Press Releases

June 25, 2008 - State Senate Committee Passes Paid Sick Days

June 24, 2008 - Assemblywoman Ma Responds To Business Backed Study On Paid Sick Days

June 24, 2008 - Paid Sick Days Legislation To Be Heard In Senate Committee

June 16, 2008 - Legislation to Tackle Curbside Recycling and Newspaper Rack Theft Clears Senate Committee

June 12, 2008 - Assemblywoman Ma Goes East to Find Money for High Speed Trains

May 29, 2008 - Fiona Ma & Audra Strickland Forge Bipartisan Consensus To Protect California’s Kids From Lead

May 28, 2008 - California Assembly Passes Landmark Bill To Provide Paid Sick Days To Working Californians

May 23, 2008 - Assemblywoman Ma Works to End Recycling Theft in California as Assembly Bill 1778 Clears the California State Assembly

May 22, 2008 - Legislation Unveiled to Crack Down on Recycling Theft by Poacher Fleets

May 15, 2008 - Statement Of Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma On Today’s Decision Of The California Supreme Court To Provide Marriage Equality

May 10, 2008 - Working Moms Speak Out For Paid Sick Days

May 8, 2008 - Working Moms To Speak Out For Paid Sick Days

May 8, 2008 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma & Supervisor Jerry Hill Get Results, Announce New State and Local Initiatives to Protect San Mateo Families

May 7, 2008 - Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma & Supervisor Jerry Hill Announce Results Of San Mateo County Review Of Sex Offenders In Child Care Facilities And Foster Homes

April 27, 2008 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and Community Partners Declare May Hepatitis B Awareness Month

April 24, 2008 - Sacred Heart Cathedral Girl’s Basketball Team Honored in The State Capitol

April 17, 2008 - Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade

April 16, 2008 - Legislation To Provide SFUSD With Much Needed Funding Clears Committee

April 16, 2008 - Child Molesters At Child Care Centers?

April 9, 2008 - Assembly Committee Approves Paid Sick Days Legislation

April 8, 2008 - Assembly Committee Approves Groundbreaking Legislation to Create an Online Database of Domestic Violence Offenders

April 8, 2008 - Press Conference Wednesday to Release Study Showing that California Employers Will Benefit from Paid Sick Days Legislation

April 7, 2008 - Assembly Committee to Hear Lead Toy Legislation: AB 1860 (Huffman) and AB 2694 (Ma)

April 7, 2008 - Assemblywoman Ma to Present Bill That Creates an Online Database of Domestic Violence Offenders in Assembly Public Safety Committee

April 1, 2008 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma announces landmark legislation to protect patients during liposuction procedures

March 10, 2008 - San Francisco Pioneer Marie Brooks Named 12th Assembly District Woman of The Year

February 27, 2008 - Ground-Breaking Bill Would Provide All California Workers with Paid Sick Days

February 26, 2008 - Press Conference Tomorrow to Announce California Paid Sick Days Bill

February 22, 2008 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Holds Media Briefing on Cal Grants

February 11, 2008 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Issues Statement on the Passing of Congressman Tom Lantos

January 29, 2008 - Legislation to Expand Coverage for Chronic Hepatitis B Moves off the Assembly Floor

January 16, 2008 - Legislation to Regulate Dead Body Exhibits Clears Committee with Bipartisan Vote

January 16, 2008 - Momentum Builds For Domestic Violence Database

January 16, 2008 - Assemblywoman Ma Announces Groundbreaking Legislation to Create Online Database of Domestic Violence Offenders

January 15, 2008 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Assemblywoman Ma Announces Groundbreaking Legislation to Create Online Database of Domestic Violence Offenders

January 14, 2008 - Legislation to Regulate Dead Body Exhibits to be heard in Assembly Committee on Wednesday

January 10, 2008 - Statement On The Budget Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma

January 8, 2008 - Secretary to End Poverty Receives Bipartisan Support in Assembly Committee

January 7, 2008 - Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma Gives State of the State Reaction

January 7, 2008 - Legislation to Create a Secretary to End Poverty set for Hearing

December 20, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma, SF Fire Chief Hayes-White, and a Saint Francis Hospital Physician Speak on the Importance of Fire Safety Over the Holidays

December 4, 2007 - Agency To Scan Toys For Toxic Chemicals While Children And Parents Look On

November 30, 2007 - Assemblymembers Ma and Caballero Urge Parents to Protect their Children from Unsafe Toys During this Holiday Season in this Week’s Democratic Weekly Radio Address

October 25, 2007 - Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma Calls On Sutter Health To Protect Patient Care

October 15, 2007 - California Becomes First State In The Country To Ban Toxic Toys

October 14, 2007 - Media Advisory: California Protects Kids From Toxic Toys

October 14, 2007 - First in the Nation Toxic Toy Legislation Is Signed into Law

October 12, 2007 - Governor Signs Landmark Name Change Legislation

October 10, 2007 - Governor Signs Legislation To Speed Up Muni

October 9, 2007 - Twenty Five Foot Duck Waddles Through San Francisco

October 4, 2007 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Celebrates Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For New Playground

October 4, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma Announces the San Francisco Premiere of the Acclaimed Film "My Dream"

October 1, 2007 - Legislative Committee to Hear Testimony from Domestic Violence Survivors—Actress Robin Givens and 2007 Mrs. California Tracie Stafford

September 21, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma Urges Governor To Ban Toxic Toys

September 12, 2007 - Ma And Newsom Deliver For San Francisco On Last Day Of Session

September 11, 2007 - CA Legislature: “Justice For Jockeys!”

