Sacramento, Calif. – On February 14, 2023, Senate Transportation Committee Chair Senator Lena Gonzalez (D - Long Beach) teamed up with the Los Angeles CleanTech Incubator (LACI) to introduce the EVs for All Act, a new bill that would fill a critical transportation gap for residents of public housing throughout California while expanding access to zero emission vehicles to more low-income Californians.
A group of Senate Democrats Monday unveiled new versions of climate bills that died in the Legislature last year, hoping to put a tighter leash on a sector of the population that environmental advocates have long complained pumps an outsized amount of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in California introduced a package of climate bills Monday aimed at holding corporations accountable for their greenhouse gas emissions.
A punto de cumplir cinco décadas de haberse creado la bancada o caucus latino de la legislatura de California, alcanzó un número récord de miembros en su mayoría mujeres latinas.
This year, California made an investment in the Golden State’s smallest and most overlooked entrepreneurs – specifically, the street vendors running hot dog carts and home kitchen operators selling delicious treats at farmers markets or from their homes.
Long Beach, Calif. – On October 22, 2022 Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) presented $1.2 million in funds for the revitalization of the Wrigley Greenbelt. The funds will help renovate greenspace to improve air quality and better serve local residents as a place for recreation, exercise and more.
Signal Hill, Calif. – On October 18, 2022 Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) presented $5 million in state funds for the renovation and redesign of the Signal Hill outdoor amphitheater.
Long Beach’s long-awaited — and long-drawn out — Wrigley Greenbelt revitalization project is finally nearing completion with help from a $1.2 million state grant awarded to the city recently.
