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Rep. Young Kim backs bipartisan push to bridge STEM gap

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Haley Stevens (MI-11), Jim Baird (IN-04) and Don Beyer (VA-08) to introduce the Data Science and Literacy Act of 2023 (H.R. 1050), a bipartisan bill aiming to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education efforts. “STEM education expands opportunities for students, grows Read More

Governor Newsom’s statement on constitutional amendment to repeal Prop. 8

Governor Gavin Newsom issued the below statement regarding the constitutional amendment introduced by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) to rescind Proposition 8, the discriminatory ban on same-sex marriage that was struck down in federal district court in 2010. “Nearly 20 years after celebrating the historic ‘Winter of Love’ in San Francisco, Read More

Retired Assemblyman Van Tran announces campaign to replace termed-out OC Supervisor Do in District 1

On Wednesday, February 15, former Assemblyman Van Tran announced his candidacy for the Orange County Board of Supervisor’s 1st District, a seat incumbent Supervisor Andrew Do will be vacating next year due to term limits. “I have spent my entire public service career fighting on behalf of Orange County. The Read More

California High-Speed Rail celebrates creating 10,000 construction jobs

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) celebrated a historic milestone, announcing the creation of more than 10,000 construction jobs since the start of high-speed rail construction. Most of these jobs have gone to Central Valley residents and men and women from disadvantaged communities. In partnership with the local and State Read More

Senator Dave Min and Stop AAPI Hate introduce bill to improve ridership safety on public transit

Senator Dave Min and Stop AAPI Hate announced the introduction of Senate Bill (SB) 434, ‘Public Transit for All: Improving Safety & Increasing Ridership,’ which would require California’s top ten public transit systems to collect survey data as a critical first step towards improving ridership safety, addressing street harassment on Read More