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Holocaust survivor shares story of hope, forgiveness

WELCOME CELINA—Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, right, presents Celina Biniaz with the Holocaust Survivor of the Year Award during a celebration in Biniaz's honor at Irwin's Camarillo office June 9.

Audit Reveals $28 Million Spent on Failed Electronic Medical Record Program in California Veteran Homes

(Sacramento, CA) – An audit conducted at the request of Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) was released today and concluded that the $28 million Enterprise-Wide Veterans Home Information System (EwVHIS) developed for the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to integrate medical records amongst the eight state-run veteran homes failed to meet any of its core objectives.

Funding for UC Innovation Initiative Included in Proposed Budget

SACRAMENTO – The UC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative proposed by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) has been approved in Budget Conference Committee and will be included in the budget sent to Governor Brown next week. Irwin’s proposal has been touted as a “Job Creator” by the California Chamber of Commerce.

Assembly Budget to Include Funds for UC Innovation Initiative

Assemblymember Irwin Initiative Approved by Assembly Budget Committee

SACRAMENTO – An initiative to invest $22 Million in UC-run business incubators was included in the version of the budget approved by the Assembly Budget Committee today.  The proposal will be consider by the Joint Budget Conference Committee next week.

Committee Approves Assemblymember Irwin’s Legislation to Support University of California’s Innovation Initiative

SACRAMENTO –  To ensure that California can fully capitalize from it is UC research pipeline, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) introduced AB 2664, a bill to provide an investment of $2 million per year, for three years at each UC campus and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to start or expand business incubators that bring research innovations to market.