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Bill to mandate child-abuse training for California teachers passes Education Committee Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to strengthen training requirements and prevent child abuse in schools overcame its first legislative hurdle yesterday, passing the Assembly Education Committee by a vote of 5-0. The legislation would require all school employees to be trained according to standards developed by the Department of Education, in the proper identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, so that abuse can be stopped in its tracks. Please see page 5
New affordable housing units in Glendale – Cypress Senior Living Glendale’s Community Development Department is accepting applications for the Cypress Senior Living Apartments March 31 – April 14, 2014. Cypress Senior Living is a rehabilitated and modernized beautiful brick building originally built in 1928. Renovations to the propPlease see page 3
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Water conservation bill clears first committee as drought looms Assemblyman Mike Gatto's legislation would find new funding stream for water efficiency
precious water resources has never been more important. For the first time in history, water exports to Central Valley farms and Southern Cali-
The full Board of the MTA unanimously approved a motion by Directors Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian directing the CEO to develop a comprehensive policy for Board consideration in 30 days to allow MTA to keep and attract filming in Los Angeles County. In the past, California was the leader in entertainment production, aerospace manufacturing, and agricultural production. However, as a result of California’s excessive regulations, high taxes, and erroneous water
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Water wells like this are running dry in California due to one of the longest droughts in California’s history. –Photo by Terry Miller
A key water-conservation bill introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) passed the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee today by a vote of 13-0. AB 2636 estab-
lishes CalConserve, a revolving-loan program to provide loans to home owners and businesses to help finance water-efficiency projects. The program will reduce urban, per-capita water use and help
Mike Gatto’s bill to force hit-and-run offenders off California roadways passes transportation committee Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation to increase penalties for those who flee the scene of an accident cleared another legislative hurdle today, passing the Assembly Transportation Committee by a vote of 13-1. Gatto's bill, AB 1532, would expand hit-andrun penalties to include automatic license suspension for motorists who flee the scene of any accident involving another person. “The only way to know if you hurt someone is to
cities and counties reach their water-use reduction goals. Conserving water has long been a goal of California policymakers, but with the state in the midst of a disastrous drought, conserving
MTA Board approves AntonovichGarcettiKrekorian motion to stop entertainment industry flight
Film and Television Job Creation Act by Assemblymembers Bocanegra and Gatto gets green light Bill has 64 co-authors, including a majority of the State Assembly
stop. The only way to get someone medical help is to stop,” said Assemblyman Gatto. “Allowing drivers who don’t stop to keep their license, adds insult to their victim’s injuries.” Right now, there are few consequences for hit-and-run offenders whose victims are lucky enough to walk away with only minor injuries. The problem with current law is that it sets the penalty based on how bad the vic-
AB 1839, the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act of 2014 passed the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee today by a vote of 7-0. The legislation, authored by Assemblymembers Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) and Raul Bocanegra (D-Pacoima), would expand and improve the State’s current
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