SACRAMENTO – Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez has appointed Assembly Member Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego) to the California Commission on the Status of Women.

Saldaña, who also recently became Vice-Chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus, said she is looking forward to working on issues affecting women and girls both in the Legislature and on the Commission.

“I believe my work in each capacity will be complimentary,” Saldaña said. “I can bring a policy-making perspective to my work on the Commission, and carry the focused issue-oriented work of the Commission back to the Caucus and the Legislature.”

Saldaña said the Commission is already working on a number of issues that coincide with her concerns in the Legislature, including reconsidering veterans programs in light of increasing numbers of women service members; issues of teen violence and sexually exploited minors; and the status of women in the prison and juvenile justice systems.

The next Commission meeting will be held in Sacramento on February 13th.