California lawmakers have approved a bill that could help strengthen regulations on the use of paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with Parkinson’s disease and other serious health issues.
MALIBU, CA — Ten months after four Pepperdine University students were fatally struck in a crash caused by an allegedly speeding driver on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, a state Senate bill calling for speed cameras in five locations along PCH cleared its final hurdle in the Legislature Friday and was headed for Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk
College should be some of the happiest years of our lives, some of our fondest memories to look back on. But for some, those years are marked by trauma.
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Sacramento, CA– 39 million Californians rely on a vast web of freeways to move to and fro. But California’s unchecked development is eating away at the land our wildlife depends upon to find food, shelter, and unrelated mates. In the Santa Monica Mountains, vehicles are killing mountain lions faster than they can breed.
August 29, 2024 - Sacramento, CA – Last year, the United States Supreme Court decimated protections for the nation’s wetlands. Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s (D-Burbank) landmark bill, AB 2875, which protects California’s vital natural resources from the rollback of federal protections. Yesterday, the bill passed the California Legislature with a vote of 76-0.
August 28, 2024
Contact: Kerri West, Office of Assemblymember Laura Friedman, (916) 319-2044, kerri.west@asm.ca.gov
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Sacramento, CA –Security deposits can be expensive and take extended periods of time to save for. For most renters, getting them back feels a little bit like playing the lotto or taking a trip to Las Vegas. Renters expect to lose it all, but if they walk away with anything, that’s a win. But for renters, that gamble can be debilitating.
After more than two years of construction, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is starting to look like a promising bridge. As workers get ready to pour concrete, there’s a sense of hope that the decisions we make about roads and development can help protect the remaining wild spaces in our metropolis.
Finally, we want you to know that three Assemblymembers on the committee spoke up especially strongly for rooftop solar—Laura Friedman, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, and Pilar Schiavo. Below is a video of their remarks, and we think it is worth watching.