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October 20, 2020

Op-Ed: To be Forgotten — Domestic Violence In the Age of Catastrophes

After talking to hundreds of Domestic Violence victims and their families, the stories I hear are uniquely heartbreaking and yet alike in so many devastating ways. Someone saw the violence. Someone saw the abuser’s manipulation. Everyone kept believing that it would get better. It never did. Sometimes a victim is able to escape. Sometimes they are murdered.

September 2, 2020

New York Times: Wildfires Hasten Another Climate Crisis: Homeowners Who Can’t Get Insurance

New York Times: As wildfires burn homes across California, the state is also grappling with a different kind of climate predicament: How to stop insurers from abandoning fire-prone areas, leaving countless homeowners at risk.

August 30, 2020

NBC4: Senator Susan Rubio's Coercive Control Bill Could Have Prevented San Gabriel Valley Tragedy

It's been three years since 5-year-old Aramazd "Piqui" Andressian Jr. was murdered by his own father. The father ultimately confessed to killing the child because he was angry at his estranged wife.

August 27, 2020

Coercive Control Bill Reflects Reality of Domestic Violence, Says Senator Susan Rubio

The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed domestic violence to hide behind closed doors and slowly be forgotten. Many of us – survivors and supporters – have worked hard for years to push this issue out of the shadows, asking policymakers to hear uncomfortable stories and truths. This lasting damage tears at the fabric of our society in subtle and obvious ways, and affects generations.

February 20, 2020

Conoce el proyecto de ley que busca beneficiar a víctimas de la llamada 'porno venganza' en California

La senadora Susan Rubio da detalles de la ley SB894, la cual permite a las personas afectadas por la difusión de sus imágenes íntimas en las redes sociales, con el único propósito de causarles daño, tener más tiempo para denunciar este tipo de delitos.

January 26, 2020

A pesar de haber vivido una deportación, dos hermanas inmigrantes son parte del gobierno de California

 Les llaman 'Las Rubio' y representan a la comunidad latina en la legislatura de California. Susan y Blanca Rubio fueron deportadas junto a su familia cuando era niñas, pero las injusticias las motivaron a luchar por los derechos de los hispanos.

January 7, 2020

Sisters' arduous rise to state Capitol

SACRAMENTO — It was open house at Heron Elementary School, and inside a bustling auditorium, fifth-graders created a living wax museum of “Famous Americans,” decked out as pop icons, sports stars and legends from their history books.

December 5, 2019

Homelessness, domestic violence connection discussed at East Los Angeles College

State Senator Susan Rubio visited East Los Angeles College Tuesday for a panel discussion on the connections between domestic violence and homelessness. The panel was organized by the ELAC Foundation’s Transforming Lives Campaign.

According to Rubio, 60% of women have reported that there’s a direct link between their homelessness and domestic violence.