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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 |
Assemblymember
Curren Price with Geraldine Farrero at Democratic reception |
July 2007
Tuesday - July 3, 2007
-Lawndale-
Fireworks Extravaganza
Leuzinger H.S. - Football
field - 4118 W. Rosecrans
Doors open at 5:30PM
Wednesday
- July 4, 2007
-Westchester-
Fourth of July Parade
Route along Loyola Blvd.
Starting @ 11 a.m
-Inglewood-
Fireworks at Ed Vincent Park
Centinela & Warren Lane
Starting @ Dusk
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Friday, July 27, 2007
6:30PM
- 8:30PM
July 2007
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 Judgeship Informative
Workshop - this workshop
is
to help encourage more
minority bar members to
apply for judgeships
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Assemblymember
Curren Price, Congresswoman Maxine Waters
and Bishop Noel Jones at Gardena Juneneenth Celebration
sponsored by the City of Refuge
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Celebrating Independence Day!
 Assemblymember
Curren D. Price, Jr., will ride as a special
guest in the 8th Annual Westchester on
Parade 4th of July Celebration, which is
hosted by the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of
Commerce.
“It is truly important to remember the
significance
of this day in history as our brave forefathers adopted the Declaration of
Independence, and Democracy was born,” began
Assemblymember Price, “but also, in these
modern days of high speed technology and
multi- tasking, I do appreciate being able
to take the time to enjoy an American parade
with my neighbors.”
The Fourth of July Parade will be held
Wednesday, July 4, starting at 11 a.m., and
should last about one and a half hours.
Parade viewing is available all along Loyola
Boulevard, with limited bleacher sitting
available. Loyola Marymount University has
donated their parking lot for parade
spectators, and convenient parking will also
be available at Westchester Park and on
surrounding streets.
There will be over 50 parade entries
including: The Great Pyrenees Alliance of
the West, the rip-roaring Harley riding
H.O.G.S., Uncle Sam and the Locke High
School marching band, and this year’s
parade’s Grand Marshal news reporter
Elizabeth Espinosa.
Assemblymember Price hopes to see all of his
neighbors at the parade. |
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What are the criteria for redistricting?
In the 1964 case of Reynolds v. Sims, the United States Supreme Court determined
that the general basis of apportionment should be "one person, one vote."
Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964). This rule means that, generally,
electoral districts must be equal in population according to the most recent
census so that each person’s vote is equally weighted.
Article 1, Section 2, of the United States Constitution requires congressional
reapportionment to be based on the decennial census. Redistricting of other
district offices is usually based on decennial census figures as well.
Generally, congressional districts have been required to be as precisely equal
in population as possible. However, the Legislature has more leeway in
reapportioning other districts. The balance between rural, suburban, and urban
areas, preservation of county lines and other political subdivisions within a
district, and compactness of district lines are among the issues that may be
considered in redistricting non-congressional districts, though the populations
within the districts must remain substantially equal.
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The Little Hoover
Commission:: The Little Hoover Commission, formally
known as the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on
California State Government Organization and Economy, is
an independent state oversight agency that was created
in 1962. The Commission's mission is to investigate
state government operations and -- through reports,
recommendations and legislative proposals -- promote
efficiency, economy and improved service.
By statute, the Commission is a balanced bipartisan
board composed of five citizen members appointed by the
Governor, four citizen members appointed by the
Legislature, two Senators and two Assembly members.
Assembly
Approves Package of Bills that Will Help Small
Businesses Prosper in California’s Growing Economy
including AB
610 by Assemblymember Price:: Increases
 the
ability of the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP)
to serve more small business clients by authorizing an
increase in the maximum leverage of moneys deposited in
the California Small Business Expansion Fund.
Specifically, the bill allows five dollars in guarantee
loan coverage to be offered for every one dollar on
deposit in the Expansion Fund. This is an increase in
the current restriction of four dollars in guarantee
loan coverage for every dollar on deposit. The SBLGP is
a program which assists small businesses in obtaining
long term loans or lines of credit from conventional
financial institutions, which the business would not
otherwise qualify for without the guarantee. It passed
out of the Assembly 56-19.
Legislative Watch
New Laws Effective 7/1/07
HANDS-FREE CELL PHONE USE: SB
1613, which was signed into law, prohibits a driver from using a wireless
phone while operating a vehicle, unless the phone is specifically designed
and configured to allow hands-free operation and is used in that manner.
SCHOOL JUNK FOOD BAN:
School districts will have to ban soda and limit fat and sugar content and
portion size of meals.
PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING: Supermarkets will have to provide ways for
customers to turn in plastic bags for recycling and to provide reusable bags
as alternatives to plastic.
BEVERAGE RECYCLING: The deposit charged on bottles and cans, and
refunded to those who recycle them, will increase by a penny, to 5 cents on
containers up to 24 ounces and 10 cents on larger containers. The intent is
to increase the incentive to boost the state's recycling rate, which is now
at 60 percent.
HOSPITAL INFECTIONS: Hospitals will have to study and improve efforts
to prevent patients from contracting new infections while hospitalized. Some
estimates are that about 240,000 patients in California develop health
care-associated infections every year.
To learn more about
these and other bills please visit the state site.
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ACA1 By Speaker Fabian Nunez &
Committee Chair Curren Price
ABOUT REDISTRICTING AND ACA1
The Assembly Elections and
Redistricting Committee recently passed ACA 1 and ACA 4, by Minority Leader
Villines, to take redistricting out of the hands of the Legislature.
• ACA 1 requires the public members of the independent, bipartisan Little
Hoover Commission to draw district lines. The 4 legislators on the Little
Hoover Commission would not participate in the redistricting process.
• ACA 1 creates a redistricting commission that is representative of
California’s diversity, that has a functional understanding of issues and
government, and that has the capacity and experience to direct the work of
consultants and effectively evaluate staff recommendations.
• The Little Hoover Commission has a reputation for independence, and
consistently is charged with analyzing and handling complex policy issues.
• Members of the Little Hoover Commission serve term appointments—not
pleasure appointments, so the appointees are not subject to being removed if
the Legislature disagrees with their actions on the redistricting
commission.
• ACA 1 gives redistricting to a commission that has a track record—so we
don't have to guess how the commission might function. Furthermore, because
the Little Hoover Commission already has a staff and infrastructure set up,
it will be able to quickly get up and running.
• On the other hand, if we create a new commission to conduct redistricting
– a commission without a track record to evaluate – and that commission
doesn't work out – it will be very difficult to go back in to the
constitution and make changes.
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 Assembymember
Curren Price is pleased to hear that Assemblymember
Laura Richardson (D-Long Beach) is the Democratic
nominee to Congress from the 37th Congressional
District. "Laura Richardson has been a thoughtful
and innovative member of the California State Assembly
since she first arrived in Sacramento. Our joy in
her recent election success is tempered only by the
knowledge that she will be missed when she leaves," said
Assemblymember Price.
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