On June 9, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman held an environmental justice funding convening and grant workshop to preview the soon-to-launch Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Advisory Centers (EJ TCTACs), which will soon provide technical assistance, training, and other resources to underserved and overburdened communities throughout the nation, including communities in Southern California.
We wanted to make sure you saw this Spectrum News piece on Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove’s (CA-37) Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act with Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01).
On June 9 Reps. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) introduced the Student Tax Relief Act, legislation to ensure student loan forgiveness is tax-free permanently.
On June 7, Congresswomen Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) and Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act to direct the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration to establish a grant program to fund youth fishing projects.
A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Los Angeles-based Ziff Davis a score of 100.
Sweetgreen, Inc.-based Sweetgreen, Inc. was awarded a score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
On June 7, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) spoke on the House Floor during National Gun Violence Awareness Month to highlight the importance of gun violence prevention legislation.
In a historic move to amplify the voices of renters across the nation, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced the formation of the first ever Congressional Renters Caucus today at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol.
On June 6, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined her colleagues Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), and Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) in introducing a bipartisan resolution calling for renewed diplomatic efforts by the United States and its international partners to help achieve a negotiated, Haitian-led solution to the current political and humanitarian crises in Haiti.
SBE, which is based in Los Angeles, earned a score of 40 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management LP a score of 100.
Korn Ferry-based Korn Ferry was awarded a score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Los Angeles-based Buchalter, Professional Corporation a score of 100.