Governor Brown Signs Important Watershed Tributary Bill Local Activists Voices Ensure Inclusion of Arroyo Seco

Sacramento, California – Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1126,  the Arroyo Seco Tributary legislation authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino, D–La Cañada Flintridge.

“I am very glad that this important district and regional measure has been signed by the Governor and will now become law. I am grateful to my friend Tim Brick who highlighted the need to include the Arroyo Seco Tributary into the greater regional study. The Arroyo Seco is not just important for our district but to the environmental well-being of the entire Los Angeles watershed. In addition, SB 1126 ensures the communities in our district are well-represented on the working group as we move forward,” commented Senator Portantino.

Senator Portantino responded to concerns raised by Tim Brick and others activists and introduced SB 1126.  The bill formally includes the Arroyo Seco Tributary into the Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group plan.  The Arroys Seco was inadvertently left out of the original legislation that set up the working group. Tim Brick from the Arroyo Seco Foundation brought the legislative oversight to the attention of local leaders asking for a solution. 

“Those of us who value the Arroyo Seco are very excited to see it included in the working group. We are very appreciative to Senator Portantino and Governor Brown for hearing our call to action and acted upon it. It’s a great example of how environmental activists can raise an issue to a sympathetic policy maker who can turn our plea into state law,” commented Tim Brick Managing Director of the Arroyo Seco Foundation.

SB 1422 was supported by Arroyo Advisory Group and the City of Pasadena.

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Sen. Portantino represents nearly 930,000 people in the 25th Senate District, which includes Altadena, Atwater Village, Bradbury, Burbank, Claremont, Duarte, Glendale, Glendora, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, La Verne, Los Feliz, Monrovia, Montrose, Pasadena, San Dimas, San Marino, Shadow Hills, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Sunland-Tujunga, and Upland.