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Los Angeles Times: Third annual MLK Interfaith Breakfast hosted at Glendale Community College

Tuesday, January 16 2018

About 100 people filled the student center conference room at Glendale Community College Tuesday as the school’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration committee held its third annual MLK Interfaith Breakfast, featuring spoken-word artist Alexandria Gurley.

Glendale City Councilman Vrej Agajanian and representatives from the offices of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), state Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger joined the breakfast.

Pasadena Now: Martin Luther King, Jr. Interdenominational Church Service Draws Hundreds

Monday, January 15 2018

Nearly 200 fill Metropolitan Baptist Church for recognition of slain civil rights leader; IMA scholarship winners honored

With hope and song amidst growing community concern over confrontations with the police in Pasadena, Altadena’s Metropolitan Baptist Church celebrated the life and teachings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday with a joyous afternoon service.

Passadena Now: Senator Portantino Applauds Governor Brown's 2018-2019 Budget Proposal

Thursday, January 11 2018

California Senator Anthony Portantino, who represents Pasadena, praised Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2018-2019 budget which increases funding for education, and boosts the state’s new rainy day fund.

Senator Portantino, Chair of the Education Budget Subcommittee,Issues Statement on the Governor’s 2018-2019 Budget Proposal

Wednesday, January 10 2018

Sacramento, California –Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) Chair of Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education, issued the following statement:

LA Times: Sexual harassment scandals give new momentum to legislative efforts to protect whistleblowers in California's capital

Tuesday, January 9 2018

Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), the author of the newer legislation, said credit for the revived push for whistleblower safeguards should to go to the women who spoke out last fall in an open letter about the "pervasive" sexual harassment and misconduct in California politics.