(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.
(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.
(Los Angeles) - In the last few years, thousands of homeless people have died on the streets of California. In order to fight against this epidemic, city and state leaders are teaming up to #endhomelessness. “We need justice for every citizen when it comes to housing,” says Assemblymember Friedman. “We need sustainability for every roof over every citizen’s head.” Watch this Assembly Access video to learn more about what Assemblymember Friedman is doing to help the homeless community.
(Sacramento) - With a special announcement on the California Assembly floor, Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) remembers Allen Lund, who founded a prominent trucking company and supported many endeavors with the Catholic Church. Lund was married for 57 years and helped raise six children. “Allen Lund was a pillar of the La Cañada community, and a remarkable philanthropist who touched the lives of countless Californians,” says Assemblymember Friedman. Allen Lund lost his battle with cancer in early April. He was 77. Watch this Assembly Access video to learn more about the legacy of Allen Lund.
(Sacramento) – Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) and the California State Assembly adjourned the April 23, 2018 floor session in the memory of Will Rogers. Rogers, who was serving as Burbank’s Mayor until his passing the previous week, died from liver cancer after a six month battle. The former journalist was first elected to the Burbank City Council in 2015 and chosen as Mayor in 2017. Watch Assemblymember Friedman’s tribute to him in this Assembly Access video.
(Sacramento) - Climate change is an urgent issue in California and more must be done to protect our natural resources. With that in mind, legislators joined with advocacy groups to ask that critical natural resources programs receive funding in this year’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) budget allocations. “Our agricultural industry is a treasure for everybody in the state of California,” says Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale). Watch this Assembly Access video to learn more about what’s at stake, and what lawmakers like Assemblymember Friedman are planning to do to protect our future.
(Sacramento) - Every year, lawmakers at the California State Capitol take time to honor survivors, and the lives lost during the Holocaust of WWII. As part of the Jewish Caucus, Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) talked about the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, shared her personal story of loss, and the importance of remembering the past. “I want to acknowledge the survivors in our midst today, to thank them for standing strong, for being here to bear witness to that history,” says Assemblymember Friedman.
Watch this Assembly Access video to learn more about Assemblymember Friedman’s family, her ceremony honoree, Herbert Murez, and the lasting impact the Holocaust has held for more than 70 years.
(Los Angeles) - With rents and home prices skyrocketing, coupled with the nation’s worst traffic congestion, Los Angeles is at a tipping point. Is it too late to shift our focus from building more homes to building more sustainable communities? Watch this Assembly Access video of Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) as they talk with UCLA professor Michael Manville and Cynthia Strathmann of SAJE about the housing crisis and how Californians can work together to solve one of the most pressing issues in our state.