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Op-Ed: Eliminating Cost-Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Will Save Lives

In California alone, 31,720 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. In 2022, 4,690 women will die from the disease. As a breast cancer survivor, I know firsthand that early access to diagnosis and treatment can save lives. That is why I have joined forces with Susan G. Komen and introduced AB 2024, state legislation to eliminate the co-pays, deductibles and other cost-sharing a woman would have to pay to get necessary breast cancer screening and diagnostic tests.

Assemblymember Friedman Introduces Bill to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) has announced Assembly Bill 2336, which aims to significantly reduce traffic fatalities in the State of California by authorizing cities to use a proven tool to cut down on speeding: speed safety cameras.