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Imperial Valley Natives Honored by Assemblymember Garcia & CA. Latino Legislative Caucus

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia joined the California Latino Legislative Caucus in honoring two distinguished Imperial Valley natives at this year’s 2015 Latino Spirit Awards. The Latino Spirit Awards were established in 2002 at the State Capitol in Sacramento to coincide the state’s acknowledgement of Cinco de Mayo and to highlight positive role models in our community.

Assembly Approves Garcia’s Coachella Valley Conservancy Bill

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – The California Assembly approved a bill (AB 1089) today authored by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), which would expand the Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy governing board and territory, to include the Cities of Indio and Coachella.

UC Riverside’s Farooq appointed to Council of Economic Advisors for California

"I congratulate California State Controller Betty Yee on the quality of the individuals she has appointed to her Council of Economic Advisors. Having Imran Angelov Farooq , Director of UC Riverside's Center for Economic Development & Innovation on the new Economic Council ensures that she will hear viewpoints from a broad geographic perspective.