SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement today following today’s U.S. Supreme Court 4-4 deadlock that enjoins President Obama’s DAPA and DACA+ programs:
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement today following the death of Helen Chavez.
(SACRAMENTO) — Latino Legislative Caucus Chair Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo (D-Salinas), Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Policy Chair Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) and Legislative Black Caucus Chair State Senator Isadore Hall, III (D-South Bay) issued a statement today after it was announced San Francisco State University (SFSU) has agreed to increase funding for College of Ethnic Studies.
SACRAMENTO, CA - On Monday, May 2, 2016 the California Latino Legislative Caucus will recognize Latino trailblazers in music, education, athletics and public service at its 15th Annual Latino Spirit Awards. Established in 2002, The Latino Spirit Awards take place each year at the State Capitol in Sacramento to coincide with the state’s celebration of Cinco de Mayo and to recognize inspirational figures in the Latino community.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) and Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), Chair and Vice Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, announced the Caucus’ 2016 priority legislation.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, the Vice Chair, State Sen. Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), and other members of the Caucus will announce the Caucus’ 2016 bill priority list at a media briefing 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the Capitol.
WHO: Assemblymember Luis Alejo and Sen. Ben Hueso, Chair and Vice Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, and other Caucus members.
SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold the principle of “one person, one vote,” which retains the current method of drawing state legislative districts that has been in place since the 1960s:
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, led a ceremony today in remembrance of labor leader and civil rights activist César Chávez, who was born on this day in 1927. The Assembly paid tribute to Chávez, who cofounded the labor union that became the United Farmer Workers, by passing House Resolution 42, which documents his life and achievements. HR 42, authored by Assemblymember Roger Hernández (D-West Covina), received unanimous support from Democrats and Republicans alike.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, released the following statement today after the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors opted not to remove Planning Commissioner Kelly Wooster. Wooster was captured on video at a March 3 Planning Commission referring to “people from Mexico” as an invasive species during a discussion about how to eradicate and reduce the spread of invasive species.
SACRAMENTO — Representatives from the California Latino Legislative Caucus, Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and the Legislative Black Caucus have written a letter to San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong urging her to not cut funding for the school’s highly regarded and ground-breaking College of Ethnic Studies.
