Two bills aimed at improving the lives of Californians living with HIV are now law. More male-centric references in the state s codes also will be updated to use more gender-inclusive language.
It is due to Governor Gavin Newsom signing three pieces of legislation on Friday (July 23). As is his customary practice, he did so without comment.
Senate Bill 283, authored by Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), strengthens the Equal Insurance HIV Act of 2020. It imposes a prohibition as of January 1, 2023 on a life or disability insurance insurer from considering an applicant s occupation in determining whether to require an HIV test.
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No matter the outcome of the special election for the East Bay s 18th Assembly District seat, one thing is now guaranteed. A woman of color is set to represent Alameda, San Leandro, and a portion of Oakland in the California Legislature come September.
The winner will bring the number of female Bay Area state lawmakers up to five, as the rest of the 23 legislative seats that circle the region are held by men. And should social justice attorney Janani Ramachandran be elected, she will be the first LGBTQ state legislator from the East Bay.
Ramachandran, 29, would also be the first legislator who identifies as queer and first out API female state legislator. Of South Indian ancestry, she would also be California s first South Asian assemblywoman.
Aguiar-Curry helps push for broadband investment
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SACRAMENTO Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, and state Sen. Lena A. Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, led a group of 17 members of the California Legislature in calling upon Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leadership to support a major investment in broadband infrastructure and service for Californians without reliable, affordable internet. The effort comes as Newsom considers adjustments to his January budget proposal for the fiscal year 2021-22 in the annual “May Revision.”
The letter calls for a $500 million allocation in funds from the American Rescue Plan to support the deployment of broadband municipal fiber networks by local governments. The group calls for a significant $3 billion investment to further target and support broadband infrastructure deployment by local agencies, nonprofits and internet providers who apply under the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) program.
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