banking Option Act.
#BankCal
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Walking
#AD53
#SkidRow
with
@SenSanders
.Housing is a human right, and we’re going to need all hands on deck if we’re going to address the humanitarian crisis of homelessness once and for all.
.
@GavinNewsom
signed
#AB1177
, the CA Public Banking Option Act!
We’re one step closer to public banking which fights the racial wealth gap and protects low-income people from predatory banking practices!
We are providing two years of FREE community college to ALL full-time students in CA!
The Legislature just voted on $25 million to expand free CC to all Californians. Woohoo 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
#FreeCC
#AB1177
is on to the Governor’s desk!! The California Public Banking Option Act just passed off the Assembly Floor.
We’re one step closer to public banking in California.
2 years of FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE!
@CAgovernor
@GavinNewsom
signed AB 2 today, which expands upon the California College Promise Program and ensures all students have access to an affordable higher education. 📚🎓
CA
#NetNeutrality
passes!Proud to lead
#SB822
through the Assembly w/
@Scott_Wiener
@kdeleon
@RobBontaCA
.The fight for social change & progressive values is directly tied to a free and open internet. It is essential to our Democracy & the future of our movement powered by people.
Cindy Montanez gave me my first job in politics and was one of my first friends at UCLA.
She was a courageous fighter who cared about her community and had a deep passion for social and environmental justice.
I offer my deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.
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The Assembly just passed
#AB1177
!
No more crushing fees, no more painful penalties.
#BankCal
, the “CA Public Banking Option Act” will help the one in four unbanked or underbanked Californians make ends meet.
I’ll fight for this bill all the way to the Governor’s desk.
We’re introducing
#AB2266
, “Free Community College for All” so ALL full-time CA students (new and returning) get free community college.
Manchin blocked this nationally, but here in CA, we can lead the way!
Thank you to our authors Asms.
@DavidChiu
and
@SantiagoAD53
for your leadership on
#AB857
! Thanks our 19 co-authors and the incredible, tireless work of our grassroots volunteer-run statewide alliance!
The Public Banking Act IS people power in action! 🏦🌱
We’re one step closer to a public banking option in California!
#BankCal
would give Californians a no-fee, no-penalty debit card account, saving working families hundreds of dollars a year on overdraft penalties and check cashing fees.
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Voters should be able to see who supports and opposes ballot measures right on their ballot.
That’s why I am proud to join
@SenHenryStern
and
@CACleanMoney
to introduce
#AB1416
, the
#DISCLOSEAct
to do just that.
Join us! Let’s give voters more transparency!
Thank you Asm. Appropriations for moving
#AB1400
#CalCare
forward.
Californians shouldn’t have to decide between paying for healthcare or rent. Let’s go!
Getting to work & rallying for
#AB257
@ the State Capitol.
Fast food workers are essential workers, they deserve essential protections, fair wages and more!
#AB857
just passed! The CA Assembly just sent a historic message to Wall Street banks that we’re going to put people over profits - not the other way around. Thank you colleagues for your support. On to the Senate!
The California Public Banking Option Act is closer to becoming law!
Today the Senate Appropriations Committee passed
#AB1177
, which would guarantee all Californians access to basic banking services without fees or penalties.
🔴 FREE 🔴
🔴CSU DEGREES🔴
🔴HUGE NEWS🔴
Today we introduced AB 1862 with joint authors
@RobBontaCA
@AsmCervantes
and
@QuirkSilva65th
to create a pathway to a tuition-free bachelor’s degree at CSU for transfer students. Let’s make free higher education a reality in California!
It's not a radical idea to uplift people out of poverty.
It’s not a radical idea to fight student debt.
It’s not a radical idea to provide healthcare for all.
It's not a radical idea to help with rent.
It’s not a radical idea to pass a wealth tax. It’s fairness.
#WealthTax
Thank you
@MomsDemand
for working so hard to advocate for gun safety laws that take our families out of harm’s way. The NRA‘s pockets aren’t deep enough to beat back the fight you all bring to this issue.
Now is the time to realize healthcare as a human right and California will lead the way with
#CalCare
Excited to be joint author on
#AB1400
w/
@Ash_Kalra
and
@SantiagoAD53
to provide healthcare for all. Let's get to work!
Congrats to my friend and colleague
@sydneykamlager
for becoming the next State Senator in
#SD30
!
She is a fierce fighter for single-payer healthcare, criminal justice and LGBTQ+ equality!
“Creating a public banking option and closing the racial wealth gap isn’t only a moral imperative, it is necessary to foster greater financial security for all of our communities.”
So excited we passed
#AB1177
!
HUGE win for California!
#AB857
is finally over the finish line. California could be the first state in the nation to encourage local governments to break from Wall Street and create their own
#PublicBanks
. It’s time. Thank you
@DavidChiu
!
The CA Public Banking Option Act moved off the Senate floor!
We’re one step closer to passing
#AB1177
, which will help unbanked and underbanked Californians escape crippling overdraft banking fees and penalties.
Woohoo! Our bill
#AB1416
passed the Assembly floor!
