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July 1, 2009 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Responds to the Governor Mocking the Legislature

June 24, 2009 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Convenes Hearing on Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community

June 22, 2009 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Convenes Hearing on Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community

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In the News

June 9, 2009 - ABC 10 story on Select Committee on Domestic Violence Hearing
(10NEWS.com)

May 15, 2009 - A case for paid sick days
(San Francisco Chronicle)

May 11, 2009 - Proposal to Temporarily Close Firehouses Under Fire
(KCBS)

May 5, 2009 - Pool drain bill introduced in Sacramento
(ABC 7)

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Editorials

• March Community Column

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Audio

California High Speed Rail Moves Forward with Help from Feds
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Last November, Proposition 1A passed, paving the way for the state to issue $10 billion worth of bonds to create a European/Japanese-style high speed rail system for California. Okay. What now? Some good news for its supporters: passage of the bill put California on the top of the list to receive monies from the Federal stimulus package, which contains $8 billion for high speed rail projects. Bad news: residents of Palo Alto are fuming about plans to widen an existing commuter rail corridor to accommodate the bullet trains. Still, detailed planning continues and trains could start zooming at 220 mph up the Central Valley as early as 2015.

• Fiona Ma, Assemblywoman for district 12, San Francisco, also convener of the High Speed Rail Caucus

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Video

KTVU story on AB 144

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