Welcome

Thank you for visiting my website.  It is my privilege to represent Glendale, Burbank, the Los Feliz/Silver Lake area, and much of the San Fernando Valley in the California State Assembly

My staff and I strive to be accessible and responsive.  This website is designed to provide you with an array of important resources and useful information, and also to keep you updated on my work in the California State Assembly.  Here you can learn more about the legislation I’m working on and find information on the critical issues and opportunities facing our state and our region.  You can use this site to access state and local services, and my staff and I will be happy to assist you.  Most important of all, this site is a vehicle for communication, through which you can share your views and concerns and help me better represent you.

I welcome your thoughts on how we can make California a better state.  Please do not hesitate to contact me or my staff whenever we can be of any assistance to you.

Recent News

State Budget Must Reflect Californians Values

(Sacramento) – The California budget is more than just a pile of financial papers…it’s a reflection of the values of all Californians. The Assembly/Senate Conference Committee’s budget plan solves California’s deficit responsibly with the balanced approach Californians want:  Real cuts, limited new revenues and other solutions that help California ward off a cash crisis later this summer.  For more information click here.

On Wednesday, June 5, Assemblyman Krekorian visited Victory Adult Day Health Center in Glendale, sharing with the residents there his opposition to a state proposal that would close down their center and hundreds others throughout the state. Days earlier, Paul wrote to Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, imploring the Legislature and governor to keep open the state’s 327 life-saving centers. Read the letter here.   

June 24, 2009 - LAist.com: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Put Reality into Some Ballot Initiatives

June 24, 2009 - Burbank Leader: ‘Runaway’ filming boosts unemployment

June 23, 2009 - Krekorian’s Bi-Partisan Amendment Approved

Average Funding Not Enough

(Sacramento) As the California State Assembly debated a resolution calling for improved education funding, Assemblymember Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank) stood to argue in favor of the resolution. Noting the extensive debate on the resolution, Assemblymember Krekorian called it a sad day for California when the state legislature cant even agree on a resolution that calls for California to boost its education spending up to the national average. Assemblymember Krekorian went on to say failure to pay the real costs of education is shortchanging our children and the state. Heres more in this Assembly Access video.