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Korea Times

오바마 정부에서 백악관 국가 장애위원회 정책위원을 지냈던 박동우(사진) 씨가 샤론 퀵 실바 가주하원의원(65지구) 보좌관으로 근무하고 있다.

박동우 보좌관은 “가주 정부에 관련되어 궁금하거나 해결해야 할 사항이 있으면 연락하면 된다”며 “가주하원의원 사무실은 주민들의 불편한 점이나 민원을 접수해 해결하려고 노력하고 있다”고 밝혔다.

Korea Daily

어바인의 그레이트 파크에 재향군인 묘역을 조성하는 프로젝트에 힘이 실렸다. 제리 브라운(사진 오른쪽 끝) 가주 지사는 지난 12일 그레이트 파크를 방문, 두 개의 후보지를 돌아본 뒤 어바인 시가 어떤 장소를 선정하든 주정부가 지원할 것이라고 말했다. 지난 2014년 재향군인 묘역 조성 법을 발의해 통과시킨 섀런 쿼크-실바(브라운 주지사 왼쪽) 가주하원의원이 묘역 조성에 관한 의견을 밝히고 있다. 가운데는 돈 와그너 어바인 시장. [섀런 쿼크-실바 사무실 제공]

(Sacramento, CA) – Orange County Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, a member of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, today became the first legislator to call on University of California President Janet Napolitano to resign her post, citing a lack of confidence in Napolitano’s leadership.

UC hid $175 million from the public eye and from their own governing board, even as they raised tuition on California students.

(Sacramento) – After the state auditor uncovered $175 million reserve held by the administration of the University of California, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (Orange County), Members of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, the Assembly Higher Education Committee and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee participated in a joint hearing to discuss the recent state audit of the University of California (UC) Office of the President titled, “The University of California Office of the President: It Failed to Disclose Tens of Millions in Surplus Funds, and Its Budget Practices are Misleading.”

Sacramento, CA – Assembly Bill (AB) 363 by Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva (D-Orange County) successfully passed the Assembly Committee on Veteran Affairs with a bipartisan and unanimous vote. The bill would waive the processing fee for homeless and low-income veterans who apply for a veteran designation on their California driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Current law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to offer a driver's license or identification card printed with the word "veteran" on it, indicating that the possessor is a military veteran. However, all veterans are currently charged a fee for this service, a cost that homeless veterans may not be able to afford. Assembly Bill 363 will waive the fee for low-income and homeless veterans that do not have the extra resources readily available to pay for the veteran designation.

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy approved Assembly Bill 162 (AB162) by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) by a bipartisan vote of 7-0. AB 162 would make more small businesses eligible for the California Competes tax cut administered by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). The tax cut is available to establish a business, or stay and grow an existing business, in California.

 â€œAs the Chair of the Jobs Committee, I know how important the California Competes Tax Credit is for employers,” Assemblymember Quirk-Silva said. “Small businesses are critical to the strength of local economies and communities. They provide opportunities to people with entrepreneurial spirits and the will to work hard, and are the cornerstone of the American Dream.”