Thank you to the residents of Santa Paula, Fillmore, and Piru for joining us at our Coffee & Conversations. Your time and feedback is precious, and I am grateful for these opportunities to connect with you.
Thank you to California Alliance of Family Farmers (@caff_famfarms) for recognizing me as your 2024 Pete Price Farm Policy Champion of the Year. Last year, we introduced AB 2313 to create a regional farm equipment sharing program, and we are continuing to push the bill forward. I look forward to our continued collaboration. Thank you for this kind recognition.
I'm honored to be recognized with the Community Ally Award at this year's Diversity Gala. Thank you Diversity Collective VC for your leadership and advocacy to advance equality and justice for all LGBTQ+ individuals. Congratulations to the other honorees who are also leading the work and confronting the issues affecting the LGBTQ community.
Thank you to the California Salmon & Steelhead Coalition for recognizing our work to protect and restore California's iconic species, particularly our salmonid monitoring bill, AB 809. We learned important history from Karuk Tribal Council Vice Chairman Kenneth Brink and Yurok Tribal Council Vice Chairman Frankie Myers on the longstanding relationship California native peoples share with the salmon and steelhead.
Assemblymember Steve Bennett, in conjunction with the Contractors State License Board, California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation and other local partners, hosted a Senior Scam Stopper Seminar on January 26, 2024. The seminar was held at the South Oxnard Senior Center.
Assemblymember Steve Bennett and Coastal Keepers cleaned the Ormond Beach area for 2023 Coastal Cleanup Day. Our gratitude to the City of Port Hueneme for providing assistance with trash bins for the event.
Assemblymember Bennett took part in a press conference, presenting Westminster Free Clinic & Community Care Center with a ceremonial check. The conference was held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Oxnard.
Assemblymember Bennett, presented a ceremonial check from the State of California to the Ventura Land Trust. Assemblymember Bennett, in partnership with Senator Monique Limón, secured $7.2 million in this year's State Budget to complete the acquisition and permanent conservation of Mariano Rancho Preserve.
The passage of AB 2201 this week was a big win to protect water for disadvantaged communities. Thank you to my colleagues for your support!
