Releases & Statements

California Latino Legislative Caucus thanks Gov. Jerry Brown for $177 million in budget to expedite cleanup of homes near toxic Exide plant in Vernon

February 17, 2016

SACRAMENTO — The California Latino Legislative Caucus today thanked Gov. Jerry Brown for proposing a $176.6 million spending plan to fund expedited and expanded testing and cleanup of residential properties, schools, daycare centers and parks around the former Exide Technologies facility in Vernon.

The $176.6 plan will ensure all residential properties, schools, daycare centers and parks within the 1.7 mile radius of the Exide Technologies facility are tested and contaminated soil removed where lead levels are the highest and potential exposure the greatest.

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Vida En El Valle: Latinos rising in political power but still lag in political representation

February 02, 2016

By: Cynthia Moreno

SACRAMENTO -- That status of Latino political power remains a big question mark today despite the elevation of Latinos as heads of the two legislative bodies, and having 23 Latinos (all but two of them Democrats) in the state Senate and Assembly.

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California Latino Legislative Caucus urges Obama to consider Tino Cuéllar as nominee to fill Supreme Court vacancy

February 16, 2016

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement today regarding the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and the potential candidacy of California Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano Florentino Cuéllar:

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California Latino and Asian Pacific Islander Caucuses Announce Final Grant Recipients of Record $15 Million for Immigrant Services

January 29, 2016

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León joined members of the California Latino and Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucuses, as well as a coalition of community advocates and nonprofit stakeholders, in announcing the final grant recipients of a record $15 million investment in immigrant services funding from One California.

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Latino Legislative Caucus decries lack of diversity in Oscar nominations

January 19, 2016

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, released the following statement today on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ failure to nominate a single actor of color for the second year in a row:

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California Latino Caucus Congratulates Anthony Rendon Upon His Election to Serve as the Next Speaker of the California State Assembly

January 11, 2016

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, and Vice-Chair Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), issued the following statement today on the election of Anthony Rendon to Speaker of the Assembly.

“On behalf of the Latino Caucus, it is with great honor and pride that we congratulate Speaker-elect Anthony Rendon. He is one of the most respected members of the California Legislature. His colleagues in the Assembly recognized his integrity and accomplishments by electing him to serve as their leader.

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California Latino Caucus Chair and Vice Chair Respond to Governor Brown's Budget Proposal

January 07, 2016

SACRAMENTO - California Latino Legislative Caucus Chair, Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo (D-Salinas) and Vice Chair, Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), released the following statement regarding Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s release of his proposed state budget:

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CA Latino Legislative Caucus celebrates more than 600,000 driver licenses issued under AB 60 in 2015

January 06, 2016

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chairman of the California Latino Legislative Caucus and author of Assembly Bill 60, issued the following statement today in response to the DMV announcement that more than 605,000 licenses were issued to undocumented Californians under AB 60 in the first year of the historic legislation’s implementation. Alejo authored AB 60 in 2013.

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CA Latino Legislative Caucus Chairman Luis Alejo urges Obama Administration to stop deportations of Central American refugees

January 04, 2016

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo, Chairman of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Obama Administration plans to deport recently arrived Central American families and children, many of whom fled violence and extreme poverty in their home countries but have been denied asylum in the United States:

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CA Latino Legislative Caucus Chairman Luis Alejo urges U.S. Supreme Court to uphold principle of ‘one person, one vote’

December 07, 2015

SACRAMENTO - As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a case that challenges the principle of “one person, one vote,” Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), chairman of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement in support of retaining the current method of drawing elective districts that has been in place since 1964:

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