This bill makes ballot measures more transparent by listing supporters and opponents right on the ballot itself.
Proud to stand with
@GavinNewsom
to celebrate two years of FREE community college! Now, millions of Californians will have a chance to earn an associate’s degree without paying a dime in tuition. Huge win for our children’s future!
#AB2
#AB19
#AD53
Excited to see
@alex_lee
's Social Housing Act
#AB2053
(which I co-authored) pass the Assembly Floor!
This bill will create self-sustaining affordable housing for all! 🏘
@KtownforAll
@davideryu
@RepJimmyGomez
LAPD’s brutal actions this morning are unacceptable and must be denounced by everyone. I stand w/ you in denouncing police brutality demanding the immediate release of Jamie!
🗣WATCH OUT WALL STREET!
#AB857
is about to hit the floor for a full vote. 🗳 It’s time to give CA’s a public banking option, free from corporate greed. TY 👏🏽 Approps Chair
@LorenaSGonzalez
for supporting our bill today! This is a huge step 👟👟 forward.
#PeopleOverProfit
Big congrats to Asm.
@MikeFongCA
on his first day!
From UCLA, the LA Community College Board and now to hanging out @ the State Capitol!
Big congrats!!
Our ACA 5 just passed the Senate and will go to the voters! Opportunity for All! 🎓
The fight is on! Let’s repeal the right wing agenda of the Pete Wilson era and Prop 209. 💪🏽
Beat back Trump racist policies & repeal Prop 209 this Nov!
We must make sure healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
That’s why I’m proud to co-author Asm.
@Ash_Kalra
’s
#AB2200
to bring single payer healthcare through
#CalCare
!
Working to bridge the digital divide in California. Every single student in CA must have internet! Honored to be part of the Digital Divide Task Force.
We’re introducing
#AB1128
to expand the $1,083 CA child tax credit to about 700,000 low-income families with children!
With the prices of rent, groceries and more going up, families need essential relief.
🚨BIG NEWS🚨 My AB 3300 = $2 billion to fight homelessness & create affordable housing just passed out of committee. COVID-19 struck the homeless in the worst ways & crippled affordable housing efforts.
WE HAVE TO FIGHT BACK! Thanks to co-leads!
📣BIG NEWS 📣 AB 310 - the CA State Public Bank Act! The days of Wall St banks charging CA’s billions per yr in interest & fees are numbered. Given the economic crash, a state public bank is necessary to provide small biz , local gov’ts & the ppl of CA financial peace & justice!
🚨 BREAKING! 🚨 The California Public Banking Option Act
#AB1177
was just approved in the CA State Assembly Banking & Finance Committee, moving us one step closer to establishing free banking services for all Californians!
#YesOnAB1177
Today my colleagues and I announced a package of bills to
#ReformEDD
. These bills will address the systemic failures
@CA_EDD
and provide Californians the benefits they’re owed. We are tired of the broken promises from EDD!
#BigEDDFail
BREAKING: Public Banking Act just passed another Senate committee! Thank you
@ilike_mike
for your leadership on this important issue, and your commitment to putting
#PeopleOverProfit
!
#AB857
Proud to present Antonia Hernández with the Latino Spirit Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. Her work as President & CEO of
@calfund
has touched the lives of countless Californians, and her leadership is a reminder that helping others makes our community stronger.
#AD53
Team Santiago is joining
@tmorello
and we’re rocking out with
@UFWupdates
!
Let’s stand with
#AB2183
so farm workers can have free and fair union elections!
‼️PUBLIC BANKING ACT ADVANCES‼️ Asm. Local Gov committee just supported
#AB857
, to give CA a chance to ditch Wall Street & invest in our communities. Thank you to everyone who came to testify in support of this bill. We hear you all, and we’re fighting for you.
#PublicBanksNOW
In CA, Black men are 8x more likely to be incarcerated than white men are. We need racial justice in the courts!
This is why I’m proud to be a joint author of
@Ash_Kalra
’s Racial Justice Act
#AB256
to fight racism in the judicial system!
#RJA4All
We are building the public bank movement! Keep an eye out at the end of March for a big public banking announcement to expand financial services to millions of unbanked and underbanked Californians 👀🏦
#BankCal
@CalReinvest
@PublicBankLA
@SEIUcalifornia
Happy LA pride!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We’re marching with
@eqca
, and celebrating with all our sisters, brothers and siblings as we are standing with ALL members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and standing against the hateful attacks across the country!
#LAPride
Low-income families are losing much of their paychecks to overdraft and check cashing fees.
That’s why I introduced
#AB1177
. It’s public banking with zero-fee, zero penalty, federally bank accounts with debit cards to all who need them in California.
#YesOnAB1177
AB 826 just cleared the Senate! We’re one step closer to providing $600 of emergency food assistance to low-income individuals, including undocumented immigrants.
It makes no sense that a kid who can’t go to prom yet would have an action that counts as a third strike.
I am teaming up with
@GeorgeGascon
to repeal the juvenile three strikes law. Let’s fight mass incarceration and reduce prison overcrowding.