Erin Guerrero, executive director of the California Attractions and Parks Association, praised the bill.
Two California state lawmakers have proposed a bill that would allow major theme parks in Southern California to reopen faster than they would according to the rules in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
Assembly members Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Buena Park, and Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, seek to co-sponsor AB 420, which would place all major theme parks in tier 3 (orange), or moderate, of the state’s COVID-19 Industry Guidance for Amusement Parks and Theme Parks. Gov. Newsom previously placed the major theme parks in tier 4 (yellow), or minimal. Theme park officials collectively called that move unworkable.
A record number of California Democratic lawmakers were dinged on the 2020 legislative scorecard released by a statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization. Thirty-three Democrats in the state Legislature failed to receive perfect scores last year due to not casting yes votes for LGBTQ bills.
It is the highest number of Democratic legislators falling below a 100% score since 2006. That year, 22 Democrats in the statehouse earned less than perfect scores due to not voting in support of LGBTQ legislation.
Equality California posted its 2020 scorecard to its website Friday, January 15, prior to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. EQCA also tweeted out a link to the scorecard that day along with a number of tweets praising various lawmakers who earned perfect scores, among them Assemblyman Chad Meyes (I-Yucca Valley), who left the Republican Party a year ago this month.
The last regular meeting of the year for the Cypress City Council opened with a video thanking outgoing termed-out members, Rob Johnson and Mariellen Yarc, and congratulating incoming members Anne Hertz and Frances Marquez.
Included in the video was a greeting from Congressman Alan Lowenthal, whose district includes the City of Cypress.
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva spoke during public comments to the same theme, as did Rachel Strong, who ran but did not win a seat on this Council.
Before the new Council members were seated, the prior Council voted to certify the results of the general municipal election. Besides the new Council members, that election also saw the voters of Cypress approve Measure P.
Back to Work: Young Kim Hopes to Bring Bipartisan Leadership to Congress UPDATED 1:32 PM PT Dec. 14, 2020 PUBLISHED 10:26 AM PT Dec. 14, 2020 PUBLISHED 10:26 AM PST Dec. 14, 2020
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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. Twenty-five years ago, Young Kim did outreach for Republicans in Orange County, going door-to-door, making phone calls, calling constituents by first names while learning how they felt about the government. She still does outreach, only now she’s the congresswoman-elect of the 39th District.
Her ascendance is the story of decades working in the district she will now represent in the U.S. House of Representatives, first as an aid to Ed Royce, then in various capacities, including holding a state assembly seat.
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) Chair of the Assembly Committee for Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media is delighted to welcome Dee Dee Myers as the newest Senior Advisor and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
Margaret Jane “Dee Dee” Myers, was the first female White House Press Secretary in history and a top executive for Warner Bros. Studios. She has recently been named the chief economic and business adviser for California Governor Gavin Newsom as he handles the pandemic-stricken economy. Dee Dee Myers, joined the Newsom Administration at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to support the Governor and his team, including the Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery. Myers, will help to assist with the economic recovery that has plagued many of our small businesses throughout California.