Assembly Constitutional Amendment 25 (the amendment to make the Legislature opaque again) was chiefly co-authored by Assembly Members Rob Bonta, David Chiu, Mike Gipson, Wendy Carrillo and Evan Low.

Assembly Members Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Marc Berman, Richard Bloom, Tasha Boerner Horvath, Ian Calderon, Kansen Chu, Jordan Cunningham, Tom Daly, Susan Eggman, Jesse Gabriel, Cristina Garcia, Ash Kalra, Marc Levine, Adrin Nazarian, Bill Quirk, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Eloise Reyes, Luz Rivas, Freddie Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Christy Smith and Buffy Wicks were co-authors.

The speakers that were present included Congressman Gil Cisneros, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, Fullerton City Council members Jesus Silva and Ahmad Zahra, Pastor Willie Holmes, Activist Camille Hernandez, Phyllis Macharia, Kennedy Macharia and Youth Leader Ace Brown.

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva with her husband Jesus Silva protest in front of Fullerton City Hall on June 6.

Roughly half of Orange County’s 34 cities have seen residents take to the streets and protest the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, and more protests are planned for this weekend. There’s also been an increasing focus on police department budgets among protestors. 

Delivery of daily necessities to 200 families with disabilities

Korea-American Special Education Center, Quirk-Silva Census Participation Incentive Tea Event

On the 29th of May, the Korea-American Special Education Center (Chief Director Rosa) held a daily necessities sharing event for families with disabilities in the United States in front of Anaheim's office in the 65th district of California with Sharon Quirk-Silva (Democratic).

The journey to realizing the dream of an Orange County Veterans Cemetery feels longer and windier than the yellow brick road in the Wizard of Oz. With the Irvine City Council’s adoption of a voter submitted plan for a specific site in the Great Park, the veteran cemetery is now slated to be built at the original location chosen seven years ago. The Irvine City Council vote ends a contentious initiative battle between the Irvine City Council and residents of Irvine.

The journey to realizing the dream of an Orange County Veterans Cemetery feels longer and windier than the yellow brick road in the Wizard of Oz. With the Irvine City Council’s adoption of a voter submitted plan for a specific site in the Great Park, the veteran cemetery is now slated to be built at the original location chosen seven years ago.

Thirty-four people died on the streets in Orange County this last month. This number has doubled from last year.

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Local California State Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva hosted a COVID-19 teleconference on April 2 to respond to questions submitted by constituents. 71 participants dialed in to hear answers to some of the 160 questions her office received. Questions not included on the call would be answered by phone or email after the call. In addition, her office is fully staffed to answer questions by phone at 714-525-6515.

There are eight state lawmakers: Richard Bloom, David Chiu, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Scott Wiener, Buffy Wicks, Lorena Gonzalez, Rob Bonta, and Mark Stone, who comprise the California Legislative COVID-19 Housing & Homelessness Urgent Action Group. In support of the Reclaimers, the lawmakers sent a letter to Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom asking him to make available the vacant Caltrans homes to people who are homeless or living in inadequate abodes.