The San Gabriel Valley Public Affairs Network organized a luncheon meeting at Baldwin Park, featuring Califonia State Senator Susan Rubio, who represents the 22nd Senate District.
“When my story broke, so many women decided that they wanted to tell their stories to me, hundreds of them,” Rubio said. “One of the things that I found was common in all of the stories that were told to me is that that there is a deep-rooted trauma and paralyzing fear that comes from their experience — and some of them take years to overcome.”
Two state bills that would prevent the construction of a SR-710 extension tunnel will not include language addressing the possibility that Caltrans would relinquish control of the northern and southern stubs to a local city, according to state officials who were present at a meeting discussing freeway traffic in the San Gabriel Valley.
Representatives of cities affected by the recent decision to kill the extension of the 710 Freeway voiced concerns Friday about plans to close the Alhambra freeway “stub” at the 10 Freeway.
Also included is $5.6 million to augment homelessness services in the San Gabriel Valley, which saw its homeless population increase by nearly 25% this year to 4,479.
A bill aimed at helping domestic victims by extending the statute of limitations on such offenses passed the California Senate Tuesday, a big step forward for a top legislative priority of Sen. Susan Rubio, D-Baldwin Park.