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Fixing Permit Delays and Supporting Pop-Ups: Assemblymember Mark González's Downtown Recovery Bills are on the Governor's Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA — This week, AB 2418 and AB 1679, which seek to reawaken our downtown districts by streamlining permits and filling empty storefronts, are on Governor Newsom's Desk, awaiting a signature.

"Bureaucratic nonsense and chronic permitting delays are the difference between a vibrant downtown corridor and another shuttered storefront," said Assemblymember Mark González.

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Legislative Package to Hold Lineage Accountable Advances to the Governor's Desk; Elected Leaders Call for a Signature

LOS ANGELES, CA — In response to the devastation Boyle Heights endured due to the Lineage fire, Assemblymember Mark González, Senator María Elena Durazo, and Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference at Proyecto...

Disqualifying ICE Agents from Public Service in CA; Assemblymember Mark González's GTFO Bill is on the Governor's Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA — Last evening, AB 1896, jointly authored by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assemblymember Mark González, was sent to the Governor's desk. If signed into law, this bill will be a first-in-the-nation policy that will disqualify anyone who has been previously engaged in baseless, cruel immigration enforcement activity from attaining a public service job in California.

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Honoring Lowrider Cultura: Assemblymember Mark González's Lowrider License Plate Bill is on the Governor's Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA - This week, Assemblymember Mark González's AB 2541, which will create a specialty license plate honoring lowrider heritage, hit Governor Newsom's Desk, awaiting his signature. The bill passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously, clearing the Assembly 78-0 and the Senate 40-0. Funds generated from the program will be reinvested into lowrider programming and non-profits...