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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa's (R-CA-01) legislation, the Honoring Veterans' Families Act. The bipartisan legislation allows the spouse and dependent children of a veteran to be included on the veteran's grave marker upon their death. Due to a flaw in current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cannot include almost any information about the spouse of a veteran on a VA-provided tombstone at a non-VA cemetery.
A plan to open up drilling in California will result in 75 new oil wells over the next 20 years, many of them along the Central Coast, according to a new proposal unveiled by the Bureau of Land Management.
The California Association for Bilingual Education, Pájaro Valley Chapter 66, announced its 2019 Scholarship recipients. They were chosen based on their academics, honors, extra-curricular activities, biliteracy abilities, community involvement, future plans and financial need.
The four recipients, from Pájaro Valley Unified School District, will each be awarded a $400 scholarship. The awardees from Pájaro Valley High School are Cecilia Garcia Tovar and Daniel Salgado. The honorees from Watsonville High School are Jimelda Lopez-Lopez and Lucia Nico-Silva.
Two weeks after introducing legislation to address widespread complaints of hazardous conditions in America's privatized military housing, Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren penned an op-ed to explain her latest proposition.
SALINAS, Calif. - A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing new legislation to improve living conditions in privatized military housing.
Central Coast Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D) is author of the Better Military Housing Act. Panetta says the bill will provide oversight and enhance the health, safety, and quality of privatized military housing.
Co-sponsors include House members Richard Hudson (R-NC), Anthony Brown (D-MD), John Carter (R-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Denny Heck (D-WA), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Van Taylor (R-TX), and Michael Waltz (R-FL).
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27) and members of the LGBT Equality Caucus on Wednesday introduced the Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act. This bill prevents the maltreatment of LGBTQ youth and improves outcomes for those who enter the child welfare system.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve oversight and enhance the health, safety, and quality of privatized military housing. The Better Military Housing Act requires the Department of Defense, in consultation with military families, to develop and implement a strategy to improve privatized military housing.
In February, both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives held hearings where military families from across the country shared harrowing stories of living with mold, lead paint and rats, along with pleas to private management companies that appeared indifferent. In March, military leaders publicly apologized, acknowledging they had failed to oversee the companies since the military privatized housing management in 1996.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27), and members of the LGBT Equality Caucus introduced the Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act. This bill prevents the maltreatment of LGBTQ youth and improves outcomes for those who enter the child welfare system.
SEASIDE, Calif. —
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, plans to introduce a bill that would improve military housing on the Central Coast and across the country.
The Better Military Housing Act would require the Department of Defense to work with military families to improve privatized military housing. The goal is to provide better oversight and enhance the health, safety, and quality of housing leased out through private contractors.