Assemblymember Cristina Garcia urges Governor Newsom to allocate at least $250 million to treat PFAS
"Dear Honorable Gavin Newsom:
Press Releases
Assemblymembers Garcia & Low, Lt. Governor Kounalakis, Women’s Justice Advocates & Reform Minded Prosecutors Celebrate Overwhelming Passage of AB 1171 “Spousal Rape” on the Assembly Floor
After a fierce fight to get “Spousal Rape” bill heard on the Assembly Floor, the vote is overwhelming 74-0. The modernization of California’s archaic spousal rape code is one step closer to passage.
(Sacramento)–Yesterday, California State Assemblymembers voted overwhelmingly in favor of modernizing and equalizing California’s spousal rape law.
Assemblymember Garcia Applauds that Spousal Rape (AB 1171) passes unanimously from Assembly Public Safety Committee, will be heard in Assembly Appropriations Committee on Tuesday
(Sacramento)–After a substantial effort by women’s advocates and progressive district attorneys, AB 1171 on Spousal Rape was heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee yesterday.
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Southeast Los Angeles Assemblymembers Respond to Proposed Exide Cleanup Funds in Budget Revision
SACRAMENTO— Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), and Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) released the following statements today regarding the proposed funding in Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 revised budget to clean the former Exide battery plant in Vernon.
Southeast Los Angeles - Universal Basic Income, Budget Request
Assemblymember Cristina Garcia requests $60 million for a UBI pilot program.
"On behalf of the communities I serve in Southeast Los Angeles County (SELA), I respectfully submit this request for $60 million over two years for a Southeast Los Angeles universal basic income pilot program to give direct financial relief to working people in one of the most underserved, underfunded, and impacted communities.
Support for South Coast Warehouse Indirect Source Rule
Read full letter from California Legislators to the Members of the South Coast AQMD Governing Board regarding support for South Coast Warehouse Indirect Source Rule.
Asm. Garcia, Asm. Low, Women’s Advocates, and Progressive Prosecutors Urge an Immediate Hearing for AB 812 to Modernize California’s Archaic “Spousal Rape” Designation
Coalition declares “Rape is Rape” regardless of marital status, demands AB 812 be immediately heard
(Sacramento) — Today, Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley), Kolieka Seigle of California NOW and a coalition of reform-minded California prosecutors — District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar (San Joaquin County), DA George Gascón (Los Angeles County), DA Chesa Boudin (County and City of San Francisco), and DA Jeff Rosen (Santa Clara County) — are callin
Proposed law to prohibit weight loss supplements & over-the-counter (OTC) diet pills from being sold to minors passes through its first policy committee
In spite of industry opposition, the bill to protect minors continues to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Asm. Garcia urges Gov. Newsom to allocate $100 million for PFAS water treatment
Budget request to ensure disadvantage communities have access and support to clean water and to treat PFAS
Please read full PFAS budget request letter by clicking on the pdf.