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PSA: Join Assemblymember Irwin at the "Be Prepared" Safety Fair

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) wants everyone to be ready for life’s emergencies so she’s hosting the “Be Prepared Safety Fair” on Saturday, June 24th. The free, family friendly event will feature emergency preparedness booths and demonstrations about keeping your family safe. The event will feature public safety vehicles, K9 cops, an Equestrian Park Ranger Unit, and more! Join Assemblymember Irwin from 10am until 1pm at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Park.

Camarillo brewery wins Small Business Award

Institution Ale Co. has become a popular Camarillo neighborhood hangout thanks to its home-brewed beers and friendly atmosphere, and community leaders have taken notice.

As transcribed in the Ventura County Star.

 

Irwin, State Assembly Honor Labor Leader Lacayo

(Sacramento) – Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) and the State Assembly adjourned the May 4, 2017 floor session in the memory of Henry “Hank” Lacayo, a personal mentor of Assemblymember Irwin and lifelong public servant who passed away on May 2 at the age of 85 after a long battle with throat cancer. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Lacayo began organizing for the United Auto Workers in the 1950s. He rose up the ranks and joined UAW’s executive team, becoming the first Hispanic to serve as a political director of a national union. “By the end of his career, Hank had personally counseled Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Carter and Clinton, marched with Cesar Chavez and stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech,” said Assemblymember Irwin.  “He touched many lives and helped chart the futures of countless others, including my own.” Here’s more in this Assembly Access video.

Assemblymember Irwin's Multiple Measures Bill passes through Higher Education Committee

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 705 authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), passed through the Assembly Higher Education Committee. This bill codifies the use of high school transcript data as a student success indicator to ensure that California is enabling students to graduate faster and increase their likelihood for success. Several states, including Connecticut and North Carolina have implemented multiple measures programs with great success.

Assemblywoman Pushes for Additions to State Technology Recovery Plans

Techwire

Seeking to further bolster California against cyberattacks, lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would require state agencies and departments to inventory their critical infrastructure controls.

The inventory would be an added requirement of the Technology Recovery Plans that lawmakers last year asked state entities to complete by July 2018 and submit to the California Department of Technology.