Speaker Rivas Forms Select Committee on Retail Theft
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has formed a new Select Committee on Retail Theft, naming Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur as Committee Chair
City of West Hollywood Applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for Signing AB 1620 Into Law
WEHO TIMES
The City of West Hollywood applauds California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing into law Assembly Bill 1620. The City of West Hollywood and City of Santa Monica were lead sponsors of AB 1620, which was introduced by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur.
WeHo Partners With APLA Health to Host 2023 Aids Walk LA
Los Angeles Blade
Hundreds gathered at West Hollywood Park Sunday morning to participate in the APLA Health’s 38th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles, an event that not only raises funds, but also brings awareness about HIV and AIDS.
The iconic walkathon returned to the City of West Hollywood for a second consecutive year after it moved to Los Angeles for several years (the City of West Hollywood hosted the annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles event from 2001 to 2015). The theme for this year is "Don't Flake LA".
California Governor Newsom Signs AB 1620: A Win for Disabled Renters in Santa Monica and West Hollywood
Hoodline
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1620 into law, securing an important win for disabled renters. Backed by the cities of Santa Monica and West Hollywood, Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, Santa Monica Rent Control Board Chairperson Anastasia Foster, and West Hollywood officials, the legislation modifies the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
Santa Monica Housing Bill Among 56 Signed Into Law
Santa Monica Lookout
A tenant with "a disability related to mobility" can seek to be moved to a first-floor unit under a bill co-sponsored by the City of Santa Monica that was signed into law Wednesday.
AB 1620 authored by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D), whose District includes Santa Monica, was one of 56 bills signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom that aim to fast-track new housing construction and bolster tenant protections.
Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Zbur's Bill to Increase Housing Security for Tenants with Physical Disabilities
SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1620, his bill to increase housing security for tenants with permanent disabilities related to mobility, who are at higher risk of homelessness.
Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Zbur’s Bill to Support Bargaining Rights for Public Temporary Employees
SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1484, which supports bargaining rights for temporary employees. This bill allows temporary employees of cities and counties to be included in the same bargaining unit as permanent employees who perform similar work.
Assemblymember Zbur’s California Offshore Wind & Jobs Advancement Act Signed by Governor Newsom
SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that AB 3, the California Offshore Wind and Jobs Advancement Act, has been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.
In Scrapping Its LGBTQ-Related Travel Ban, California Pivots to 'Hearts and Minds'
Stateline
In September, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom officially repealed California’s 2016 ban on state-funded travel to states with laws targeting LGBTQ+ people.
The idea behind the ban — which applied to bureaucrats, lawmakers, academics and even college athletes — was to use California's economic heft to dissuade other states from enacting such laws. By that metric, it was an abysmal failure; in the past seven years, the number of states with objectionable laws increased from four to 26.