Dear Neighbor,

It's been another productive month in Sacramento as my colleagues in the State Senate and I continue working to help families safely move forward after, and beyond, the state's official reopening on June 15, 2021.

Following the House of Origin deadline on June 4th, 2021, which is the last day for the legislature to pass bills introduced in one branch of the legislature to the other branch, I am happy to report that a number of my bills related to public safety, veterans affairs and infrastructure have passed the Senate, and are waiting to be heard in the State Assembly as part of the legislative process.

As a lifelong veterans advocate, I was especially honored to author Senate Bill 614, which makes revisions to the law that ensures the California Military Department Support Fund can expend donated monies for military members. The fund can now partner with organizations that provide services to active duty, reserve, and national guard military members and their families throughout the state.

In the San Gabriel Valley: my district office and I are continuing to remind everyone to please get your vaccine shots. We are also continuing to deliver personal protection equipment like masks and gloves to vulnerable senior center residents and front line workers. And as always: we stand ready to help you resolve any issues you may have with any state agencies, and encourage you to call or email us should you need assistance.

As always, please reach out to either my Capitol or District offices for assistance at (562) 406-1001 or visit https://sd32.senate.ca.gov/.

God bless,

Senator Bob Archuleta
Thirty-Second Senate District

In the Capitol following the June 4th House of Origin deadline, a number of bills I worked on were passed by the Senate, and are currently waiting to be heard and voted on in the Assembly.

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In the district, my team and I are hard at work reminding everyone that they need to get vaccinated as soon as they are able to do so. As vaccines are now more readily available, this is no reason to not visit a drive thru location or the nearest pharmacy and get your first or second shot out of the way.

Chromebook Distribution

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at La Merced Intermediate School in Montebello, my district office team and I, in collaboration with the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and State Senator Emeritus Martha Escutia, distributed 2,500 Chromebook laptops to four school districts: Montebello, Norwalk-La Mirada, El Rancho Unified School Districts, and South Whittier School District

I was proud to work with community and corporate partners to help equip students with devices to aid in their studies, as well as provide the internet capabilities to operate them at their homes. The CETF is a non-profit corporation providing leadership statewide and outreach support to close the digital divide by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband to unserved and underserved communities and populations.

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