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Sacramento, CA - California’s Central Valley has long been referred to as the nation’s breadbasket; after all, it’s the world’s fifth largest supplier of food and agricultural commodities.
Sacramento, CA –The United States Supreme Court laid waste to America’s wetlands last year. California’s Assembly is set to do something about it. Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Burbank) has introduced Assembly Bill 2875 to blunt the damage the Supreme Court has done–at least in California.
Sacramento, CA –California’s mountains were once teeming with wolverines, a carnivorous cousin to minks and badgers. Fur trapping, hunting, and poisoning saw their numbers collapse and they largely disappeared from the state a century ago.
Sacramento, CA – While it has long been known that oil drilling can cause cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects, holding oil drillers liable for the illnesses caused by their drilling in safety zones (established as 3,200 feet within areas where people live, work, or attend school) if the company did not use the best technologies to control the pollution has long bee
SACRAMENTO— Solar energy accounts for 27% of California’s electricity production. That demand is expected to grow by 80% as homes, businesses, and vehicles move away from fossil fuels for sources of heat and energy and toward electrification.
SACRAMENTO— Wildlife protections in California are taking a big step forward with the legal teeth to enforce them.
SACRAMENTO— Nearly four years after the onset of the pandemic, where we live and work has inexorably changed. With the rise of remote work, workplace knowledge is no longer tied to the office, leaving downtown business districts languishing and nearby supportive businesses shuttered.
SACRAMENTO —Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Burbank) scored a legislative victory when the Assembly Higher Education Committee passed Assembly Bill 810 unanimously out of committee Tuesday, moving landmark protections against abuse and sexual harassment on college and university campuses one step closer to
SACRAMENTO —Assembly Bill 645, the groundbreaking bill to make streets safer for all in California with the use of automated speed enforcement cameras authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Burbank), has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and now moves to a vote before the full Senate.
SACRAMENTO (June 5, 2023) —On a bipartisan vote of 76-0, the California State Assembly overwhelmingly passed Assembly Bill 1399 to increase access to veterinary care services via telehealth, jointly authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Burbank) and Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach). AB