Press Releases

California Legislature Secures Historic Funding to Rebuild Lynwood High School

SACRAMENTO— In an unprecedented victory for the city of Lynwood, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) and Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) announced today that they have secured $250 million in the 2022-23 State Budget to rebuild the severely damaged Lynwood High School.

Speaker Rendon Leads Assembly Delegation to United Nations Climate Conference

SACRAMENTO— Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) will lead a delegation of Assemblymembers to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. The goal of the Assembly delegation will be to inspire other nations to adopt more urgent climate policies and to learn progressive policies from other nations that may benefit California.

Speaker Rendon Announces Formation of Select Committee on Orange County Oil Spill

SACRAMENTO—Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D- Lakewood) today announced the formation of a Select Committee on the Orange County Oil Spill for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. This select committee will be chaired by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach), who requested the committee's formation.

Legislative Leaders Applaud Early, United Legislative Version of 2021-22 State Budget

SACRAMENTO — Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Chair Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), and Assembly Budget Chair Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement regarding the Legislative Version of the 2021-22 State Budget:

Speaker Rendon Issues Statement on Governor Newsom’s Revised Budget Proposal

SACRAMENTO— Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 revised budget proposal:

“This budget proposal is perhaps more complex than ever. That is not a downside. It reflects the scope of things we are trying to accomplish in California.