California Leads with Country’s First Mandate For Recycled Content in Plastic CRV
SACRAMENTO – Building on its record of environmental leadership, California enacted the country’s first minimum recycled content standards for plastic CRV bottles.
Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Irwin’s Bill Ensuring Fair Compensation for Adjunct Faculty at Independent Nonprofit Colleges and Universities
SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, September 9th, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 736, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D – Thousand Oaks), which will ensure that adjunct faculty are compensated fairly and treated as the exempt professionals that they are.
Assemblymember Irwin bill to Lead with First-in-the-Country Requirement for Recycled Content in Plastic CRV Bottles Moves on to Governor’s Desk
SACRAMENTO – AB 793 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) and Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) was approved in the Senate and sent to the Governor’s desk last night.
Assemblymember Irwin and Community Partners release preliminary results from Ventura County COVID-19 antibody study
THOUSAND OAKS – Since May 2020 researchers from UCI, UCLA, California Lutheran University, and 11Health have been collaborating with Ventura County agencies to determine the true prevalence of COVID-19 within the region.
Local transportation agencies are tracking e-bikes and e-scooters: They aren’t Big Brother
A trip to the grocery store, a long bike ride through a park, a stroll through our neighborhoods. These are the precious trips we have all come to look forward to during the recent stay-at-home orders.
These moments – like our pre-pandemic trips to work, school and restaurants – paint an intimate portrait of our daily lives. And this is precisely the information that the government wants to collect from you.
Statement on necessary improvements in Department of Housing and Community Development Mobile Home Inspections
Assemblymember Irwin's statement on California State Auditor's Report, Mobile Home Park Inspections: The Department of Housing and Community Development Must Improve Its Inspection Processes to Better Protect Park Residents.
Assemblymember Irwin bill to protect confidentiality for autopsy reports and death investigations will not be moving forward this year
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 2372, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D—Thousand Oaks) and sponsored by the County of Ventura will not be moving forward this year. The bill strengthened the confidentiality of autopsy reports and death investigations to protect the privacy of victims and their families.
Assemblymember Irwin GVRO bill passes in State Assembly and heads to Senate Public Safety Committee
SACRAMENTO –The California State Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 2532, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D—Thousand Oaks). The bill allows District Attorneys to file a petition for a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) on behalf of law enforcement officers in civil court proceedings.
CORONAVIRUS ANTIBODY STUDY UNDERWAY | County seeks information for future planning, policy decisions
A coronavirus antibody testing program and study is underway in Ventura County, aimed at determining the prevalence of people with antibodies in certain vulnerable populations to ensure the county is prepared for future responses to the virus.
“There’s still much we don’t know about the epidemiology of COVID-19,” said Dr. Paul Hsu, epidemiologist with UCLA, which is conducting the study. “We’re finding that this disease affects certain groups disproportionately, and this study will help us learn about populations that may not have been well-studied in the past.”