Press Releases

Friday, September 10 2021

Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 381, a measure authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) which gets Caltrans out of the real estate business in South Pasadena, was approved by the Legislature today.  SB 381 provides protections for existing tenants, includes a strategy to protect historic homes, and gives flexibility to the City of South Pasadena to create more affordable housing.  The measure now heads to the Governor’s desk for signature.

Friday, September 3 2021

Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 224, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge), was approved by the Legislature with bipartisan support and is headed to the Governor’s desk. SB 224 addresses the growing mental health crisis among California’s youth by implementing mental health education in schools.

Thursday, September 2 2021

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) released the following statement on Assembly Concurrent Resolution 105 (ACR 105), which recognizes the Armenian Province of Syunik as California’s sister state and was approved today by the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy. ACR 105 was introduced by Assemblymembers Chris Holden and Adrin Nazarian. Senator Portantino is a principal co-author of the measure.

Monday, August 23 2021

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) met with leaders of the Armenian American community in the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this week and toured St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Cultural Center, which was recently the site of an arson attack and hate crimes.

Wednesday, August 18 2021

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) and Senator Scott Wilk (R – Santa Clarita) announced the decision by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to restrict the number of investments and holdings they have in the Republic of Turkey. CalPERS is the largest defined-benefit public pension in the United States.