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Portantino, Holden Want Changes to AB 5, the Controversial New Law Affecting Freelancers

 

By KEVIN KENNEY, Senior Reporter

Published in Pasadena Now: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 5:56 AM

 

 

Senators Portantino and Gonzalez Introduce Clean Water Legislation to Monitor PFAS Chemical Contamination

Portantino Bill Could Help Closed Schools Become Affordable Housing

Portantino Introduces Bill to Improve School Safety

Senator Portantino Recognized for Adolescent Health Efforts

Time to Sleep and to Excel as Portantino's School Late Start Bill Passes SB 328 is Now on the Governor's Desk (since signed by Governor Newsom).

Two 710 Freeway Extension Corridor Bills Pass State Legislature, Sealing Its Demise, Framing Its Future

Holden Press Release on Tunnel

Portantino's Comprehensive 710 Freeway Bill Signed by Governor, Killing the Extension and Framing the Corridor's Future

Final end of 710 freeway extension threat, stub development help for Pasadena, relief for tenants and nonprofits and post-freeway actions all included

 

State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (speaking) at a press conference in Pasadena on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 to present the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 710 Freeway Corridor to the public, which signaled the beginning of the end for the decades-long project. This weekend, Governor Newsom signed Portantino's SB-7 bill which legally kills the extension and sets the stage for the future of the corridor.

Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D- La Canada Flintridge) announced early Sunday morning that SB 7, the “final nail in the coffin” for plans for a 710 freeway extension in Pasadena, has been signed by Governor Newsom.