Press Releases

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Mark González was joined by the Grammy-nominated electronic music duo SLANDER to present ACR 216, of which declares June 2026 as the second annual Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Month in the State of California. The resolution honors EDM's profound cultural, social, and economic impact on the Golden State.

"EDM started as a refuge – a space where people could break...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, AB 2418 and AB 1679, which seek to reawaken our downtown districts by streamlining permits and filling empty storefront advance off the Assembly Floor.

"Bureaucratic nonsense and chronic delays are the difference between a vibrant business and another shuttered storefront," said Assemblymember Mark González (D – Los Angeles).

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SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, AB 1645: The Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely (HUGS) Act passed out of the Assembly floor with 73 AYE votes. The Hugs Act outlines allowed physical behavior such as handholding, hugging, and holding one's child in state prison visitation rooms.

"When visitors are severely punished for hugging, it sends a message to them – 'Do not come back. Do not visit your loved...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Yesterday, Assemblymember Mark González's AB 2332: DLI Coordinator advanced out of the Assembly Education Committee with unanimous support. AB 2332, if signed into law, would establish a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Coordinator in California.

DLI programs are a form of education in which students are taught literacy and content in two languages, English and a partner language...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Assemblymember Mark González and Mayor Karen Bass visited Koreatown businesses to discuss the real-world consequences of copper wire theft and to announce her support for AB 1941.

Pictured above is BCD Tofu House in Koreatown, which has been impacted by copper wire theft along Wilshire Boulevard. B-roll and photos from the business visit can be found here.

Cracking Down...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Mark González has issued the following statement:

"After reading the statement from Dolores Huerta this morning, along with the accounts of other survivors, I am deeply horrified and disturbed by the serious allegations of sexual violence involving Cesar Chavez.

My mother, a survivor of domestic violence, has lived with lasting trauma, so I have seen...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Mark González has issued the following statement after Donald Trump finally kicked Noem to the curb:

"It's hard to see the exit of Kristi Noem from the Department of Homeland Security as anything but long overdue.

Her tenure was defined by cruelty, chaos, and political theater that traumatized communities. Too many immigrant families paid the price for her...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, with ACR 118, Assemblymember Mark González, joined by his colleagues Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva, Senator Choi, and Senator Durazo, declares January 13, 2026, as Korean American Day in the State of California.

Home to over 500,000 Korean Americans, California is proud to recognize the invaluable cultural, civic, economic, and social contributions of the Korean American...

SACRAMENTO, CA – In response to a growing crisis impacting California communities, Assemblymember Mark González has introduced Assembly Bill 1941, a common-sense public safety measure aimed at tackling organized metal theft. By strengthening enforcement tools, we are protecting vital public infrastructure from ongoing damage.

"Copper wire theft is not a victimless crime," said Assemblymember Mark...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Assemblymember Mark González announced legislation that will be jointly introduced with Speaker Robert Rivas, aiming to prevent anyone who has been previously engaged in baseless, cruel immigration enforcement activity from attaining a public service job in California. He was joined at the Japanese American National Museum by Senator Maria Elena Durazo, Councilmember...