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Fixing Permit Delays and Supporting Pop-Ups: Assemblymember Mark González's Downtown Recovery Bills Move to the Senate

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, AB 2418 and AB 1679, which seek to reawaken our downtown districts by streamlining permits and filling empty storefront advance off the Assembly Floor.

"Bureaucratic nonsense and chronic delays are the difference between a vibrant business and another shuttered storefront," said Assemblymember Mark González (D – Los Angeles).

Small Businesses Are Ready to Pop . . . Up!
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The HUGS Act Passes the Assembly Floor

Asm. Gonzalez with Asm. BryanSACRAMENTO, CA — Today, AB 1645: The Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely (HUGS) Act passed out of the Assembly floor with 73 AYE votes. The Hugs Act outlines allowed physical behavior such as handholding, hugging, and holding one's child in state prison visitation rooms.

"When visitors are severely punished for hugging, it sends a message to them – 'Do not come back. Do not visit your loved...

Assemblymember Mark González's Bilingual Bill Advances

SACRAMENTO, CA — Yesterday, Assemblymember Mark González's AB 2332: DLI Coordinator advanced out of the Assembly Education Committee with unanimous support. AB 2332, if signed into law, would establish a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Coordinator in California.

DLI programs are a form of education in which students are taught literacy and content in two languages, English and a partner language...

Copper Wire Thieves Have Taken It Too Damn Far, Says Assemblymember González; Mayor Bass Announces her Support of AB 1941

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Assemblymember Mark González and Mayor Karen Bass visited Koreatown businesses to discuss the real-world consequences of copper wire theft and to announce her support for AB 1941.

Mayor Bass, Asm. González and associate seated, having lunch
Pictured above is BCD Tofu House in Koreatown, which has been impacted by copper wire theft along Wilshire Boulevard. B-roll and photos from the business visit can be found here.

Cracking Down...

Assemblymember Mark González's Statement After Trump Kicked Noem to the Curb

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Mark González has issued the following statement after Donald Trump finally kicked Noem to the curb:

"It's hard to see the exit of Kristi Noem from the Department of Homeland Security as anything but long overdue.

Her tenure was defined by cruelty, chaos, and political theater that traumatized communities. Too many immigrant families paid the price for her...

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