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Thursday, July 21 2022

Sacramento, CA – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 906, a strong and necessary campus safety and gun reform measure authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank). SB 906 prioritizes student safety by promoting safe at-home storage of firearms and mandating robust investigations of imminent violent school threats. Governor Newsom made SB 906 one of his legislative priorities and helped fast track it through the Legislature. 

Monday, July 11 2022

Sacramento, CA – At the invitation of President Biden, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) attended the White House ceremony today celebrating the passage of S.2938, the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.  The Act was drafted and passed in the wake of the recent tragic shootings in Texas.  During his speech, President Biden said that “lives will be saved” through the passage of the Act and he further called for a national “safe gun storage effort.”  Senator Portantino authored and passed California’s safe gun storage legislation and currently has SB 906 on the Governor’s desk, waiting signature.  SB 906 calls on school districts to educate parents about safe storage and also requires robust investigations of violent threats made to school campuses.

Tuesday, July 5 2022

Sacramento, CA - State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) announced today that his budget request for Los Angeles Zoo projects was adopted in the 2022-2023 State Budget.  The allocation will be used by the City of Los Angeles to support community-building, biodiversity awareness, protection of endangered species and the development of more accessible and inclusive facilities.

Tuesday, July 5 2022

Sacramento, CA - State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) announced today that his budget request to create and fund a regional affordable housing trust between the cities of Pasadena, Burbank, and Glendale was approved.  The 2022-2023 State Budget will allocate $23 million to help finance affordable housing projects in the three cities through the joint powers authority (JPA) outlined in Senator Portantino’s SB 1177.

Tuesday, July 5 2022

Sacramento, CA - State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) announced today that his budget request of $2.5 million for the National Animation Museum was approved in the 2022-2023 State Budget.  The funds will help develop a virtual and physical museum to provide educational experiences for students and professionals and preserve California’s rich animation history.