Happy New Year! January is a good time to regroup, recover, and recharge after the busy holiday season. For the State Senate, January also means returning to Sacramento for the second year of our legislative session.
During the legislative recess, I enjoyed taking part in dozens of meetings and events in the 39th Senate District, which focused on everything from affordable housing to human trafficking to celebrating the achievements of local businesses and community leaders. Now, I'm eager to join my colleagues for another productive year in the State Capitol.
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Working Together for California's Seniors
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With California's population of residents over 65 anticipated to grow by 8.6 million by 2030, it's critical we take action now to prepare for their needs, especially as it relates to housing.
Helping our senior population, with a focus on housing, was central to several bills on aging this past legislative session. It also was at the heart of a roundtable discussion I co-hosted, along with Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly, in San Diego last month.
The roundtable was focused on addressing housing challenges facing seniors and highlighting innovative programs in our region, such as our nonprofit housing and social services partnerships, which can be instructive in helping other communities learn how to better serve seniors in the rest of the state.
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Talk Back! Take the California Issues Survey
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Your voice, thoughts, and priorities, are wanted as 2020 begins and another Legislative session gets underway. Please kindly take a minute to share your ideas and opinions with us via the California Issues Survey.
The Legislature exists to affirm the values of our constituents through policy and laws that protect California and its residents, and it's important that we hear your thoughts on specific legislation or issues important to the San Diego community, and more broadly, California.
Your ideas can make a difference!
Click here to take the survey: www.senate.ca.gov/7010/survey
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call the Senate District 39 office at (619) 645-3133.
Get your REAL ID before October 2020
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Beginning October 1, 2020, you will need a passport or a federally-approved document to fly within the United States or enter a secure federal building. If you don't want to carry those documents with you, you can choose to get a REAL ID driver's license or identification card. With a REAL ID, you'll be able to travel within the country and enter secure federal facilities. To find out if the REAL ID is right for you, visit the DMV website: https://realid.dmv.ca.gov/.
Mark your calendar - Census Day is April 1
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Your opportunity to be counted in the 2020 Census is just around the corner and for the first time ever you can choose to submit the survey online or through the mail. In addition to giving a voice to our communities, data collected from the national survey determines the fate of millions of dollars in federal funding, as well as each state's allotment of Congressional Representatives. With more hard-to-count communities than any other state, it's imperative that we all play a role in getting a complete Census count in California. To learn more about the Census, visit the CA Census website: https://californiacensus.org/.
Even the Grinch couldn't steal the festive holiday spirit felt at South Park's Holiday Walkabout & Luminaria! |
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