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Message to Constituents Concerning Active Wildfires in Southern California

My heart breaks for the families, communities and beloved Southern California landmarks devastated by these wildfires. The loss of homes, the fear and uncertainty faced by tens of thousands forced to evacuate – this is an unimaginably difficult time for so many. Last night, large portions of Santa Monica and other parts of Southern California were subject to mandatory evacuation orders.

Community Excellence Awards

Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur congratulates Assembly District 51 Community Excellence awardees in Santa Monica on December 15 for their commitment and excellence to their community.

  1. Performance by the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles.
  2. Hollywood Food Coalition, represented by Arnali Ray, receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Social Justice.
  3. Rabbi Mari Chernow of Temple Israel Hollywood receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Social Justice.
  4. Williams Institute, represented by Founding Executive Director Brad Spears and Legal Director Christy Mallory, receives the Assembly District 51 Nonprofit of the Year Award.
  5. Kerry Morrison receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Homelessness Advocacy.
  6. Marian Dodge receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Environmental Protection.
  7. Dena Bloom receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism.
  8. Lauryn Harris receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism.
  9. Jonah Platt receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism.
  10. Brian Colker and Susan Sheu receive the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Neighborhood and National Advocacy.
  11. Cindy Chvatal-Keane receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Neighborhood Advocacy.
  12. Melrose Action, represented by Founder and Executive Director Peter Nichols, receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Public Safety Advocacy.
  13. Pink's Hot Dogs, represented by Gloria and Beverly Pink, receives the Assembly District 51 Small Business of the Year Award.
  14. Mickey Fine Pharmacy, represented by Jeff Gross and Gina Raphael, receives the Assembly District 51 Small Business of the Year Award.
  15. Rance Collins receives the Assembly District 51 Excellence in Journalism Award.
  16. Hon. Dr. Julian Gold receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Distinguished Service in Local Government.
  17. Dustin Lance Black receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Visibility.
  18. Lillian Raffel receives the Assembly District 51 Woman of the Year Award (seen with 2023 Woman of the Year Awardee Abbe Land).
  19. Tod Hallman receives the Assembly District 51 Man of the Year Award.
Trans Chorus of Los Angeles performs for Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Awards.
The Hollywood Food Coalition receives the Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Award for Social Justice.
Rabbi Mari Chernow of Temple Israel Hollywood receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Social Justice.
Founding Executive Director Brad Spears accepts the AD51 Nonprofit of the Year Award on behalf of the Williams Institute.
Kerry Morrison receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Homelessness Advocacy.
Marian Dodge accepts the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Environmental Protection.
Dena Bloom receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism.
Lauryn Harris receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism.
Jonah Platt receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism.
Brian Colker and Susan Sheu receive the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Neighborhood and National Advocacy.
Cindy Chvatal-Keane receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Neighborhood Advocacy.
Melrose Action receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Public Safety Advocacy.
Pink’s Hot Dogs receives the AD51 Small Business of the Year Award.
Mickey Fine Pharmacy receives the AD51 Small Business of the Year Award.
Rance Collins receives the AD51 Excellence in Journalism Award.
Hon. Dr. Julian Gold receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Distinguished Service in Local Government.
Dustin Lance Black receives the AD51 Community Excellence Award for LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Visibility.
Lillian Raffel receives the AD51 Woman of the Year Award (seen with 2023 Woman of the Year Awardee Abbe Land).
Tod Hallman receives the AD51 Man of the Year Award.

State Special Session Aims to Create 'Safeguard' Legal Fund

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"The special session is primarily to provide resources to the attorney general's office to both do research and to defend essentially California programs," Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) said.

Zbur said that the funding will undergo committee consideration in the following weeks, which will likely be considered by the legislature at the beginning of the new year.