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UC Merced business incubator is looking at branching into Atwater, Modesto

Merced Sun-Star

New funding could help the UC Merced Venture Lab expand not only in Merced but also into Atwater and Modesto, the university announced Tuesday.

Each of the 10 University of California campuses will receive $2.2 million in one-time funding from Assembly Bill 2664, known as “University of California: innovation and entrepreneurship expansion,” authored by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in the fall, according to the university.

Assemblymember Irwin: 2016 Legislative Update

(Thousand Oaks) – When the 2015/16 legislative session ended earlier this year it became very clear Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) was very successful in making positive changes for her constituents and the state of California. Legislation she wrote this session bans powdered alcohol, improves the state’s cyber security infrastructure, helps University of California scientists convert their research into products that benefit society, removes barriers to military personnel accessing mental health services, and expands the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Here’s more of Assemblymember Irwin legislative highlights in this Assembly Access video.

Statement by Chair of the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs

I am outraged that Soldiers and their families who innocently relied on enlistment promises the Guard made to them have been told to repay that money. Later today I will sign a joint letter from both the Assembly and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committees urging Congress to act on this matter. However, I am greatly concerned that relief, even once Congress acts, will come too late for Soldiers who have already complied with orders to repay.  I have asked the Guard for an accounting of how many such soldiers are affected.  I want to make sure that those innocent soldiers who complied quickly are also taken into account in any solution. It is important to note,  the California National Guard established the Soldier Incentive and Assistance Center (SIAC) to advocate for affected soldiers and support their appeals. Through this process, the California National Guard has helped about 4,500 soldiers retain approximately $40 million in bonus money. We will update you as we work to resolve this important issue.

California Veteran’s Committees Letter to Congress
Regarding National Guard Bonuses

Read Joint Letter

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Legislating Cybersecurity: Lawmakers Recognize Their Responsibility with Cyberthreats

Legislators who take the time to study cybersecurity issues and ask tough questions of CIOs and CISOs are still the exception rather than the rule. But that may be changing.

In March 2016, just a few weeks after a contentious legislative oversight hearing, Michele Robinson, California’s chief information security officer (CISO), stepped down. The Feb. 24 hearing’s focus was a 2015 audit that questioned the state government’s cybersecurity preparedness.

Governor Signs Bill on Cyberincident Response Standards

A year after a scathing report described California’s information security as weak and vulnerable, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed legislation intended to beef up state agency response standards.

Editorial: Perseverance pays off for veteran housing

The city of Ventura is one step closer to adding more housing for local veterans, with its move to take back east-side land it had given to the state for the project.

It has been a long, uphill, bureaucratic slog to get to this point, and the deal is not done yet.

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin Applauds Passage of Job-Creation Bill That Will Bring UC Research and Innovations to Market

SACRAMENTO – A far-reaching bill, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), aimed at creating jobs and helping to reverse the recent decline of successful start-up companies in California, has been passed by the Legislature and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature to become law. Assembly Bill 2664 provides $22 million to the University of California system that will help convert research and science done at the UCs to products that benefit society.  The California Chamber of Commerce has labeled this bill as a “job creator.” 

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