Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia

chair of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus

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Vice chair of the Women’s Caucus; member of the Bell Association to Stop the Abuse and member of the California State Assembly representing the 58th District (Bell Gardens, Pico Rivera and Cerritos, but not the City of Bell); former candidate for Bell Gardens City Council

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California elected officials are proposing a constitutional amendment that could make abortion access permanent.

Will California become sanctuary state for abortion seekers?

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California has two legal ways to dispose of bodies when people die: burial and cremation. Now state lawmakers are considering adding a third legal option: composting.

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After the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings in the early nineties, an unprecedented number of women ran for public office. Has that enthusiasm waned? Let’s look at California.

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