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As Chair of the Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), is having an informational hearing on Long Term Care and Support Services in Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 15th from 10am to Noon at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel. The Committee will gather information on the long term care resources available to Californians and listen as the public and experts provide stories on how long term care is working for caregivers and those being cared for. 

 

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Friday, January 26, 2018

(Sacramento) - Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) responded very positively to Governor Brown’s 16th and final State of the State speech to a Joint Legislative session.  “I think the fact the Governor is steadfast in his support of the immigrant community is so important,” Assembmember Kalra said. 

Monday, January 15, 2018

(Sacramento) – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), Chair of the California Legislative Asian-Pacific Islander (API) Caucus spoke of the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the API community during the Assembly floor service honoring Dr. King. “Certainly Dr. King’s ties to the API community run deep. Dr. King’s links to India’s independent movement are well-documented,” Assemblymember Kalra said. Watch Assemblymember Kalra’s remarks in their entirety in this Assembly Access Video. 

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), who is a member of the California Asian Pacific Islander (API) Caucus, released the following statement following the release of the API Caucus’s letter to the Department of Homeland Security regarding the reports of targeted detainment and potential deportation of more than 200 Cambodian and Vietnamese Americans by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials:

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 830 authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), repealing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

Monday, October 9, 2017

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 20 authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), requiring the state’s two largest pension systems to submit a report on investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).

Friday, October 6, 2017

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 646, a bill authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) requiring the disclosure of flood hazard zones to prospective tenants.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown today signed Assembly Bill (AB) 21, a bill authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) that seeks to mitigate the impacts of potential federal changes to immigration enforcement policies, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, to ensure DACA recipients have access to financial aid, legal representation and their constitutional right to due process.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Sacramento – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) Chair of the Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee holds informational hearing on long-term care support and services in San Jose. See the hearing in its entirety here in this Assembly Access Video. http://www.asmdc.org/kalra

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 1541 by Assemblymember Kalra to establish statutory guidance that courts must consider during voir dire for criminal trials in order to ensure a fair and impartial jury.

Saturday, September 9, 2017

SAN JOSE — One-by-one they rappelled off a landmark Adobe building downtown Saturday, carefully traversing its 16 floors as onlookers cheered and snapped photos from down below. Some, looking to add a bit of flair to the tricky challenge, did so in full costume (there were a few Spider-Man sightings). It’s not something you see a local politician do everyday, let alone a tech executive. There was good reason for the early-morning spectacle: The first-ever Downtown Drop Down “rappel-a-thon” benefited Downtown Streets Team, a San Jose-based nonprofit that runs a program aimed at giving homeless volunteers work experience. More than 90 people, including four local mayors, rappelled the 16 floors — 236 feet — to support the nonprofit, which was trying to raise $275,000 for programs supporting homeless people across eight Bay Area locations.

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