California State Assembly
Assemblyman representing California's 51st Assembly District (East Los Angeles, Glassell Park, Lincoln Heights, Highland Park, Echo Park, Eagle Rock) and a member of the Assembly's Transportation Committee
PROFILE
Jimmy Gomez
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FROM Jimmy Gomez
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
California Expands Paid Family Leave Is paid family leave the new front in the fight over worker benefits? Last week, Governor Jerry Brown signed the $15 minimum wage bill. Yesterday he increased family leave benefits. The state lets people take up to six weeks of paid leave to care for new children or sick parents. Under the law the governor signed yesterday, workers earning up to $108,000 a year will take home more money during that time off - 60 to 70 percent of their salaries, up from about half. Is it the start of a national movement?
Which Way, L.A.?
California's Crumbling Roads California's transportation infrastructure is falling apart after years of deferred maintenance. Governor Brown called a special session of the legislature to deal with the problem, but the Assembly and Senate have left Sacramento and gone home — without taking action.
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The Business
Revisiting showrunner Steven Bochco on his memoir Steven Bochco, the writer-producer behind record-breaking Emmy winners Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, fought battles with everyone from out-of-control actors to network censors in his long career. He isn’t afraid to tell those tales in his memoir, Truth Is a Total Defense. This week we revisit the conversation where he shared some of his favorite stories with us.