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Friedman Introduces Bill to Hold Oil Drillers Financially Liable for Harm Caused by Their Drilling

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

Friedman Introduces Bill to Bring Affordability and Jobs Back to Rooftop Solar

California is Expanding Protections Against Environmentally Toxic Rat Poisons by Allowing the Community to Pursue Legal Action Against Offenders

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.

California Bill Will Add Legal Teeth to Wildlife Protections

California is Expanding Protections Against Environmentally Toxic Rat Poisons by Allowing the Community to Pursue Legal Action Against Offenders

SACRAMENTO— Wildlife protections in California are taking a big step forward with the legal teeth to enforce them.

Friedman Bill Calls for More Investment in Struggling Business Districts

Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s transformational RISE Act passes the Assembly

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.

Landmark Protections Against Abuse and Sexual Harassment by Coaches, Staff, and Professors Coming to College Campuses and Universities

The Assembly Higher Education Committee Votes to Close the “Pass the Harasser” Loophole

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

Landmark Speed Camera Bill Advances to Full Senate Vote

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.

Unemployment Benefit on the Way for Striking Workers

Assemblymember Friedman Co-authors Landmark Bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Assemblymember Laura Friedman is co-authoring a landmark bill to provide striking workers with unemployment benefits. It has been a hot labor summer.