
Speaker Karen Bass Regarding the Governor's selection of Senator Maldonato to be Lieutenant Governor: I have not always seen eye to eye with Senator Maldonado, but we have worked well together at times. The Assembly will give this nomination the full and fair consideration it deserves.

Today I announced the Assembly's ten appointments to the newly formed Join Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education...

Speaker Karen Bass A few shots from Thursday's Transportation Town Hall. Thanks to everyone who attended! If you were there, please leave your thoughts in the comments.

Speaker Karen Bass is looking forward to the Transportation Town Hall tonight at Wilshire United Methodist Church. Hope to see you there at 6:00!

I issued the following statement today after voting, as a University of California Regent, to approve the University of California’s participation in the reopening of Martin Luther King Hospital for medically underserved South Los Angeles communities: “A reopened and reenergized MLK hospital wil...

Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica), Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, today announced that a vote by the Assembly Education Committee on legislation to help make California eligible for federal Race to the Top education grants has been scheduled...

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Today the LAO reiterated that our budget struggles continue. The sliver of good news is that revenues have not continued to fall significantly below projections, so hopefully that is sign of stability.We look forward to receiving the Gov's new budget proposal in January and will immediately begin work on crafting budge...t solutions that will once again require both difficult spending reductions and additional revenues.Read More

Speaker Karen Bass Yesterday I had the profound pleasure of speaking with the Baptist Ministers Conference. Thank you to all the ministers who attended for your candid questions and kind prayers.

Speaker Karen Bass We officially have a new Chief of Police! Congratulations once again, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com
The Los Angeles City Council today appointed Charlie Beck as the city's new police chief. The council unanimously approved Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's nomination at a hearing this morning. There was no organized opposition to the nomination of Beck, currently an...

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Assembly Speaker Karen Bass presented the Rainbow/Push Coalition’s Truth and Justice Award to journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee at the Coalition’s 11th Annual Awards Dinner in Beverly Hills on Friday, November 13. Ling and Lee grabbed national headlines when they were captured by North Korean police while working on ...a story on human trafficking along the Chinese-North Korean border. They were sentenced to 12 years hard labor for trespassing and “hostile acts.” After 140 days of imprisonment, former president Bill Clinton secured their release. The journalists were working for Current TV, an independent television company led by former Vice President Al Gore.
“Laura Ling and Euna Lee are here tonight because they saw what was happening and wanted all of us to know the truth,” Bass said. “They risked their lives documenting human trafficking and the plight of North Korean refugees because they understood the need to shine a light on a grave injustice. Their capture brought grief and concern, while their subsequent release brought relief and joy to those of us who hold freedom dear. It was the ideal of freedom that propelled Laura Ling and Euna Lee to go to such lengths, and it is that very same ideal that allows us to recognize them for their actions and bravery.”
The event, hosted by Rainbow/PUSH Coalition founder Reverend Jesse Jackson, also honored Sir Elton John, former Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, television producer Shonda Rhimes, recording industry pioneer Al Bell and Bishop Henry M. Williamson.Read More
“Laura Ling and Euna Lee are here tonight because they saw what was happening and wanted all of us to know the truth,” Bass said. “They risked their lives documenting human trafficking and the plight of North Korean refugees because they understood the need to shine a light on a grave injustice. Their capture brought grief and concern, while their subsequent release brought relief and joy to those of us who hold freedom dear. It was the ideal of freedom that propelled Laura Ling and Euna Lee to go to such lengths, and it is that very same ideal that allows us to recognize them for their actions and bravery.”
The event, hosted by Rainbow/PUSH Coalition founder Reverend Jesse Jackson, also honored Sir Elton John, former Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, television producer Shonda Rhimes, recording industry pioneer Al Bell and Bishop Henry M. Williamson.Read More

Speaker Karen Bass Happy birthday to Congresswoman Diane Watson!

Speaker Karen Bass New transportation projects are quickly moving forward! Will they result in faster commutes, cleaner air, quality jobs, and business opportunities for our communities? Come find out more about these projects and how our communities can benefit.
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:Wilshire United Methodist Church

Speaker Karen Bass As our courageous young men and women continue to fight in two wars overseas and as we grieve the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, the significance of this holiday has never been more apparent. Happy Veteran's Day.




























