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State Legislative Leaders Announce Reform Package
by Bill Spaulding • • 1 Comment
Maybe something good is happening in Sacramento. Well, it is possible. Stranger things have happened; this is, after all, California. Much of this is what people have been asking for. Much of it is common sense. Much of it is…
Speaker John A. Pérez: California Must Unite Around Solutions
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
At his swearing-in as California’s 68th Assembly Speaker at the State Capitol today, Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) said his top priority is to get Californians back to work. In his speech, which was delivered before several hundred community and business leaders, working men and women and elected officials, Pérez said he would work to implement innovative ideas around job creation and government reform and he also pledged to work across both sides of the aisle to deliver results for Californians.
What Progressives Should Know About John A. Perez
by Editorial Staff • • Comments Off
The openly gay Latino whom Democrats in California’s Assembly recently selected to be the next speaker is, in the parlance of elected office, a “freshman.” But John A. Perez has a depth of experience and adeptness for exercising power that belie his first-term status.
John A. Pérez To Be Speaker of the California Assembly
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Sacramento, CA — John A Pérez was elected Speaker of the California Assembly today. Late Wednesday his main competitor for the spot Kevin DeLeon, conceded the contest to Perez. Perez was honored in January 2009 for his labor leadership by the Democratic Party of Orange County with the Samuel Gompers Award.
OC Labor Leader John A. Perez in Speakership Fight
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Perez has strong labor connections in Orange County because of his work as an organizer and Political Director for UFCW 324 based in Buena Park. Perez was honored in January 2009 by the Democratic Party of Orange County with the Samuel Gompers Award.
