(Sacramento) - Following Governor Brown's State of the State address Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez said, "The Governor presented a compelling argument for needed job creation measures to put Californians back to work, as well as new revenues to finishing up the hard work of putting California's fiscal house in…

(Sacramento) – California State Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) commented today on the Governor’s scheduled State of the State address. (Governor Brown is scheduled to deliver the annual State of the State address to a joint session of the State Legislature tomorrow, Wednesday the 18th, at 10am.) Speaker…

(Los Angeles) – Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez was recently interviewed by Adrienne Alpert on KABC TV’s “Eyewitness Newsmakers” program. The main focus of the interview was state spending, trigger cuts and taxes. You can watch the interview in this Assembly Assets video.  http://www.asmdc.org/speaker

(Sacramento) - Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) talked with students on the campus of the University of California, Davis following the pepper spraying of students by university police. "Like most Californians, I have been absolutely appalled at some of the incidents that have taken place in recent days…

(Sacramento) – The California State Assembly was busy working in the final days of legislative session. But the body briefly stopped the business of the Golden State to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and pay tribute to the victims and the heroes of that tragic day. During the ceremony…

(Sacramento) – Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) addressed a capacity crowd at the Sacramento Convention Center recently as the State Assembly honored armed forced veterans from each of the 80 Assembly Districts. Speaker Pérez said, although America’s veterans are honored each year with annual ceremonies, it’s important to…

Sacramento – Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez’s (D-Los Angeles) AB 46 passed through the Senate Governance and Finance Committee today. Pérez’s legislation, would establish a process for disincorporating any city with a population of fewer than 150 people. AB 46 previously passed through the Assembly with bipartisan support. The City…

(Sacramento) – The California State Assembly today approved an on time state budget that will avoid inflicting additional harm to the state’s slowly improving economy and solve more than 60% of the structural deficit. Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) said the budget package is consistent with the Governor’s…

(Sacramento) – The millions of men and women who have served in the U.S. military deserve the highest level of support and services from all levels of government. Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez wants to insure that's the case for the more than 30-thousand men and women who leave the…

(Sacramento) - Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) and Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones have announced $11 million in new insurance company investments to benefit underserved communities across California. The investments are coordinated through the California Organized Investment Network (COIN), administered by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). Speaker Pérez has…