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Latest News
Local Student Inspires California to go "Cuss Free" for a Week
Sacramento, CA – Inspired by the efforts of South Pasadena student McKay Hatch, Assemblymember Anthony J. Portantino (D- La Cañada Flintridge) introduced Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 112. The resolution seeks to establish the first week of March as “Cuss Free Week”
Latest News on Mudslides from Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
Assemblymember Portantino and the Governor touring Paradise Valley after receiving an update of the damage caused by the storm.
Dear Foothill Neighbors,
As our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to our friends and neighbors living with the direct impact of the Station Fire and the Mud Slides that have followed, I wanted to share the latest information I’m receiving from the California Emergency Management Agency.
Flash Flood Watch is in effect from this afternoon to this evening for Los Angeles County Mountains and Santa Barbara County south Coast and Mountain areas.
More Information is available about:
- Weather
- Mud And Debris Slide, La Canada Flintridge, LA County
- Update On The Need For Additional Debris Disosal Capacity
- Coordinated Cleanup Efforts And Local Volunteers
- Evacuations And Shelters
On the Money: Salary Freeze Proposal
Click here to view video on the CBS13 website
It is with our deepest regret to inform you of the Line Of Duty Deaths for Fire Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones. These two members tragically lost their lives when they were overrun by a fast moving fire which approached Fire Camp 16 on the "Station Fire".
Memorial Services
A memorial service for our two fallen brothers has been set for
Saturday, Sept 12, 2009 @1000 hours at:
Dodger Stadium
1000 Elysian Park Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Please do not contact Dodger Stadium. Further information will be posted at this website.
Donations are being accepted in their memory at:
F&A Federal Credit Union - "Memorial Fund"
P.O.Box 30831
Los Angeles 90030-9972
Freeze Excessive Pay
(Sacramento) - Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-Pasadena) is urging his fellow state lawmakers to approve a measure he authored that will prohibit any pay raises, bonuses, overtime pay, or any other increase in compensation to many state employees earning over $150,000 per year. There are various exemptions in the legislation (Assembly Bill 53) for individuals "necessary for protecting the safety and security of California", employees whose salaries are governed by a collective bargaining agreement and others. However, Assemblymember Portantino says, "At a time when we are asking our seniors, our students, and our poor to bear the budget burden year after year, the least we can do is ask those state employees who are most well-off to forgo any salary increases until the state's ongoing fiscal crisis ends." Here's more in this Assembly Access video.
Duarte Councilwoman Lois Gaston Named Woman of the Year
Commitment to public service and leading through collaboration are reasons cited for award
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Assemblymember Anthony J. Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) named Duarte City Councilmember Lois Gaston the 44th Assembly District Woman of the Year. A former Mayor and soon-to-be President of the Contract Cities Association, Portantino praised Gaston for her unwavering commitment to public service and her unique leadership style emphasizing collaboration in problem solving.
Portantino, OBGYNs Work Together to Modernize Detection Coverage for Breast Cancer
A decades-old policy on insurance coverage relies on outdated and incomplete scientific information that leaves many women without coverage for critical breast cancer screenings
SACRAMENTO, CA – Women will benefit from up-to-date breast cancer screenings and increased insurance coverage under legislation proposed by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) and sponsored by the California Chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Under current law, preferred provider organizations (PPOs) are only required to provide mammograms for women 35 and older. In addition, existing law does not require PPOs to account for the latest information on known "risk factors." These risk factors make women much more likely to develop breast cancer earlier than at age 35. Under AB 56, doctors would be afforded the latitude to use known risk factors, rather than age alone, to determine if a woman should receive cancer screening tests. Insurance companies would also be required to send all female policyholders information on nationally accepted guidelines for breast cancer screenings and notify women who are eligible for testing.
California's Unprecedented Cash Crisis Prompts Bill to Freeze Excessive Pay
Legislation proposed to eliminate salary increases, bonuses,and overtime pay for state employees making over $150,000
SACRAMENTO, CA – Facing an economic crisis that could leave the state without cash by March 2009, Assemblymember Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) introduced legislation which would provide California immediate savings by prohibiting any pay raises, bonuses, overtime pay, or any other increase in compensation to state employees earning over $150,000 per year. Joining him as co-authors were Assemblymembers Juan Arambula (D-Fresno) and Anna Caballero (D-Salinas).
"California stands at the edge of a budgetary cliff and will fall into a recessionary abyss unless we act immediately," said Portantino, who is also Chairman of the Higher Education Committee. "At a time when we are asking our seniors, our students, and our poor and infirm to bear the budget burden year after year, the least we can do is ask those state employees who are most well-off to forgo any salary increases for the near future. Together, the shared sacrifices will help put California back on track."
