Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo Secures $2 Million in State Funding to the Los Angeles Welcomes Collective for Immigrant Rights and Homeless Shelter Support
LOS ANGELES - Today, Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo presented a $2 million check to members of the L.A. Welcomes Collective as a part of state support to create a fund for qualified immigrant rights organizations to design and execute program outreach in Los Angeles County to provide immigrant individuals with consistent, comprehensive support when entering a public shelter.
Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo Presents $2 Million in State Funding to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for Pediatric Research and Clinical Expansion

LOS ANGELES - Today, Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo presented a $2 million check to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) as a part of state support to further healthcare research and significantly expand its Division of Young Adult and Adolescent Medicine (DAYAM).
Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo Presents the East Los Angeles Women’s Center a $200,000 Award to Support Promotoras in Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Issues

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) met with East Los Angeles Women’s Center (ELAWC) leaders and community members to announce a $200,000 state investment in increasing the capacity and opportunities available to Promotoras for personal and professional development.
Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo Commemorates World Mental Health Day by Spearheading Inaugural Mental Health Resource Fair at Occidental College
Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo Presents $200,000 Award to Soledad Enrichment Action for Mobile Tattoo Removal Services

LOS ANGELES, CA – Assemblywoman Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) met with Soledad Enrichment Action leaders and community members to announce a $200,000 state investment to conduct redemptive and healing tattoo removal services, offered free of charge to area residents in Los Angeles.
Assemblywoman Carrillo Presents the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority a $1.2 Million Award to Restore and Protect Urban Parkland in Northeast Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA – Assemblywoman Carrillo joined other state government officials and community leaders to present the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) an award of $1.2 Million in funding from the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division to restore three of its parks heavily impacted by illegal Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use.
Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo’s Statement on Governor Newsom Vetoing AB 1306, the HOME Act
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Governor Newsom vetoed AB 1306 (Carrillo), the HOME Act (Harmonizing Our Measures for Equality), after the Legislature sent it to his desk with strong support from both the Assembly and Senate, where it received 54 and 29 votes in support, respectively.