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CALMatters: California Assembly’s new rules have led to legislative censorship

A wonderful piece shared by CAL Matters discussing how the new rules in California Assembly has led to a mass censorship and limited the hearing of bills.

The public deserves to have their voices and legislative ideas heard. For the sake of our constituents and all Californians, we should not be censoring what comes before the Legislature.

This path is sure to lead us down a dark road that is anything but democratic.

Nicolas Junior High School "Schools to Watch" Awardee

Today, my office attended a celebration at Nicolas Junior High School in Fullerton. Nicolas Junior High School was awarded as one of the “Schools to Watch” in California. Each year, the School to Watch-Taking Center Stage program awards high-performing schools that are responsive to the individual learning needs of their students and develop an equitable learning environment.

Congratulations on this fantastic honor Nicolas Junior High.


And my husband, Jesus teaches there!

Quirk-Silva’s Fairview Proposal gets included in May Revision

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newson announced his adoption of Orange County Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva’s proposal that seeks to provide options at the State’s Fairview Developmental Center, for Orange County’s homeless.

To address the immediate crisis of homelessness and severe medically ill Orange County residents, the Governor has included authorization to move forward to house and treat approximately 200 OC residents who have no shelter, security or medical treatment.

Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva, author of Assembly Bill 1295, which is reflected in the Governor’s budget proposal, was humbled and quick to praise the Governor’s support for the consideration of the Fairview state property for Orange County’s neediest and despairing residents.  The Assemblywoman stated that, “These men and women are our hidden neighbors; they come from all over Orange County, and need shelter and medical care, in order to find stability and hope.”

 

Latino Spirit Awards

As part of the Latino Spirit Awards celebration taking place on the Assembly Floor, I escorted Cristela Alonzo, our 2019 Latino Spirit Award honoree for Achievement in Advocacy & Entertainment.

Cristela Alonzo is the first Latina to create, produce, and star in her own Network TV sit-com, ‘Cristela’, which aired on ABC. The semi-biographical show was based on her time living with her sister while also taking care of their mother. Cristela proudly had an all-Latino primary ...cast, and hired numerous Latino writers for her show. Cristela has also appeared on numerous TV shows and has been a recurring host on ABC7 "The View." In 2017, she released her first hour-long stand up special, "Lower Classy" on Netflix, as well as becoming the first Latina lead in a Disney/Pixar film with her breakout role as “Cruz Ramirez” in "Cars 3."

In addition to her work in entertainment, Cristela has devoted a large part of her time to be a voice for Latinos, immigrants, the disenfranchised, and the underrepresented. She frequently gives speeches, moderates panels, and helps raise awareness and money for numerous organizations and nonprofits. This includes raising funds to sponsor Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, supporting the Dolores Huerta Foundation, appearing on Soledad O’Brien’s panels for her, "I Am Latino in America" national awareness tour, and advocating for the Special Olympics. Cristela is currently writing a memoir about her life for Simon & Schuster.

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