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The Aremenian Weekly: California State Senators Portantino and Wilk Urge Senate Support for Turkey Divestment

Wednesday, June 28 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California State Senators Anthony Portantino and Scott Wilk sent a letter to their colleagues in the California State Senate on June 27, urging them to support AB 1597, which calls for the divestment of California’s public pension funds from investment vehicles that are owned, controlled or managed by the Turkish government.

Portantino’s 710 Rent Freeze Bill Passes Assembly Transportation Committee

Tuesday, June 27 2017

Sacramento, CA – Yesterday, the California State Assembly Transportation Committee voted 12-1-1 to pass SB 400. SB 400 is a bill authored by State Senator Anthony Portantino, D – La Cañada Flintridge, that requires Caltrans to freeze the rent for the homes located in the 710 corridor. Decades ago, Caltrans purchased these homes to pave the way for the 710 freeway. Caltrans is currently in the process of selling the homes. After hearing concerns from renters in the cor

Asbarez: Governor Brown Signs State Budget With $3 Million For Armenian American Museum

Tuesday, June 27 2017

SACRAMENTO – California Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2017-2018 state budget Tuesday with $3 million earmarked for the Armenian American Museum.

“We would like to express our special thanks to Senator Anthony J. Portantino, Senate Pro Tem Kevin de León, and Budget Subcommittee Chair Richard Roth for leading the efforts to prioritize the funding in the 2017-2018 state budget,” stated Museum Governing Board Co-Chair Archbishop Hovnan Derderian

California Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program Funded at UC Davis

Monday, June 26 2017

Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, June 22, AB 114, a very important budget trailer bill, passed the State Senate. Included in AB 114 is a five-year extension of funding for the University of California’s Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program (UCBCP). The current funding of this lifesaving cancer treatment effort is set to sunset on January 1, 2018.

South Pasadena Review: Board Votes 3-1 in Support of Late Start Measure

Thursday, June 22 2017

The South Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education voted 3 to 1 last week in favor of passing a resolution to support California Senate Bill 328, which would require classes at the middle and high school levels in all but rural districts to start half an hour later. This would mean an 8:30 a.m. start time for South Pasadena middle and high school.