In an effort keep guns out of the wrong hands, three top California law enforcement officials began sending letters to all Los Angeles gun buyers. The letter, sent last week by City Attorney Trutanich, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and California Attorney Kamala Harris to gun buyers during the state’s 10-day waiting period between when a [...]
In a letter to Vice President Biden, City Attorney Trutanich endorsed re-authorizing the federal assault weapons ban and a new ban on large magazine clips. The City Attorney also offered to provide any assistance necessary to implement the proposals recently called for by President Obama in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary [...]
PASADENA, CA — Flanked by supporters, solar panels and clean cars made by California companies, Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) urged Governor Jerry Brown to sign his legislation making cleaner, greener car ownership a more affordable, practical choice for Californians. “We must encourage Californians to buy cars with a smaller impact on our environment,” [...]
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist. 1. His party is trying to take the vote away from the poor and other citizens. 2. His foreign policy experience is non-existent. 2. He has no clue on how to handle international affairs and diplomacy. 3. I’m afraid that he would use force inappropriately, if at all. 4. His [...]
“Over the past couple weeks I’ve been talking with folks across the country about how we’re going to rebuild an economy where if you work hard, you and your family can get ahead. And right now, there’s a big debate going on in Washington over two fundamentally different paths we can take as a country [...]
By Congressman Brad Sherman Only part of my job is working on legislation in the House of Representatives, and in the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees. An equally important part of my job is my work here in the San Fernando Valley, communicating with Valley residents and helping to resolve problems that people are [...]
Washington D.C. “Today Chief Justice Roberts provided a well-reasoned legal analysis based on precedent. In doing so, he helped bolster confidence in the United States Supreme Court, while dispelling the view that all controversial cases are decided on party lines. In his opinion, he noted that every reasonable construction of a statute must be considered, [...]
The following is a statement by John Arensmeyer, founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today upholding the Affordable Care Act. June 28, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today upholding the Affordable Care Act is a victory for small business owners who have struggled with the excessively high [...]
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Zev Yaroslavsky issued the following statement in response to today’ s Supreme Court decision substantially upholding The Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s health-care reform legislation: “Today’s decision by Supreme Court affirms the principle that access to affordable, quality health care is a right, not a privilege. It’s high [...]
The following is a statement from Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services As a result of today’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), over 80% of the 2.2 million people who are currently uninsured in Los Angeles County stand to [...]
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