Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer,author,and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Schiff is the United States senator-elect from California,and has been serving as a U.S. representative from California since 2001. He was a member of the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000.
Phillip Chen is an American politician and member of the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 59th Assembly District,encompassing parts of North Orange County,and small parts of San Bernardino County. The district includes the cities of Brea,Yorba Linda,Placentia,Villa Park,Orange,North Tustin,Anaheim Hills,Chino,and Chino Hills. Prior to being elected to the state assembly,he was a school board trustee for the Walnut Valley Unified School District.
Gilbert Anthony Cedillo is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district from 2013 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Cedillo was previously a member of both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician who served as the 51st president pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016 and the California State Assembly majority leader from 2012-2014. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
Mark Leno is an American politician who served consecutively in both houses of the California State Legislature from 2002 to 2016. A Democrat,he represented the 11th Senate district,which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County,from 2012 to 2016. Until the 2010 redistricting came into effect,he represented the 3rd Senate district (2008–2012). Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2008,Leno served in the California State Assembly,representing the 13th district.
Kevin Alexander Leon,known professionally as Kevin de León and colloquially as KDL,is an American politician serving as the Los Angeles City Council member for District 14 since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party,he was defeated in the 2018 United States Senate election in California against incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein and came in third place with just 7.79% of the vote in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.
Mark James DeSaulnier is an American politician who has served as a U.S. representative from California since 2015. He has represented the 10th congressional district since 2023,although it was previously numbered the 11th district for his first eight years in office. The district includes most of Contra Costa County,a suburban county in the East Bay. He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2000;before that,he was a Republican.
Californians Against Waste is an environmental advocacy organization that advocates for stronger environmental laws and more recycling at the state and local level. The organization was founded in 1977 and has sponsored numerous successful citizen initiatives. It is headquartered two blocks from California's state capitol in Sacramento.
Nancy Skinner is an American politician who is member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represents California's 9th State Senatorial district,encompassing parts of the East Bay.
The California Health and Safety Code is the codification of general statutory law covering the subject areas of health and safety in the state of California. It is one of the 29 California Codes and was originally signed into law by the Governor of California on April 7,1939.
Richard Juien-Dah Pan is an American Democratic politician and physician who served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2022,representing the 6th Senate district,which encompassed parts of Sacramento and Yolo counties. He is also a practicing pediatrician.
California is seen as one of the most liberal states in the U.S. in regard to lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) rights,which have received nationwide recognition since the 1970s. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the state since 1976. Discrimination protections regarding sexual orientation and gender identity or expression were adopted statewide in 2003. Transgender people are also permitted to change their legal gender on official documents without any medical interventions,and mental health providers are prohibited from engaging in conversion therapy on minors.
Scott Wiener is an American politician who has served in the California State Senate since 2016. A Democrat,he represents the 11th district,encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County.
Laura Syril Friedman is an American politician and former film producer,who is the member-elect for California's 30th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,she has represented California's 44th State Assembly district since 2016.
Mike McGuire is an American politician currently serving as the 52nd President pro tempore of the California State Senate. He is a Democrat and represents the 2nd Senate district,which encompasses the North Coast region,from Marin County to Del Norte County.
Jim Wood is an American politician currently serving as Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly since November 2023. He is a Democrat representing the 2nd Assembly District,which encompasses all of Del Norte,Humboldt,Mendocino,and Trinity counties,plus northern and coastal Sonoma County,including the northern half of Santa Rosa.
The Rockhaven Sanitarium Historic District is located in the Crescenta Valley at 2713 Honolulu Avenue in what is now the City of Glendale,California,United States. The sanitarium for which it is named was opened in 1923 by psychiatric nurse Agnes Richards as a private mental health institution for women with mild mental and nervous disorders. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in June 2016 and in 2021 it was announced that it would be developed into a museum.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was an early opponent of same-sex marriage in the United States,including during his Governorship of California. As an elected official he opposed legal recognition of same-sex marriage but otherwise he supported LGBT rights legislation,including civil unions.
California Senate Bill 50 was a proposed California bill that would have preempted local government control of land zoning near public transit stations and jobs centers. The bill would have also required,at minimum,four-plex residential zoning statewide. The bill was the successor to a similar bill introduced by state senator Scott Wiener in January 2018 as Senate Bill 827;both would have applied to areas within one-half-mile (0.8 km) of frequent transit corridors,including rail stations and bus routes. The bills were sponsored by California YIMBY,a pro-housing lobbying group while they were opposed by local governments,anti-gentrification activists,and suburban homeowners. The bills were written in response to an ongoing housing affordability crisis in California's largest urban areas.
The 2024 California's 30th congressional district election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the United States representative for California's 30th congressional district,concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country,as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The nonpartisan primary election was held on March 5,2024,concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries. Democratic state assemblywoman Laura Friedman and Republican physician Alex Balekian advanced to the general election.
