Press Releases

Safety bill reintroduced in aftermath of Sandy Hook tragedy

SACRAMENTO – Worried parents would know if their children’s school has an established emergency response plan under a Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill approved late yesterday on a bipartisan, 39-0 vote by the California state Senate.

Senate Bill 49 now goes to the Assembly.

State policymakers support Sen. Ted W. Lieu’s free June 14 workshop for seniors

REDONDO BEACH – Senior citizens and others interested in learning how to protect themselves from fraud related to home repair, insurance, finances, identity theft and more are invited to a free workshop sponsored by Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance, state controller John Chiang and the Contractors State License Board.

Measure would require advance notice of monitoring like wiretaps

SACRAMENTO – California reporters and their news organizations would have greater protections from secret wiretaps or other invasions of their newsgathering communications under a measure announced today by Sen. Ted W. Lieu.

HERMOSA BEACH (April 6, 2013) – The Fortunato family of Hermosa Beach was honored by the office of Sen. Ted W. Lieu with his first Environmental Sustainability Award, established to recognize individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and local government agencies for their commitment to environmental stewardship. 

Robert and Monica Fortunato were selected for their leadership and dedication to promoting energy efficiency upon the successful completion of their innovative Green Idea House case study. 

The Veterans of Foreign Wars during a Capitol reception late Wednesday named state Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, and Asm. Mariko Yamada, D-Davis as Legislators of the Year.

“State Senator Lieu and Assemblymember Yamada have been instrumental in advancing veterans’ programs in California and we are pleased to recognize their hard work and achievements on behalf of the veterans of our state,” Earl Fulk, commander of the VFW in California, said afterward.