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CALO NEWS: California bill would create immigrant and refugee agency

As the first bill in her 2025 legislative package, SB12 would provide a permanent governmental framework focused on streamlining services, creating grant programs, and engaging stakeholders to enhance support for immigrant and refugee families in California.

La Opinion: Senadora latina propone crear Agencia dedicada a Inmigrantes y Refugiados

La líder de la mayoría en el Senado de California, la demócrata de Long Beach, Lena González, presentó su primer proyecto de ley del ciclo legislativo 2024-25 para establecer una agencia estatal dedicada a los Asuntos de Inmigrantes y Refugiados.

Parriva: California must remain steadfast in protecting the rights of our immigrant communities

“It is terrifying to think about the dire impacts of the proposed callous actions targeting some of our most hardworking Californians,” said Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez.

CALO NEWS: Mexican Repatriation statue to honor 1930s deportation victims

A group of elected officials and advocates gathered at La Plaza de Culturas y Artes in Los Angeles on Thursday to announce a life-lasting memorial to honor the victims of the 1930s deportations.

Cronkite News: Remember history: California launches Mexican Repatriation Memorial Project to honor residents deported during Great Depression

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, Sens. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) officially launched the Mexican Repatriation Memorial Project in Los Angeles.

California’s students deserve climate-safe schools

Our childhoods have unfolded in a California that is on fire.

We’ve lost school days. Our friends have lost homes. Our communities live in constant fear of destruction. As we navigate adolescence in a California fundamentally altered by climate change, our schools should be sanctuaries. But due to outdated infrastructure built for an era before climate change, they cannot keep us healthy when extreme weather strikes.

LA Times Editorial: Delay California’s oil drilling protections until 2031? No way

By The Times Editorial Board

The passage of a landmark state law in 2022 to ban new drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, child care centers and hospitals and establish new health protections for existing wells seemed to be the victory they sought. They never imagined it might take nearly another decade for it to take full effect.

Spaces 4 Learning: Climate Resilient Schools Act Moves Forward in California Senate

By Matt Jones

“Students and their families deserve schools that offer a quality learning environment. With severe weather becoming more frequent in recent years due to climate change that also means updating our school facilities to handle these growing challenges,” said Senator Lena Gonzalez. “