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Since Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his state spending plan in January, California lawmakers have rejected some of the most controversial budget cuts to popular programs: welfare, higher education and kindergarten.

On Tuesday, they added animal shelters to the list.

The Assembly subcommittee on state administration voted to reject Brown's proposal to veto provisions of California's animal shelter law. Animal activists have been campaigning for weeks to preserve the mandate, which lengthened the amount of time shelters must hold stray and abandoned pets before euthanizing them.

Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield (D-Woodland Hills) took to Twitter to boast about the bipartisan vote.

"We did it," he wrote. "We stood up for our 4-legged friends today in #cabudget process by rejecting Governor's proposal to repeal CA Animal Shelter law."

(Encino, CA) – On the 18th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) and Congressman Howard Berman hailed the work of the Encino Chamber of Commerce to prepare the community for future disasters. The Chamber is working to make Encino Park (at 16953 Ventura Boulevard) a place where people can meet after major disasters to reunite with family members, find resources and information or volunteer to help neighbors recover. Here’s more in this Assembly Access video.

(Sacramento) - Asssemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) knows education is the key to a great future and CalGrants can help you get there. The deadline to apply for CalGrants is coming up soon. Learn more in this Assembly Access Public Service Announcement from Assemblymember Blumenfield.