I am furious and deeply disturbed to learn of the multiple ICE raids taking place across Los Angeles and of the detention of my friend David Huerta, President of SEIU California and USWW.
David has always been a strong advocate for immigrants and workers throughout California, and like all the protesters detained, does not deserve to be treated so inhumanely.
AB 1138, authored by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, along with companion bill SB 630, authored by Senator Ben Allen, will strengthen and modernize the California Film & Television Tax Credit, keeping productions and jobs in California.
"California has the opportunity to become a powerhouse for offshore wind,” State Assemblymember Rick Zbur said at the conference, per a press release. “We need to continue focusing on our port infrastructure for offshore wind, right now."
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Democratic Caucus Chair and Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) issued the following statement in response to the killing of two Israeli diplomatic staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.:
Assemblymember Zbur honored JQ International as the District 51 Nonprofit of the Year.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the Chairs of California Legislative Diversity Caucuses announced AB 715, legislation aimed at strengthening protections for K–12 students against antisemitism and discrimination.
Sacramento, CA - Today, Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) and State Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), along with joint authors Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), and Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley), Senator Sasha Renee Perez (D-Pasadena) and Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), held a press conference uniting legislators, workers, small businesses, industry leaders and more behind the California Film & TV Jobs Act, AB 1138 & AB 630.
