California is offering an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for working low-income families and individuals. In addition to the federal EITC, the new state Earned Income Tax Credit will put more money in the pockets of those who need it most.
Los Angeles is facing an affordable housing & homelessness crisis. I need your help in making affordable housing investment a priority this Legislative session!
Our mission is to educate, promote and raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness in California. Early detection saves lives. We can think of no better way to spread this message than through the California Pink Ribbon License Plate.
Paying for college can be difficult, but California has always been a leader in providing eligible students with an affordable college education. The Cal Grant and the Middle Class Scholarship are two great state programs to help California families afford college.
(Sacramento, CA) Today, the Modified Tour Buses Act (AB 25) was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. Assembly Bill 25 strengthens the ability for local jurisdictions to restrict routes and allows the reduction of noise pollution by prohibiting operators to use loudspeakers on tour buses that have had their roof removed.
I fled war-torn Iran with my family to seek a better life in the San Fernando Valley. We were lucky, but as a child I had no options. My parents made the decision for me.
(Sacramento, CA) Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) secured $3.7 million to fund a Parkinson’s disease registry in California. AB 2248, passed in 2004 established the Parkinson’s disease registry modeled after the world renowned California Cancer Registry. The Parkinson’s disease registry has never been funded.
(Sacramento, CA) The Every Kid Counts Act (AB 34) authored by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian and Assembly Budget Chair Phil Ting and co-authored by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia passed the Assembly Higher Education Committee with a 9-3 vote on Tuesday, April 25th.
(Sacramento, CA) Today, the Tour Bus Safety Act (AB 25) passed Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee by a vote of 13-0. The bill now goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
I was born in Iran. As a child, my family fled an unjust regime for a better life: freedom from persecution, economic opportunity, and safety. We made our home in the San Fernando Valley.
(Sacramento)- The California Legislative Jewish Caucus condemns President Trump’s reported orders to build a wall on the Mexican-American border and plan to block refugees from entering the United States.
As Jews we have seen this before. In 1939, the SS Saint Louis was turned away from the Port of Miami. More than one quarter of the passengers on the ship died in the Holocaust. Many immigrants entering the United States have fled incredible violence at home and are seeking a safe place for their families. The United States should never again repeat the mistakes of the past and should help these refugees instead of turning them away.
Want to retrofit your home for the next big earthquake but facing difficulties with financing? The state is now taking grant applications to help.
Now in its fourth year, the Earthquake Brace and Bolt program gives eligible homeowners up to $3,000 toward the work, which usually costs an average of $5,000.
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