I applaud @CaGovernor and my colleagues who worked to ensure that these unprecedented state & federal investments in infrastructure will promote equity, protect the climate, and allow workers & communities to prosper. Senator María Elena Durazo Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Senator Lena Gonzalez Assemblywoman Luz Rivas

I applaud @CaGovernor and my colleagues who have worked to ensure that these unprecedented state & federal investments in infrastructure will protect the climate and include skilled labor that allows workers to prosper. Senator María Elena Durazo Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Senator Lena Gonzalez Assemblywoman Luz Rivas

This is amazing! Great work by the Rev. Eddie Anderson, Isaac G. Bryan, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas and Rabbi Joel Simonds. latimes.com/california/sto…

GREAT NEWS!

#SB749 was just approved by Assembly Public Safety!

Thank you to Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for authoring and to Ingrid Archie for sharing her story of how #Prop47 helped her return home to her family and reclaim her place as a leader in her community!

We stand with our colleagues in the @clbcpolicyinstitute to denounce the film and television industry's dismissal of #DEI leaders. Diversity, equity, and inclusion aren't buzzwords for us--they are essential to our happiness and success.

As chair of California Legislative Women's Caucus, I was proud to stand today with @clbcpolicyinstitute to denounce recent actions by major Hollywood studios that led to ouster of women of color from executive #DEI roles. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Assemblymember Tina McKinnor Asm. Mike A. Gipson Assemblymember Corey Jackson Luz Rivas Alex Lee 李天明

As Vice Chair CA Asian American and Pacific Islander Leg. Caucus, I am proud to stand in solidarity with my colleagues in the California Legislative Black Caucus to question why so many leading Black executives have been dismissed recently from the entertainment industry. 1/

“I want to understand how we ensure that this one in a generation investment that is going to come to address infrastructure does not completely skip over communities that are hardest hit and those that have been historically marginalized.” Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

Sierra Club CA “What concerns me most is the absence of a real focus on equity in what’s been presented. I want to understand in more detail how we ensure that this one-in-a-generation investment does not completely skip over [historically marginalized communities]...'

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'It's going to take time to repair the harm for a lot of those folks who were caught up in that system'.

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas talks with Jarhett Blonien about the problems with the prison system and non-violent offenders getting access to jobs.

More #caleg discussions coming Monday!

'It's going to take time to repair the harm for a lot of those folks who were caught up in that system'.

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas joins me this week on SacTown Talks to talk about the problems with the prison system and non-violent offenders getting access to jobs. Hear more about this…

'It's going to take time to repair the harm for a lot of those folks who were caught up in that system'.

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas joins me this week on SacTown Talks to talk about the problems with the prison system and non-violent offenders getting access to jobs.

What a great night with California Legislative Black Staff Association at their first annual #FreedomDay Masquerade Ball. As Senator Smallwood Lola Smallwood-Cuevas said, it was the event of the year! Congratulations to cassidy Daniel Washington and the entire leadership team!
Well done. 💜

#Juneteenth

Two good Lola Smallwood-Cuevas bills up in Asm Judiciary this morning 👏🏽 California Teachers Association supports #sb16 to allow local governments to enforce state anti-discrimination laws and #sb497 to make it easier to address unlawful relaliation and protect workers. Thank you for your leadership Senator!

Talented crew members, be part of a groundbreaking change in the industry. Advocate for stronger diversity requirements in CA tax incentives. Read this op-ed authored by advocates for underrepresented workers tinyurl.com/y58ex7ya Thank you to ‘America’s Dad’ CedricTheEntertainer!

Congratulations Larry N. Heidi Barragan on being honored by South County Labor with the “Dan Foley Outstanding Labor Leader Award”!

Proud to be there with union brothers & sisters, friends with Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) LCLAA LCLAA Los Angeles,…

In honor of #MothersDay let’s support #SB686 and ensure domestic workers have the protections that they need in the workplace! 💐💛 Thank you for your strong support Lola Smallwood-Cuevas and for standing with us in demanding the safety and dignity of all workers!

Proud to rep the Culver City Dem Club Saturday night and to spend a minute with our awesome State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas.

“I’m so blessed that I’m coming in a long legacy of firsts,” Lola Smallwood-Cuevas on the So Cal Black female political juggernaut “First Black female mayor of [L.A.] Karen Bass,Holly J. Mitchell, one of the first Black women to chair the [CSBC].”

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Thank you to these CA Senators for voting to end ICE's unlawful impersonation of probation officers:
Ben Allen
Marie Alvarado-Gil
Senator Bob Archuleta
Angelique Ashby
Senator Toni Atkins
Josh Becker
Catherine Blakespear
Steven Bradford
Anna Caballero
Dave Cortese
Senator Brian Dahle
Bill Dodd…