Recent News in the 62nd District

George Lee Apker, U.S. Air Force was named Veteran of the Year by Assembly Member Carter.

Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) will host her Fifth Annual Veterans Appreciation Reception on Thursday, May 10 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The ceremony will be at the Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8737, 2018 W. Foothill Blvd, San Bernardino. Assembly Member Carter will be joined in recognizing veterans by American Legion and VFW Post Commanders. The event is free.

Assembly District 62 Veteran of the Year is George Lee Apker, U.S. Air Force. Other honorees are: Rodolfo Guzman, U.S. Army; Walter Jarman, U.S. Air Force; Danny Marquez, U.S. Army; James Martinez, U.S. Army; Gresia Mundaca, U.S. Army; Charles C. Parra, U.S. Marines; Victor Quezada, Jr., U.S. Army; and Lazaro G. Rodriguez, U.S. Marine Corp.

Special Recognitions go to Terrill Transitional Housing, San Bernardino Valley College Veteran Resource Center, Veterans Exploration Garden, Disabled Veterans of American, San Bernardino and VA Loma Linda Health Care for homeless veterans.

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Dear Friends,

May 10, 2012 marks my Fifth Annual Veterans Appreciation Reception.I congratulate all the veteran honorees for being selected by their peers for their dedication to our community and our country.Together, we remember the contributions of all veterans, as well as the contributions of their families as they served. I honor each and every one of them for the sacrifices they have made to protect and preserve the freedoms enjoyed by our community and all Americans.

May 15, 2012 is an important anniversary date in U.S. military and women's history. It marks 70 years since Congress approved the formation of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAC).As the daughter of a World War II soldier, I can appreciate what an integral part these servicewomen played in the U.S. war effort. By 1945, nearly 150,000 women had served, relieving thousands of men of their clerical and secretarial assignments.Many performed nontraditional jobs such as radio operator, electrician, and air traffic controller. Dismantled in 1978 as women integrated into the U.S. Army, the WAC will always be remembered as having proudly served in defending America's freedom.

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A bill carried by Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter will prohibit smoking in long-term health care facilities. AB 217 will eliminate dangerous secondhand tobacco smoke exposure to protect non-smoking workers, non-facility workers and patients. The bill will also eliminate the unique fire risk due to oxygen tanks, flammable chemicals or other combustible items found in long-term health care facilities. AB 217 has passed the State Assembly and is headed to the Senate for consideration.

"Stay informed about new technologies and cost-saving measures to protect our health."

- Assembly Member Carter -

May is Clean Air Month and Assembly Member Carter encourages everyone to do their part to protect air quality.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is offering an incentive program to replace wood-burning fireplaces with natural gas logs. The cost to participate is as low as $50.

In March, the AQMD advertised a mower exchange program in San Bernardino neighborhoods More than 500 gas-emitting mowers were swapped for zero-emission cordless electric lawnmowers. Low-emission leaf blowers were exchanged for blowers that produce exhaust pollution.

Grow native plants to remove airborne toxins and release oxygen.

Drive less, use public transportation, ride a bike, carpool.

Use energy efficient products, recycle. 

Use green cleaners.

Use reel or electric lawn mowers.

Maintain heating and air conditioning units.

Avoid using oil-based paints, solvents or varnishes, which contribute to ground level ozone.

Air pollution causes asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, hospitalization for heart or lung disease, and premature death.

Wood smoke contains gases and tiny particles that lodge in your lungs Use energy efficient products, recycle.

(Sacramento) – In his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the State Legislature California Governor Jerry Brown presented lawmakers with details of the state's economic troubles and what needs to be done to move California forward. Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) says the Governor showed his understanding of California and delivered an honest budget proposal that includes many difficult and painful choices. Here's more from Assemblymember Carter in this Assembly Access video.