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Chair, Committee on Elections & Redistricting
Chair, Select Committee on Procurement
Co-Chair, Special Committee on
Legislative Ethics
Member, Business & Professions Committee
Member, Governmental Organization Committee
Member, Jobs, Economic Development &
the Economy Committee
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Community Events |
Assemblymembers
Curren Price and Jose Solorio at Public Safety & Anti-Gang Summit held on
June 2nd at Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA |
June 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
8:00AM - 2:00PM
City
of Refuge 2007
Juneteenth "Family Reunion"
Rowley
Park,
13220 S. Van Ness Ave.
Gardena, CA 90249
Stop by and greet your California State Legislator.
Friday, June 29, 2007
6:30PM-8:30PM
Hawthorne Memorial Center - Venus" Room
The
public is invited to attend
Assemblyman Price will host a Town Hall Meeting to discuss proposed jet
fuel pipeline.
Panel
will include; Public Advisor from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and
the
City
of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering Environmental Management Group, and
WestPac
Friday, July 27, 2007
6:30PM
- 8:30PM
Inglewood City Hall, Community Room, 1st Floor
The
public is invited to attend
Assemblyman Price will host a an informative Workshop - to encourage more
minority bar members to apply for judgemships
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Assemblymember
Curren Price and special guest
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (San Francisco) attend
Nissei Veterans Luncheon in Gardena
Assemblymember Curren Price
joins the
City of Gardena & the City of Refuge in the
Juneteenth Family Reunion Celebration
June 16, Address
The mission of this event is to uplift and
unite people from different communities, ethnicities, denominations and walks of
life. The day long event will:
* educate about the meaning and importance of
June 19th (stress of freedom).
* increase health
awareness and promote health care, leading to a better lifestyle.
* promote the institution of family values.
* allow youth and
young adults to showcase gifts and talents in a positive environment, leading to
a greater sense of purpose.
* encourage a sense of unity, purpose, and well-
being in the community.
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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery
in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union
soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with
news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this
was two and a half years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
- which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had
little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce
the new Executive order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of
1865, and the arrival of General Granger's regiment, the forces were finally
strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.
[Credit: Juneteenth.com] |
Miss Africa U.S.A.
Pageant Presents
MISS AFRICA U.S.A. CALIFORNIA
In Partnership With The Immigrant Magazine Inc.
Assemblymember Curren Price, with Celebrity Host Jimmy
Jean Louis Patrons and Ms. Jeanette Ndhlovu, Consul
General Of South Africa, will participate in the
"Scholarship, Beauty and Leadership" where pageant
delegates are young women striving to be leaders.
The event
is sponsored by Immigrant Magazine
ASSEMBLYMEMBER CURREN
PRICE HOLDS
INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON COMPREHENSIVE
REDISTRICTING REFORM
SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Curren Price, Chair of the Assembly Elections and
Redistricting Committee, held an informational hearing with expert panelists
to discuss redistricting commissions in other states. According to Chairman
Price, "It is essential that we learn from other states' experiences so that
we can create a commission that will be able to draw district lines that are
fair. We need to create a commission that has the tools to draw districts
that comply with the state and federal constitutions, so that it is the
commission, and not the courts, that draw the district lines."
Chairman Price and Assembly Speaker Nurez have introduced ACA1 which
proposes giving the Little Hoover Commission responsibility for
redistricting.
Legislative Watch
Assemblymember Price moved
the following bills off the Assembly floor to the Senate:
AB 119 (Reimbursing Counties for Special Election Costs): 79 to 0
AB 174 (Atty Fees for State Employee Discrimination Cases): 48 to 31
AB 288 (Discouraging Voter Intimidation): 78 to 0
AB 438 (API Adjustments): 46 to 29
AB 610 (Small Business Expansion Fund Loan increases): 56 to 19
AB 979 (Increasing Federal Funding for IHSS): 62 to 13
AB 1289 (Labor's Version of Advanced Deposit Wagering): 61 to 16
AB 1300 (Family Connection and Young Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2007):
79 to 0
AB 1596 (ABC Enforcement Study): 59 to 19.
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THE FAMILY CONNECTION BILL UPDATE
Assemblymember Curren PRICE
CARRIES JUVENILE JUSTICE BILL OUT OF ASSEMBLY WITH UNANIMOUS, BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT
Assemblymember
Curren Price proudly announces that the
California State Assembly passed his bill, AB 1300, The Family
Connection and Young Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2007 on a unanimous vote
of 79-0.
"I am very pleased that my
colleagues agree that this is a
smart and compassionate way to reduce recidivism among youth," said Assemblymember
Price. "Yesterday's unanimous vote in favor of this bill
demonstrates that preventing crime and strengthening families are bipartisan
concerns."
Under
current regulations and policies, families have found that both the
bureaucracy and the associated costs of maintaining relationships with their
incarcerated children are either difficult or even prohibitive, resulting in
institutionalized problem children with no understanding of their families'
lack of communication.
No opposition has been received at this time.
All letters of support are welcomed, and can be faxed to: (916)
319-2151, or e-mailed to
Jennifer.Schieck@asm.ca.gov.
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PUBLIC
SAFETY & ANTI GANG SUMMIT
Assemblymember
Price announced that attendance was high and attendees
were positive at his Public Safety and Youth Violence
Prevention Summit on Saturday, June 2nd at Los
Angeles Southwest College.
"We must work together today with the resources
available to create a better and more prosperous
tomorrow," said Assemblymember Price. "Our children must
be able to walk to school in safety, and our businesses
need to be able to stay open without fear. We cannot
enjoy any prosperity or success until our streets are
safe."
Panelist speakers at this event included: the Chairman
of the Assembly Committee on Public Safety, Jose Solorio;
Reverend Leonard Jackson, Office of Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa; Linda Broadous Miles, Executive Director
of the Al Wooten, Jr. Heritage Center; Chief Apostle
Michael Rowles, Pastor of Wrecking Crew for Christ
Holiness Church in South Los Angeles and former gang
member; and Dr. Joseph Marshall, co-founder and
Executive Director of the Omega Boys Club/Street
Soldiers.
Neighborhood activists and concerned citizens kept the
conversation lively and engaging. After the summit,
animated conversations continued into the parking lot as
people walked to their cars discussing subjects that were raised.
Resources from funding for youth mentoring to
organizations with programs in place to discourage youth
violence were presented. Former gang members were
present and described the thoughts and events that made
them personally decide to change the way they lived
their lives.
Assemblymember Price said, "I believe that we have only
just begun the all-inclusive dialogue on gang violence
and public safety that needs to take place before
positive change can occur." Price urged all
neighbors to attend and participate.
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