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Mayor Garcetti Joins Senator Portantino to Celebrate $2.2M State Funding for Los Angeles Zoo

Friday, August 12 2022

Glendale, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), and the Los Angeles Zoo were joined by Mayor Eric Garcetti today during a press conference to celebrate the allocation of $2.2 million from the 2022-2023 State Budget to support Los Angeles Zoo biodiversity and renovation projects.  The projects are set to benefit the protection of endangered species and the development of more accessible and inclusive facilities.  The funding was a result of a Portantino budget request on behalf of the Zoo.

Portantino Bill Creating Regional Affordable Housing Trust Headed to Governor’s Desk

Tuesday, August 9 2022

Sacramento, CA - Senate Bill 1177, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) which creates an affordable housing regional trust between the cities of Pasadena, Burbank, and Glendale, is headed to the Governor’s desk for signature.  In June, the Senator announced that his budget request to create and fund the regional affordable housing trust had been approved in the 2022-2023 State Budget, allocating $23 million to help finance affordable housing projects created by SB 1177.

Senator Anthony Portantino Receives NAMI Award for Championing Mental Health Policies

Wednesday, July 27 2022

Sacramento, California – On Sunday, July 24, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) received the 2022 Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Award from the Urban Los Angeles National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).   The award was presented to the Senator during a celebration of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.  Senator Portantino was honored for championing policies that remove the stigma associated with issues of mental health and for authoring SB 224, which expands mental health instruction in schools.

Governor Newsom Signs Hertzberg & Portantino’s Major Gun Reform Measure

Friday, July 22 2022

Santa Monica, California - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1327, a major gun reform bill jointly authored by Senators Bob Hertzberg and Anthony Portantino. SB 1327 allows private citizens to sue a person who manufactures, distributes, transports, imports, or sells assault weapons, .50 BMG rifles, ghost guns, or ghost gun kits in California. 

Governor Signs Portantino’s School Safety Bill Mandating Safe Gun Storage Education & Robust Investigations of Violent School Threats

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. 

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