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Pasadena Star News: Portantino introduces legislation in wake of 6-year-old’s drowning at Altadena camp

Monday, February 10 2020

State Senator Anthony Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) partnered with Pasadena parents Doug Forbes and Elena Matyas to introduce legislation on Monday, Feb. 10, which aims to provide more oversight of California summer camps.

The Roxie Rules Act, otherwise known as SB 955, comes months after Forbes and Matyas’ daughter, Roxie, drowned at the Altadena-based Summerkids Camp in June.

Voice of San Diego: Bill Seeks to Close Loophole That Helped Accused Poway Shooter Buy a Gun

Monday, February 10 2020

The 19-year-old man accused of tearing through a Poway synagogue last year, killing a woman and injuring others, should not have been in possession of a semi-automatic rifle. California limits the sale of an AR-15 to adults who are 21 and older - but makes an exception for registered hunters.

ABC 10: New bill aims to correct error that allowed Poway suspect to buy gun

Monday, February 3 2020

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- New legislation introduced Monday in Sacramento aims to correct the flaw in a state law that allowed the accused Poway synagogue shooter to buy the AR-15 style weapon used in the attack despite being too young to make the purchase.

Washington Post: Some states are now offering mental health days off to students

Friday, January 31 2020

Do you ever wake up in the morning and feel anxious or depressed enough to want a day off from work or school? (Who hasn’t?)

KQED: California Considers Permitting Students Excused Mental Health Days

Tuesday, January 28 2020

Parents, educators and clinicians are seeing an alarming increase in mental health problems among young people. Various national surveys show the rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide on the rise, but what to do about it is less clear.

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