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Equality and Justice, the Guiding Principles for Assemblymember Friedman

(Sacramento) - Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) spent her first term in office working to protect the environment, improve access to higher education, health care, and affordable housing, and combat sexual harassment.. Watch this Assembly Access video to get the details on the work Assemblymember Friedman has done to improve California for all its residents.

FRIEDMAN’S ‘ZERO TRAFFIC FATALITIES’ LEGISLATION SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown has signed into law a measure by Assemblymember Laura Friedman that addresses increased traffic-related injuries and fatalities and speeds across the state. AB 2363 creates a Task Force to review current methodology when setting speed limits, then to report and recommend to the legislature how fatalities as a result of vehicle related collisions can be reduced to zero.

 

           “Speed and safety have been priorities for me since I first became a resident of Glendale. Speed limits and traffic-related fatalities continue to rise, despite a Master Bicycle Plan and investment in engineering to slow the flow of traffic. This policy will begin to address injuries and fatalities as a result of increased speeds across the state.” –Assemblymember Friedman

Friedman Honors Sardarabad Book Store as Small Business of the Year

Assemblymember Laura Friedman Honors Sardarabad Book Store as the 43rd Assembly District 2018 Small Business of the Year

Sacramento – Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) named Sardarabad Book Store the 43rd Assembly District 2018 Small Business of the Year.  Sardarabad Book Store is an independent bookstore known for its wide selection of literature, particularly of Armenian educational, historical, cultural, and traditional works.

Assemblymember Friedman Seeks To House the Homeless

(Sacramento) - Working to solve the homeless crisis is a major priority in California. At the State Capitol, leaders like Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) are currently seeking compassionate change. She’s partnering with Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) to pass AB1971, which would help the gravely disabled have a second chance at life. “In Los Angeles County alone, over 800 homeless individuals died on the streets last year,” says Assemblymember Friedman. “For me, that’s inexcusable. We have to do more to give people in crisis the help that they need.”

Watch this Assembly Access video to learn more about what lawmakers like Assemblymember Friedman are doing to help the homeless community within her district, and across the entire Golden State.

Friedman’s Property Tax Equity Bill Heads to the Governor

SACRAMENTO – The California Legislature has approved a bill by Assemblymember Laura Friedman that provides property tax equity for all registered domestic partnerships.  AB 2663 creates parity in the law so that every domestic partnership has equal access to full and equal benefits, regardless of where the couple originally registered. 

 

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