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Imperial County Supervisors applaud passage of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund bill

Sunday, September 2, 2018

EL CENTRO – The California Legislature passed on August 30, AB 1945, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The bill is now awaiting Governor Brown’s signature.

The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, seeks to improve access to programs funded by GGRF, by expanding the list of co-benefits and allowing the counties of Imperial and San Diego to include daytime population numbers in their GGRF grant applications, according to a recently released news release by the assemblymember's office.

Speaker Rendon Entrusts Eduardo Garcia, Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Chairman to Tackle Clean, Safe, Affordable Drinking Water

Thursday, August 30, 2018

(Sacramento – CA) Today, Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) entrusted Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife to find a sustainable long-term approach to address clean, safe, affordable drinking water to meet the needs of all California.

Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s Measures to Improve Eastern Coachella Valley Infrastructure Await the Governor’s Signature

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

(Sacramento, CA)— Yesterday, two of Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) measures that would significantly improve living conditions in the Eastern Coachella Valley passed their final legislative hurdle before making their way to the Governor’s desk. AB 2056 and AB 2060 increase accessibility to mobile home repair and water infrastructure grants.

Assemblyman Garcia Scores Legislative Victories

Sunday, August 26, 2018

SACRAMENTO — One of Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia’s most high-profile pieces of legislation this session was Assembly Bill 2439, which proposed to designate the LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City as the official state LGBTQ veterans memorial.

With Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature safely secured, the granite obelisk is now the state’s official LGBTQ Veterans Memorial. California is the first state in the nation to designate such a memorial.

Extra funding will allow IVC to expand programs

Sunday, August 26, 2018

IMPERIAL — An additional $1 million in funding from the state this year will help Imperial Valley College provide additional opportunities for students.

The money will be used to help launch a new correctional academy, create a full-time medical assistant program and provide funding for lighting around the running track on campus, said Dr. Martha Garcia, the college’s president and superintendent.

Dr. Garcia worked with Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia to secure the funding, which was included in the 2018-19 state budget, approved by Gov. Jerry Brown on June 27.