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Assemblywoman Anna Caballero Examines Drug, Mental Health Programs Helping Young People on Probation, Fresno—Assembly Member Anna Caballero’s Select Committee on Youth Violence Prevention held a hearing today at the University of California Center on the role of job training, mental health, drug and alcohol treatment programs in helping youth face down the challenges of growing up in violent environment.

AB 2494 Sets Guidelines to Distribute $200 million in Bond Funds
for Affordable Housing-Related Parks
SACRAMENTO – Cities and counties that build affordable housing will be rewarded with bond funds for a park, under the terms of a bill by Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) signed today by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

AB 1028 Seen as Key Measure in Long-Term Efforts to Curb Youth Violence
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday vetoed AB 1028, a bill by Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) designed to give greater flexibility to pre-schools and child care centers that receive state funds. AB 1028 required preschools to report to the state all sources and amounts of funds received to fund their programs. It also prohibited the state from subtracting the amount of any unrestricted funds obtained from a third-party funder from the funds in the state contract.

AB 2173 Would Have Revised Developer Fee Rules to Raise More Money to Build Schools
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today vetoed a bill by Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) that would have helped public schools raise the funds they need to build new schools in communities that are building new housing. The bill carried no cost to the state of California or taxpayers.

AB 2327 Heightens Protections for Disaster Victims
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed AB 2327, a bill by Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) that will streamline emergency assistance for disaster victims.

The governor indicated that he signed the bill “as part of a package of legislation that will strengthen the state’s ability to respond to emergencies and natural disasters.” No additional state funding was required by this bill.

Prolonged Budget Process Underscores Need for Reform
SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Anna Caballero (D-28) issued the following statement regarding the Legislature’s passage of a compromise budget package for FY 2008-09:

“With our budget votes today we were able to close a sad chapter in California’s budget history. When the governor signs the budget, state funding will once again be available to fund education for our children, health programs for the sick, and the many businesses who provide the goods and services that help our state function.

AB 2494 Allocates $200 million in Bond Funds for Affordable Housing-Related Parks
SACRAMENTO – Cities and counties that build affordable housing will be rewarded with funding for a park, under the terms of a bill by Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) that was passed by the Legislature today.

SACRAMENTO – In this week’s Democratic weekly radio address, Assemblymembers John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) and Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) call on Republican legislators to reverse their pledges to not raise any new revenues. They say Republican compromise with Democrats and the governor is crucial to ending the budget stalemate.

Click onto the following link for the English language MP3 file. The running time is 2:20.
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/Newsline/Audio/20080830RadioAddressEngl...

Sacramento—Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-28th AD) today joined with Assembly Member Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) in presenting a $9.8 billion bond measure designed to repair and sustain the complex ecosystem of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and provide early relief to communities around the state affected by drought, contaminated drinking water, and the need for secure water supplies.

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-28th AD) today issued the following statement following the rally by the Latino Water Coalition, Gov. Schwarzenegger, local officials, labor representatives and others on the need for a solution to California’s ongoing water shortages.