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Summary Report on Sen. Ted W. Lieu's hearing on Air Pollution and the Santa Monica Airport

October 25, 2012

On Nov. 30, 2011, Sen. Ted W. Lieu, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Air Quality, held a hearing on air pollution and the Santa Monica Airport. To review the report, click on the links below. Items G, The L.A. Unified School District Report, and H, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Report, are pending. To see media coverage, either visit the Web site for the Select Committee on Air Quality HERE or use the search feature on Sen. Lieu's homepage.

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Veterans group names Sen. Ted W. Lieu Legislator of the Year

October 12, 2012

Guest Press Release:

The California Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO) has selected California State Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) and Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Martinez) as the recipients of the Motomu Nakasako Legislator of the Year awards for 2012. The awards will be presented next spring during the CACVSO Annual Day at the Capitol event.

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Lieu measures to protect children, promote humane values and create jobs dominate 2012 agenda

October 10, 2012

Governor signs 13 Sen. Ted W. Lieu measures into law

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Sen. Ted W. Lieu responds to second lawsuit on his first-in-nation ban on sham ‘gay therapies’ for kids

October 04, 2012

Sen. Ted. W. Lieu, who this week received Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature on a milestone law making California the first state to end attempts to change a minor’s sexual orientation, today released the following statement in response to a second lawsuit filed against Senate Bill 1172:

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Lawmaker who wrote first-in-nation ban on sham ‘gay therapies’ responds to lawsuit

October 02, 2012

LOS ANGELES – Sen. Ted. W. Lieu, who Sunday won a landmark victory that makes California the first state to end attempts to change a minor’s sexual orientation, today released the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed against the measure:

California to become first state to crack down on bogus ‘gay cures’ for minors

September 30, 2012

Medical community supported bill; takes effect Jan. 1, 2013

SACRAMENTO – In what’s being hailed as a landmark victory for civil rights and increased public awareness about psychological child abuse, Gov. Jerry Brown announced today he signed into law a Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill that makes California the first state to end now-discredited attempts to change a minor’s sexual orientation.

Victims will find it easier to collect restitution from their perpetrators thanks to new law by Sen. Lieu

September 29, 2012

Measure needed because of public safety realignment

SACRAMENTO – Beginning Jan. 1 of next year, California residents who have been victimized will find it easier to collect restitution from their convicted perpetrators under a Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill signed into law today.

Governor signs greater oversight and whistleblower protections for California National Guard

September 28, 2012

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law a bill by Sen. Ted W. Lieu to provide greater oversight of the California National Guard and improved protections for military and civilian whistleblowers.

Nearly 50,000 People Tell CA Gov. Jerry Brown to Stop the Psychological Abuse of Children

September 28, 2012

GUEST PRESS RELEASE: Human Rights Campaign

Momentum is building in California and across the country to put an end to dangerous efforts designed to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression that have proven to inflict great emotional harm and have resulted in suicide.

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Pro-environment plan to help fight climate change signed by Gov. Jerry Brown

September 27, 2012

Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill prompted by environmental concerns

SACRAMENTO – The California Coastal Conservancy will now be able to unequivocally plan and fight climate change thanks to a Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown.

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