Press Releases

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 4^th-10^th as Computer Science (CS) Education Week.

SAN FERNANDO – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley) presented a $1.5 million check to DIY Girls to increase program participation, expansion, and outreach in critical science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education opportunities for 5^th – 12^th grade students in the Northeast San Fernando Valle

SAN FERNANDO – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley) presented $1 million to El Centro de Amistad (ECDA), a bilingual, cross-cultural nonprofit serving low-income individuals and families in the 43rdAssembly District.

PANORAMA CITY – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley) presented a $2 million check to the San Fernando Community Health Center (SFCHC), a federally qualified health center, to open a satellite healthcare clinic.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 799 by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D – San Fernando Valley) passed the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development with unanimous bipartisan support.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D – San Fernando Valley) unveiled the California Nonprofit Equity Initiative alongside her Legislative colleagues and nonprofit advocates.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D – San Fernando Valley) unveiled AB 799, also known as the Homelessness Accountability and Results Act, to strengthen California’s homelessness response by establishing strict accountability and evidence-based improvements to the Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program.

VALLEY GLEN, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas(D-San Fernando Valley) held a press conference with the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) to highlight the $5 million dollar state investment coming to revitalize The Great Wall of Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D – San Fernando Valley) presented $5 million to the Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) to address health inequities affecting the 39^th Assembly District. The state funds will go towards much needed medical, telehealth and office equipment, in NEVHC’s 17 community health centers.