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January 3, 2013 By Alex Vassar

USC in the Legislature (2013)

In the 2013-14 class of legislators, three of the new Assemblymembers are graduates of southern California’s finest educational institution, the University of Southern California. They are; Assemblyman Edwin Chau (49th District) B.A. in Computer Science and Sociology Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (58th District) Ph.D. Candidate in Public Administration Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (59th District) B.S. in Public Administration […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, Top Stories

December 31, 2012 By Alex Vassar

A Thought for the New Year

With the arrival of a new year, I wanted to share a quick but important thought with you. It comes from a note by Governor Culbert L. Olson introducing the 1942 California Blue Book. The idea is this… We never know what tomorrow holds, but the lives we live today are our best opportunity to […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories Tagged With: California governor, Culbert L. Olson, Culbert Olson, Governor, Governor Olson, lessons of history

December 26, 2012 By Alex Vassar

John P. Quimby (1935-2012)

The family of former Assemblyman John P. Quimby announced that he died on Sunday night. Quimby, who served as a member of the San Bernardino City Council starting in the early 1950s, is probably best remembered for legislation he authored in1965 that required developers to set aside land or money for construction of local parks […]

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