By December, 73 out of 120 state legislators will have left the building in just two years.
As term limit reform kicks in, some critics have grumbled that this turnover is damaging, because we’re losing established leaders and decades of accumulated experience.
What’s being overlooked is the leadership and experience we’re gaining.
Senator Lola Smallwood- (D-Los Culver City) has released the following statement about her recent appointment by California Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire as the new Chairperson of the Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee:
Talk to any California legislator about the budget deficit the state is facing, and you might hear a familiar refrain: It’s not just about new programs. It’s also how well existing laws are working.
Three days after Sen. Mike McGuire (D–Healdsburg) was sworn in as the 49th President pro Tempore (Pro Tem) of the California State Senate, he appointed California Legislative Black Caucus members, Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood) and Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Ladera Heights), to leadership positions.
California lawmakers are aiming to make it easier to bring claims of discrimination based on a combination of protected characteristics—such as sex and race—as case law across the country remains clouded by inconsistent rulings that advocates say harm workers’ access to recourse.
Three days after Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) was sworn in as the 49th President pro Tempore (Pro Tem) of the California State Senate, he appointed California Legislative Black Caucus members, Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood) and Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Ladera Heights), to leadership positions.
State Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (28th District) has presented the Los Angeles Black Worker Center with a check for $2.5 million. The funding was allocated through the state’s general funds to support the Black Worker Center’s expansion plans and efforts to advance economic justice for Black workers.
In a historic move, the California Assembly passed a bill to outlaw caste discrimination, adding caste to the list of categories protected under the state's anti-discrimination laws. Authored by State Senator Aisha Wahab and approved by a near-unanimous vote of 34-1, the bill addresses the issue faced by South Asians, particularly Dalits, in California, including instances of mistreatment at work and discrimination in education.