Press Releases

Friday, August 31, 2018

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) released the following statement on the Legislature’s ongoing commitment to safe and clean drinking water:

“The Assembly is committed to identifying a sustainable funding source to ensure safe drinking water for all Californians. That’s why we put Proposition 68 on the ballot, which included $540 million for water projects. In the budget this year, we also included over $25 million for emergency drinking water projects, lead testing and remediation, and other water projects.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today appointed the following members of the Assembly to serve on the conference committee on Senate Bill 901 to address wildfire preparedness and response:

 

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

LOS ANGELES — Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) attended today’s signing of the 2018-2019 California state budget by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Speaker Rendon praised the budget and issued the following statement:

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Supplemental funding included in budget bill will clean area parkways and continue accountability efforts

(Sacramento) – Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) who represent the areas impacted by Exide, announced today that the State Legislature is poised to approve new funding this afternoon for the improved cleanup of the residential areas around the former-Exide battery recycling plant.

Thursday, June 14, 2018

SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly today approved the state's 2018-19 budget. The balanced, on-time budget includes record funding for schools, emergency funds for local governments to address homelessness, investments to lift children out of poverty, and budget reserves that are larger than the general fund budgets of 33 other states.

Friday, May 11, 2018

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) released the following statement on the release of the May budget revision:

“Governor Brown’s May Revision shows that the state budget is stronger now than it has ever been, with record reserves and a growing economy that is now the fifth largest in the world. Under the Governor’s plan, next year’s budget reserves would be larger than the entire general fund budget in 34 other states.

Thursday, April 26, 2018

SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) released the following statement after the California State Transportation Agency awarded L.A. Metro funding for the construction of the West Santa Ana Light Rail Transit Corridor: