Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement today on journalist Don Lemon’s arrest and attacks on the right to protest:
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Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas today announced that the state budget includes nearly $100 million in critical funding for Exposition Park, one of California’s most iconic public spaces and the heart of South Los Angeles. The investment comes as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, global events that will draw millions of visitors and place South Los Angeles on the world stage.
As the City of Los Angeles is primed to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) held a Workforce & Procurement Symposium today at Exposition Park to bring together LA28 leadership with South LA workforce and business leaders to provide equitable access to jobs, contracts and long-term economic impact generated by the 2028 Games.
Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) shared the following statement on Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2026/27 budget proposal released today:
La Senadora Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Ángeles) compartió la siguiente declaración sobre la propuesta de presupuesto 2026/27 del Gobernador Gavin Newsom, publicada hoy:
South Los Angeles has achieved an extraordinary milestone with the California Arts Council’s unanimous vote to officially designate the area as the state’s first ever Black Cultural District.
El Sur de Los Ángeles ha logrado un hito extraordinario con la votación unánime del Consejo de las Artes de California para designar oficialmente la zona como el primer Distrito Cultural Afroamericano del estado. La decisión fue anunciada el viernes por la Senadora Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Ángeles), acompañada de líderes cívicos y comunitarios, durante una conferencia de prensa y una recepción comunitaria celebradas en el Museo Afroamericano de California.
This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a legislative package authored by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) that strengthens worker protections for California’s working families, particularly those from low-wage communities of color.