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Sacramento – Today, Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) introduced Assembly Joint Resolution 37 to designate April 24th as California’s Day of commemoration of the 103rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Friedman was joined by her fellow members of the Legislative Armenian Caucus, Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-Van Nuys) and Senators Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) and Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge).
There’s a not-so-silent killer on our streets – one responsible for 265 traffic-related deaths in Los Angeles County in 2016 alone. In Glendale, where I previously served as Councilmember and Mayor prior to the Assembly, traffic-related injuries and fatalities rose 25% in 2016. However, Glendale is not alone in this alarming trend; cities and neighborhoods across my district and throughout the Los Angeles region have seen an uptick in the overall number of traffic collisions involving other vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The statistics are alarming, and yet for decades, cities have been powerless when it comes to combating the problem. Last month, I introduced a bill to change that.
Janet Diel (Burbank) has a prolific history of community service. From her childhood as a Girl Scout and work with local organizations, through marches and demonstrations for civil rights in the 1960s, to her decades of service to community boards and commissions, Janet has served our region well.
With skyrocketing rents and home prices across Southern California coupled with the nation’s worst traffic congestion, Los Angeles is at a tipping point. We need to shift our focus, and address this issue head-on.
(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.
LOS ANGELES – Tomorrow, Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) will host a town hall featuring Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), University of California, Los Angeles Professor Michael Manville and Cynthia Strathmann, the Executive Director of Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, to discuss the future of Los Angeles and sustainable housing solutions.
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