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Complaints from residents prompt renter-protection bill
SACRAMENTO – In response to complaints from residents that more and more landlords are requiring rental payments be made only online, the California Senate today approved and sent to the governor a bill by Sen. Ted W. Lieu that would ensure landlords also accept other forms of payment that are neither cash nor an electronic transfer of funds.

Measure Requires the Federal Aviation Administration  to Issue Regulations

August 6, 2012 (Sacramento) – The California State Legislature has approved Assembly Joint Resolution 25 by Assembly Member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles), urging Congress to pass the Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act (H.R. 2677 and S. 2019).  The resolution signals the Legislature’s support of the federal measure.

Energy conservation and 'green' building will be key to fighting climate change, Sen. Ted W. Lieu told about 100 attendees during welcoming remarks as the kickoff speaker at the 3rd Annual Statewide Energy Efficiency Best Practices Forum held near LAX on July 19th.  

LOS ANGELES (July 19, 2012): The second 10-mile closure of both directions of the I-405 over the Sepulveda Pass, popularly known as “Carmageddon,” has now been scheduled for Sept. 29-30, 2012 when contractors will demolish the remaining side of the Mulholland Bridge.

Motorists throughout the State of California are advised to “Plan Ahead, Avoid the Area, or Eat, Shop and Play Locally” to avoid generating extreme auto congestion in the project area and throughout the greater Los Angeles region.

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