In My Own Words

By Brian Charles

State Sen. Ted Lieu knew little about indoor trampoline parks until he took his son to a child's birthday party at one featuring wall-to-wall trampolines in a warehouse setting near Torrance.

Before any of the children could bounce on the trampolines, Lieu and other parents were asked to sign a liability waiver.

This gave the Democratic lawmaker pause. "How safe is this?" he wondered.

Families deserve the right to mourn in peace
By Sen. Ted W. Lieu
28th Senate District

(Sen. Lieu, a USAF reservist in the JAG Corps, was named 2011 Lawmaker of the Year by the Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council.)

For two years I’ve worked with a broad coalition of Democrats, Republicans and veterans groups on legislation to protect grieving families in California from hate-filled funeral protests.

To hear Sen. Lieu talk about SB 1172, click on the link below.

Mr. Pro Tem, members;

• I rise to Adjourn in Memory today for Dr. H. Michael Weitzman, a longtime San Pedro Optometrist who passed away Monday, April 16th.  He was 82.

• Dr. Weitzman always took time to catch up with his patients.  It is said that when it came to scheduling appointments, an hour was not enough time.  He also saw many patients at no charge.

Click on the link below.