SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Luz Rivas’ (D-San Fernando Valley) bill, AB 3043, the Silicosis Prevention Act to protect countertop workers from contracting silicosis, passes the Assembly Labor Committee.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 3043 to protect artificial stone fabrication and countertop workers from contracting silicosis, a fatal lung disease caused by breathing in tiny bits of silica, a common mineral found in quartz, sand, and many other rock types.
SACRAMENTO – This week, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley) and Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) recognize December 4th-10th as Computer Science (CS) Education Week.
On the night of her rosary, strong winds knocked out the power at San Fernando Mission Mortuary, leaving the chapel and adjacent cemetery in complete darkness.
As mourners arrived to give their condolences to the family of Cindy Montañez – who died Oct. 21 at the age of 49 – they stepped more quietly and carefully into the sacred space for her viewing, the room lit only by flickering lanterns.
LOS ANGELES — Exploring the possibilities in STEM is more than a project for 10-year-old Alejandra. It's also an opportunity to learn how to make things, like a light-up plushie, with her hands.
In the San Fernando Valley, the DIY Girls nonprofit has inspired fifth- to 12th-grade girls to consider a career in STEM through after-school programs.
On a Sunday evening as the sky turns a light pink, two cars tipped sideways with a tire raised high in the air, ride side by side down Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Mission Hills. Like dancers leading a procession, behind them follow a line of lowriders each with a unique style reflecting their driver’s individuality.
This is cruising – a practice that has been criminalized by anti-cruising ordinances since the 1980s across communities throughout California.
Young Latinas in the Northeast San Fernando Valley are continuing to receive educational support through DIY Girls, a nonprofit organization that provides free science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to girls and gender-expansive youth.
“When I was an engineer, I was often the only woman in the room, the only Latina in the room, the only person of color in a meeting room. And I wanted to change that,” said Assemblymember Luz Rivas.