September 10, 2007 - Name Change Bill Clears Assembly Floor And Moves To Governor

September 6, 2007 - Name Change Bill Clears The Senate Floor

September 4, 2007 - Landmark Toxic Toy Legislation Clears Legislature On Bipartisan Vote And Moves To The Governor

August 30, 2007 - Controller John Chiang and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Urge Californians to Check for Unclaimed Property

August 28, 2007 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma’s Plan To Audit City College Of San Francisco Goes To The Joint Legislative Audit Committee

August 22, 2007 - Landmark Legislation to Allow Couples to Choose Their Last Name Heads to Senate Floor

August 17, 2007 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Earns 100% From Consumer Federation Of California

August 16, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma To Bush Administration: “Take Lead Out Of Kids’ Products Or California Will”

August 16, 2007 - Media Advisory: Assemblywoman Ma To Bush Administration: “Take Lead Out Of Kids’ Products Or California Will”

July 26, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma Warns Community on the Dangers of Elder Abuse

July 20, 2007 - During Budget Delay, Gov. Schwarzenegger & Assemblywoman Ma Increase State Revenue

July 16, 2007 - Historic Toxic Toys Legislation to be Presented on Senate Floor

July 2, 2007 - California Legislature Moves One Step Closer To Protecting Kids From Toxic Toys

June 29, 2007 - Historic Toxic Toys Legislation to be Presented in Senate Committee

June 5, 2007 - California Assembly Revisits AB 1108, Votes to Protect Young Children

May 29, 2007 - Historic Toxic Toys Legislation to be Presented on Assembly Floor

May 24, 2007 - Assembly Passes Legislation to Bring Justice for Jockeys

May 16, 2007 - Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Issues Statement on the Proposed Chinatown/North Beach City College campus

May 8, 2007 - California Legislature Moves One Step Closer To Protecting Kids From Toxic Toys

May 7, 2007 - Toxic Toys Legislation To Be Presented

May 4, 2007 - California State Assembly to Vote on Legislation to Allow Couples to Choose Their Last Name

April 25, 2007 - Justice for Jockeys Bill Moves Forward

April 24, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma’s Hepatitis B Prevention Bill Moves Forward

April 24, 2007 - Toxic Toys Legislation Moves Out of Assembly Committee

April 24, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma Fights for Justice for Jockeys

April 24, 2007 - Asian Americans Rally to Support Assemblywoman Ma’s Hepatitis B Prevention Bill

April 23, 2007 - Asian Americans Rally to Support Assemblywoman Ma’s Hepatitis B Prevention Bill

April 23, 2007 - Hearing on Legislation to Ban Toxic Toys and Baby Bottles

April 17, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma’s Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking Receives Unanimous Approval

April 2, 2007 - All Aboard! Fiona Ma Rides World's Fastest Train

March 28, 2007 - March 28, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma and ACORN to Provide Free Tax Preparation

March 27, 2007 - Legislation to Require GPS on Inmates who Fight Fires Receives Committee Approval

March 27, 2007 - Assembly Committee Approves of Bill to Allow Couples to Choose Their Last Name

March 26, 2007 - Hearing on AB 102 that Allows Couples to Choose Their Last Name

March 21, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma and ACORN Announces Free Tax Preparation Centers Across San Francisco

March 4, 2007 - Community Activist Jane Morrison Names Woman of The Year

February 27, 2007 - Ma Introduces Bill to Ban Toxic Toys and Baby Bottles

February 26, 2007 - Ma Announces Legislation to Ban Toxic Toys and Baby Bottles

February 17, 2007 - Media Advisory: Assemblywoman Ma Sponsors Cal Grant Workshop

February 9, 2007 - La Asambleísta Ma Y La Comisionada De PUC Chong Alientan A Los Consumidores Que Califican Unirse Al Programa Telefónico Para Personas De Bajo Ingreso

February 9, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma And PUC Commissioner Chong Encourage Qualifying Consumers To Join Low-Income Telephone Program

January 24, 2007 - Ma Lands Key Committee Assignments

January 19, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma Announces Cash for College Workshop

January 9, 2007 - Assemblywoman Ma’s Hopeful That Bipartisan Speech Leads to Results

December 22, 2006 - Assemblywoman Ma Introduces Safe Winter Driving Bill

December 4, 2006 - Day One: Fiona Ma Hits the Ground Running