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Umberg Measure Combatting Extremism In The Military Signed Into Law/La Medida de Umberg Que Combate El Extremismo En El Ejército Se Convierte En Ley

Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his measure, Senate Bill 901, which combats extremism in California’s National or State Guards was officially singed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday evening.

El Senador Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) anunció que su medida, el Proyecto de Ley Senatorial 901, que combate el extremismo en la Guardia Nacional o Estatal de California, fue oficialmente promulgado por el Gobernador Gavin Newsom el viernes por la noche.


Umberg Measure Combatting Extremism in the Military Signed Into Law

Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his measure, Senate Bill 901, which combats extremism in California’s National or State Guards was officially singed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday evening.


Newsom Firma Ley para Enseñar el Caso Méndez vs. Westminster en las Escuelas de California

Un caso judicial histórico que involucra a una familia del Condado de Orange y a los distritos escolares locales que ayudaron a lograr el fin de las leyes de segregación en las escuelas de todo el país será un elemento obligatorio de las clases de historia y ciencias sociales en las escuelas públicas de California.


Newsom signs law to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools

The landmark court case is viewed as an important lesson about the power of pushing back against discrimination.


Orange County Diaper Bank celebrates $2.5 million in assistance

State Sen. Tom Umberg and Assemblymember Avelino Valencia are key advocates in Sacramento. Locally, roughly 80 nonprofits serve as diaper distributors.


California’s underground puppy trade ‘raises serious alarms’ and demands for state action

Lawmakers and animal welfare advocates say California must address “disturbing” findings in a Los Angeles Times investigation into the state’s lucrative underground puppy resale market, and called on state officials to end the practice of destroying crucial pet import records.


OC Diaper Bank receives funding to stay open two more years

State Sen.Tom Umberg knows the importance of diapers.

Umberg (D-Santa Ana) has seven grandchildren, and he said six of them are 3 or younger.


Tom Umberg: PAGA reform will provide relief and support for both workers and businesses

California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) has served as a critical enforcement tool, designed to address the shortcomings of state labor agencies. PAGA enables employees to act as private attorneys general, pursuing penalties for labor code violations that might otherwise go unchecked.


Could the Angels lose their Angel Stadium lease? New state audit to probe land deal

What if — and this is a very big if — the Angels found themselves without a place to play beyond this season?


Sacramento Snapshot: Legislative effort to ensure ‘extremists’ can’t serve in the California Guard

While there are already procedures in place for the National Guard to discharge members, the bill is meant to cut through some "murkiness" in those guidelines