Long Beach California government
Governor Awards Aquarium for a Decade of Environmental, Economic Leadership
Governor Edmund G. Brown has recognized the Aquarium of the Pacific for its role in California’s environment and economy. The Aquarium of the Pacific is the first among museum, zoos, and aquariums to receive the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA). This award program was established in 1993 and is California’s most prestigious environmental [...]
Knabe Commentary: How the California Budget Affects L.A. County
The County is thoroughly reviewing the Governor’s proposed budget to identify how it will impact Los Angeles County services and our own budget. While I absolutely believe that services are provided best when they are closest to the people receiving them, it is imperative that with the power over these programs comes the purse to [...]
Assembly Approves Bill Giving Hate-Crimes Protection to Homeless Victims
Legislators on Tuesday approved Assembly Bill 312, by Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, during a morning hearing in the state Capitol. The bill gives homeless people the right to invoke hate-crimes protection when suing an assailant in civil court. “Tragically, California has the highest rate of violence against homeless people in the country,” Lowenthal told the committee. “AB 312 [...]
LBUSD Superintendent, Governor Schwarzenegger Applaud Adoption of National Standards
The Long Beach Unified School District joined Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in applauding the California State Board of Education’s unanimous vote to adopt the national Common Core State Standards. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort to establish a single set of high and clear educational standards for English-language arts and mathematics that states [...]
Is California ready for an electric car revolution?
State lawmakers will meet in Long Beach Friday to ask experts if California is ready to accommodate a growing fleet of plug-in electric vehicles already showing up on the state’s roads. California has mandated that more than 1 out of 10 cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by next year. By the year [...]
Environmental bills move forward in California legislature
Two pro-environmental bills–one to streamline disposal of e-waste by state bureaucracies, the other to create thousands of jobs for inner-city kids – passed a key policy review yesterday by the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. The two California Senate Bills by Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, are: SB 1052, Streamlining E-Waste Disposal: Based on a recommendation from [...]
Bill to restore mammograms for low-income Californians passes first review
A plan to restore access to free breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for low-income women passed its first policy review this week with a bipartisan vote by the Senate Health Committee. SB 836 is an urgency measure introduced earlier this year by California Sen. Jenny Oropeza. “The decision to suspend screening can be deadly [...]
Smoking ban at California beaches one step closer
Acknowledging the risk cigarettes pose to California’s coastal landscape, the State Assembly approved a plan to ban smoking at state beaches and designated areas of state parks. “Unfortunately, too many beach visitors are irresponsible with their smoking habit,” Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, said about Senate Bill 4’s call to establish a fine of up [...]
Social Media in Long Beach: Find City, State and Federal links for Facebook, Twitter and more
The City of Long Beach has created a Social Media web page with links to its various Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts to help forge a better connection between the community and city departments. Social Media are primarily Internet-based communication tools for sharing and discussing information. Residents and businesses are invited to become Friends and [...]
Oropeza hopes new bill will protect breast cancer services
The end of 2009 brought unfortunate news to women across the state. First, the Preventive Services Task Force sparked a national uproar when it recommended early last month that women at low risk for breast cancer undergo regular mammograms beginning at age 50. The previous recommendation was age 40. Weeks later, the California Department of [...]
