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SENATOR CAROL LIU AND PARTNERS HOST COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE

March 15, 2013

For Immediate Release

LOS ANGELES – Sen. Carol Liu, education experts and elected officials will host “The Community Schools Scale Up Conference” on Monday (March 18, 2013) in Los Angeles.

SEN. CAROL LIU TO HONOR 2013 WOMEN OF THE YEAR FOR THE 25TH SENATE DISTRICT

March 08, 2013

GLENDALE –Senator Carol Liu will honor five “Women of the Year” for outstanding accomplishments in the 25th Senate District on Friday (March 15, 2013).

The Senate each year asks legislators to honor Women of the Year who have made unique and often unsung contributions to enhance the quality of life for others in each of the state’s 40 Senate Districts. This year’s honorees are:

SENATOR LIU INTRODUCES BILL TO SELL STATE-OWNED 710 FREEWAY PROPERTIES

February 25, 2013

For Immediate Release

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Carol Liu has authored legislation to help the California Department of Transportation sell state-owned houses no longer needed for construction of a proposed State Highway Route 710 extension in Los Angeles, Alhambra, South Pasadena, and Pasadena.

SENATOR LIU APPOINTED TO THREE STATE EDUCATION BOARDS

February 21, 2013

For Immediate Release

SACRAMENTO – Senator Carol Liu was appointed to three state education boards that oversee school construction, instructional quality and school building finance.

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced the appointments, which the Senate Rules Committee approved. Sen. Liu, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, will serve on the:

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Help Shrinks as Poverty Strikes in the U.S.

April 15, 2013

BALTIMORE (AP) — Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man.  He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul people out of poverty in this Maryland port city where one of four residents is considered poor by U.S. government standards.

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Bill would protect adult ed, career tech while extending local control - EdSource.org

April 04, 2013

School districts would keep discretion to spend billions of dollars of “categorical” funding  however they want for five more years under a Senate bill that passed its first hurdle in the Legislature on Wednesday.

Liu bill would retain some state control over $4.5 b in categorical school money - SI&A Cabinet Report

April 03, 2013

By Tom Chorneau

Legislation scheduled for consideration today may pose a serious challenge to the governor’s plan to eliminate spending restrictions on more than $6 billion in school categorical program funding.

SB 223 by state Sen. Carol Liu, D-Pasadena, would extend the current flexible system governing the use of the so-called ‘Tier III’ categorical funds to 2019-20 – an additional five years more than current law.

But the bill would require districts, in exchange, to meet certain conditions in order to spend the money as they choose.

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Great California Shake Out - Earthquake Preparedness and Safety

October 18, 2010

Southern Californiais famous for its mild, sunny climate, but like anywhere else in the world, is susceptible to natural disasters. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that Californiaexperiences about 10,000earthquakes each year. Most of these are too small to be felt, but a large earthquake will produce many more aftershocks of all magnitudes for many months. Two major fault lines exist in the 21st Senate District alone - the Raymond fault and Sierra Madre fault zones.

Parent Voices - Stand for Children Day in the Capitol

May 06, 2009

Good Afternoon. It is my pleasure to be here to talk about an issue so near and dear to my heart-- as a mother, an educator, and legislator. Many thanks to the countless parents and volunteers who are working to make positive change for the children of our state. Thank you all for being here today!

Speech to VerdeXchange's Clean and Green Energy/Technology Conference

January 06, 2009

Good Morning everyone.  It is a pleasure to be here this morning with you -- the people who are leading the way to a green, sustainable future.  It is 2009, but I feel as though we are just now entering the 21st Century.  Now we are ready to abandon a history of excesses, inefficiency, and exploitation of our precious natural resources.