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April 25, 2021

Broadway World: Labor Rights Icon Dolores Huerta and Award-winning Playwright Josefina Lopez to Testify in Support of Save The Performing Arts Act in Sacramento

Dolores Huerta, Civil Rights and Human Rights Icon, Founder and President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and Co-Founder of United Farm Workers of America union, and Josefina Lopez, renowned award-winning playwright and screenwriter (Real Women Have Curves), will testify on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

April 15, 2021

SacBee: Gavin Newsom signs bill to rush spending on California wildfire prevention as drought sets in

“This early investment throughout the state will help prepare us for another devastating wildfire season,” Sen. Susan Rubio, D-Baldwin Park, said. “We know that the seasons are getting longer and more devastating, and we’ve all experienced them closer and closer to home.”

April 12, 2021

CalMatters Op-Ed: Speed safety cameras would make school zones safer

CalMatters: In the fall of 2019, in five separate incidents, Alameda residents saw five school children hit by vehicles in the course of a few months. The children were all walking in close proximity to their schools.

March 18, 2021

LAT: Steve Lopez Column: Speeding in L.A.? Soon, you might be on camera, with a ticket in the mail

“As a vice principal for three years, my job … at times was to manage traffic,” Rubio said. “People are trying to drop off their kids as cars are speeding through.”

 

March 5, 2021

EdSource: Should kindergarten be mandatory in California?

“Our teachers are struggling tremendously. I think the best way we can support them is having students go up the grade levels being prepared,” Rubio said. “I also know as a teacher that the disparity only grows exponentially as kids go to third, fourth and fifth grade. So I definitely want to make sure that we capture these students early in the years.”

February 17, 2021

LAUSD partners with LA Rams, Hollywood Park, city of Inglewood, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Anthem Blue Cross in effort to vaccinate teachers and staff across L.A. County

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

INGLEWOOD — L.A. Unified announced a collaboration Wednesday with the Los Angeles Rams, Hollywood Park and the city of Inglewood to operate a large-scale vaccination site on the grounds of SoFi Stadium that could serve teachers and school staff in L.A. County.

February 16, 2021

Some essential workers, teachers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in L.A. County beginning March 1

Los Angeles Times

Certain essential workers in Los Angeles County, including teachers, will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 1, but will probably face competition as supplies are expected to remain limited.

January 22, 2021

New York Times: What Defines Domestic Abuse? Survivors Say It’s More Than Assault

New York Times: The Congresswoman Cori Bush and the musician FKA twigs describe how manipulative, isolating conduct known as “coercive control” helped trap them in abusive relationships. Lawmakers are starting to listen.

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