Recent News in the 64th District

LOS ANGELES, CA – Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) today introduced legislation, AB 332, requiring condom use in all adult films produced in California.

Joined by Michael Weinstein, President of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Darren James, a former adult film actor who contracted HIV while working in the industry, Hall’s legislation will provide statewide uniformity needed to ensure that the thousands of actors employed in this multi-billion dollar industry are given reasonable workplace safety protections needed to reduce exposure to HIV and other communicable diseases.

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CARSON, CA -  Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Compton) and Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D- San Pedro) will hold a joint community swearing in ceremony on Thursday, January 17, 2013. The ceremony will be held at Carson Community Center, located at 801 E. Carson Street, in Carson, California and will begin at 3:00 PM. A public reception will follow the ceremony. Los Angeles attorney, Carl Douglas will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

Hahn, first elected to the United States Congress in 2011, was re-elected in November 2012 to represent California’s 44th District, which includes the communities of: Athens, Carson, Compton, Lynwood, North Long Beach, Rancho Dominguez, San Pedro, South Gate, Walnut Park, Watts/Willowbrook, and Wilmington. Prior to Hahn’s election to Congress, she served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for ten years. Hahn was officially sworn into office on January 3, 2013. She will be sworn in during the community ceremony by The Honorable James Hahn, Los Angeles County Superior Court.

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Event will celebrate local leaders and their contributions to improve public policy and their community

LOS ANGELES, CA - Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) has named a dynamic and diverse group of local leaders and organizations to receive 2012 ‘Hall of Fame’ awards.

Recognizing the important contributions these individuals and organizations have made over the years to residents in Hall’s district and throughout Los Angeles County in areas from the arts, education, health, small business development and volunteerism, Hall created the, ‘Hall of Fame’ as an opportunity to recognize area leaders for their tireless contributions to our community.

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LOS ANGELES, CA -  Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) has been named a 2012 Living Legacy honoree by the Buffalo Soldier Museum Cultural Centre Group. Hall is being recognized for his legislative leadership and commitment to fulfill the honor, heritage and legacy of the original Buffalo Soldiers.

First organized as the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army by President Andrew Johnson in 1866, the original Buffalo Soldiers consisted of free black men from northern states and former slaves from southern states. Regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers fought as a segregated unit in every US military conflict from the end of the Civil War until the United States military was integrated by President Eisenhower in 1951.

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Hall will be joined by Compton City Councilmember, Dr. Willie O. Jones and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. to donate over 2,000 free holiday turkeys to needy families living in the 52nd Assembly District.

COMPTON, CA -  Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III, Compton City Councilman Dr. Willie O. Jones, Progress California, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. are providing over 2,000 turkeys to families in need as part of the 52nd Assembly District’s “Annual Healthy Family Update and Turkey Giveaway”. This free community event will take place on Monday, November 19, 2012 beginning at 10:00 AM at Compton City Hall, located at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue in Compton.

Now in its fourth year, the “Healthy Family Update and Turkey Giveaway” is a multi-prong philanthropic collaboration between Hall, local officials and community leaders committed to reducing incidents of obesity and diabetes in underserved communities while promoting healthier lifestyles for children and families.

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2009 photograph of Mervyn Dymally, Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III and State Senator Rod Wright.

Compton, CA - Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III released the following statement on the passing of Mervyn Malcolm Dymally.

"For decades, Mervyn Dymally served California with an unwavering passion and commitment.  Merv’s legacy helped open the doors of opportunity for his and future generations and his spirit will live on in the lives of the many leaders he inspired.  Our state and country are a better place because of his lifetime of work.  I am honored to have called him my friend and mentor.  My thoughts and prayers are with his family.”

A former Congressman, Lt. Governor, State Senator and Assemblymember, Dymally passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Alice Gueno Dymally; his daughter, Lynn, his son, Mark and three sisters. Dymally preceded Assemblymember Hall representing the 52nd Assembly District from 2002 to 2008.

LOS ANGELES – Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) has been named the 2012 Legislator of the Year by the California State Alliance of YMCAs. Hall is being recognized for his legislative leadership and for his commitment to public policies that empower young people throughout California.

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SACRAMENTO –  The California State Legislature has approved Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 19 by Assemblymember Isadore Hall (D- Los Angeles) encouraging donations of surplus food to food banks throughout the United States. AJR 19 calls upon the U.S. Congress to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food to non-profit organizations fighting food insecurity. The measure was approved by the State Assembly on a vote of 76 to 0 and by the State Senate on a vote of 35 to 0.

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LOS ANGELES – Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D- Los Angeles) and Assemblymember Susan A. Bonilla (D- Concord) will hold a forum, featuring California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary Nichols to discuss the impact of AB 32 (Chapter 488, 2006) and CARB’s Cap-and-Trade program on businesses, utilities, public universities and local governments throughout the state on Friday, August 24, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in Carson, California.

AB 32 requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The Cap-and-Trade program adopted by CARB sets statewide greenhouse gas emission limits and regulates the state’s largest greenhouse gas emitting sources. The program is designed to provide businesses and local governments with the flexibility to seek out and implement the lowest-cost options to reduce emissions and drive long-term investment in cleaner fuels and more efficient use of energy.

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LOS ANGELES – Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) today announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) has awarded over $869,000 (eight hundred sixty nine thousand dollars) to develop and improve local parks throughout Los Angeles County. Specifically, the Department awarded $310,000 to the City of Long Beach for rehabilitation of the 14th Street/Seaside Park and awarded $559,500 to the County of Los Angeles for refurbishment projects at City Terrace Park and East Rancho Dominguez County Park.

Funded through Proposition 1C, the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006, the program incentivizes local governments to develop new sustainable, infill affordable housing by offering grants for park improvements near these new homes. Grant funds may be used for a wide range of park-related capital asset projects, including new park and recreation facilities, community centers, playgrounds, and improvements to existing parks.

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SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) today named Kaylah Jackson, Dominique Linnear, David McKeller, Jr., Brandon Lewis Stansell and Jayonte Sean Wilkey the California Legislative Black Caucus' (CLBC) 52nd Assembly District's Scholars.

Kaylah Jackson recently graduated from City Honors College Preparatory Charter School with a grade point average of 4.2 and a community service award for completing over 2,000 hours of community service. Ms. Jackson has been accepted to Florida State University as a Biological Science major with a double minor in chemistry and criminology. Upon graduation, Ms. Jackson hopes to pursue her lifelong goal of becoming a Forensic Biologist and a linguist.

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Sacramento - Assembly Speaker John Perez has selected Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Compton) to serve on a special committee that will assess California Governor Jerry Brown's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012. The plan seeks to reorganize several parts of the executive branch. "I am honored the Speaker has selected...

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SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D – Los Angeles) today announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development has reserved $1,500,000 in CalHome Program General Loan funding for the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. The CalHome Program, funded by Proposition 1C, plays an important role in...

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(SACRAMENTO)— In an historic vote that will create 900 union construction jobs and over 5,000 full and part time jobs throughout Sonoma County, the California State Assembly today approved AB 517 by Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D- Los Angeles), which ratifies the tribal-state gaming compact with the Federated Indians of...

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