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Safe Gun Storage ~ Less Gun Purchases Portantino’s Gun Legislative Package Passes First Key Committee

Tuesday, April 2 2019

Sacramento, California–Today, the Senate Public Safety Committee passed SB 61, SB 172, and SB 376 all authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge). The three bills further establish Portantino’s leadership as one of California’s sensible gun control advocates and enhance public safety.

Alahambra Source: For Alhambra, “local control” of the I-710 stub depends first on Caltrans

Monday, April 1 2019

When he introduced legislation that would prohibit Caltrans from building a surface route or tunnel between the I-10 and the I-210 freeways, state Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada) said he had one key goal in mind. It was to get the two stubs of the unfinished I-710 freeway out of the state highway system and give them to the cities affected by spillover traffic.

Schools to Get Significant Funding Increase Under Senator Portantino’s New Legislation

Thursday, March 28 2019

Sacramento, California–Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) introduced SB 729 to increase the base funding level for K-12 school districts by proposing to raise the Local Control Funding Formula Base by 5.16%. SB 729 seeks to achieve a $1 billion dollar increase by using a cost of living adjustment formula.

PanARMENIAN: First Senate committee passes California/Armenia trade office bill

Tuesday, March 26 2019

A bill authored by California State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge), to reestablish a trade office between California and Armenia, passed the State Senate Business and Professions Committee.

The bill received bi-partisan support and garnered a unanimous vote. Armenian Consul General Armen Baibourtian flew to Sacramento to offer testimony in favor of the proposal.

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Asbarez: California-Armenia Trade Office Bill Unanimously Passes Committee

Monday, March 25 2019

SACRAMENTO—SB 302 authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge), to reestablish a trade office between California and Armenia on Monday passed the State Senate Business and Professions Committee. The bill received bi-partisan support and garnered a unanimous vote. Armenian Consul General Armen Baibourtian flew to Sacramento to offer testimony in favor of the proposal.