SACRAMENTO, CA –Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra), Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement to fire 1,300 of its workers:

Assembly leaders committed to keeping Southern Californians safe and putting residents on path to recovery, rebuilding and healing

SACRAMENTO, CA – This year 13 bills authored by Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, addressing issues across California, including those related to higher education, housing and victims of the 2023 Monterey Park shooting.

SACRAMENTO, CA – This weekend Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven bills in the “A Call to Action” Legislative Package, to address and prevent sex discrimination and sexual harassment at California’s public higher education institutions.

SACRAMENTO, CA – This week the California State Legislature passed several bills in the “A Call to Action” Package, the first step to improve the safety of our campus communities at California’s higher education institutions.