Rowland Heights is an unincorporated area in and below the Puente Hills in the San Gabriel Valley,in Los Angeles County,California,United States. The population was 48,231 at the 2020 census. Rowland Heights is in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and represented by the County of Los Angeles and is the largest census designated place in Los Angeles County by area and the county's fourth largest CDP by population. The area has a high Taiwanese population and was known as “Little Taipei”in the 1980s and 1990s,when it saw an influx of wealthy immigrants from Taiwan.
Fabian Núñez is an American politician and labor union adviser. A member of the Democratic Party,he served three two-year terms as a member of the California State Assembly,leaving office in late 2008. During his last two terms,Núñez served as the 66th Speaker of the California State Assembly.
Don Richard Perata is a California lobbyist and former Democratic politician,who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 election for Mayor of Oakland.
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 serving as the 51st and current President pro tempore of the California State Senate since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
The Speaker of the California State Assembly is the presiding officer of the California State Assembly in the chief leadership position,and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is nominated by the majority party's caucus and elected by the full Assembly. Meanwhile other floor leaders,such as the majority and minority leaders,are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber. The current Speaker is Democrat Anthony Rendon of the 63rd district.
Richard Anthony Alarcon is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1993 to 1998 and again from 2007 to 2013. A Democrat,he previously served in the California State Senate and,for approximately three months,in the California State Assembly.
Richard Alatorre was a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1985—"one of the most influential Latino politicians in the state"—and a Los Angeles,California,City Council member from 1985 to 1999,the second Latino to serve on the council in the 20th century. He is now a lobbyist.
James A. Garfield High School is a public,year-round high school founded in 1925 in East Los Angeles,an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County,California. The proportion of advanced placement by students at Garfield is 38%. Students who are in unfavorable circumstances,with regard to financial or social opportunities,comprise about 93% of the student population. The minority comprehensive admission is 100%. Garfield is one out of 254 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District as of 2020. The magnet program in the high school focuses on serving students who plan to study in the Computer Science field. The school was made famous by the film Stand and Deliver about the teacher Jaime Escalante and the HBO film Walkout. The homecoming football game known as the East LA Classic has taken place since 1925.
Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat he represented the 18th Senate District,which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley.
Mark Leno is an American politician who served in the California State Senate until November 2016. A Democrat,he represented the 11th Senate district,which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County. Before the 2010 redistricting,he represented the 3rd Senate district.
Arthur A. Torres is an American former politician who served as a member of the California State Legislature. He is the vice chair of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee,the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). CIRM,established in 2005 following the passage of Proposition 71,is charged with allocating US$3 billion to California universities and research institutions to support and advance stem cell research. He is a colon cancer survivor and serves on the Board as a patient advocate.
Robert S. Huff is an American businessman and politician who was the California State Senate minority leader and Senate Republican leader from January 5,2012,until August 27,2015. He represented the Senate's 29th District,which includes portions of Los Angeles,Orange,and San Bernardino counties.
Ronald Steven Calderon is a former Democratic California State Senator from the 30th Senate District. Calderon is also known for receiving bribes from Michael Drobot.
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 placed second in the 2018 United States Senate election in California against incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein and third in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.
Ricardo Lara is an American politician who is currently serving as the 8th Insurance Commissioner of California. Lara was elected during the 2018 election,defeating former California insurance commissioner Steve Poizner.
Jennifer Ann Oropeza was the California State Senator for the 28th district which included the cities of Carson,El Segundo,Hermosa Beach,Lomita,Manhattan Beach,Redondo Beach,and Torrance;the Los Angeles communities of Cheviot Hills,Bel Air,Harbor City,Harbor Gateway,Lennox,Mar Vista,Marina del Rey,Palms,Playa del Rey,Rancho Park,San Pedro,West Los Angeles,Westchester,Wilmington and Venice;and part of the city of Long Beach.
Scott Thomas Wilk Sr. is an American politician who served as the California State Senate minority leader from January 20,2021 until December 5,2022. He is a Republican representing the 21st district,encompassing Antelope Valley,Victor Valley,and most of the Santa Clarita Valley. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served two terms in the California State Assembly. He was also a College of the Canyons Trustee.
Steven Mitchell Glazer is an American politician and former political advisor serving as a member of the California State Senate from the 7th Senate District,which includes most of Contra Costa County and eastern portions of Alameda County in the East Bay.
Torristas and Molinistas is a term used to describe a political feud in Los Angeles,California,in the last part of the 20th century. The term was akin to the Montagues and Capulets or the Hatfields and McCoys,a highly localized internecine feud. The term gets its name from the antipathy between Art Torres,Gloria Molina,and their respective allies.
