News Articles - Assemblymember Jose Medina Representing the 61st California Assembly District

UCR Today: National Labor Leaders to Speak at Immigration Reform Summit March 16

Details: Created on Monday, 11 March 2013 10:44

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — National labor leaders Maria Elena Durazo and Eliseo Medina will deliver the keynote addresses at an all-day summit on immigration reform on Saturday, March 16, at the University of California, Riverside.

Scholars, policymakers and community organizers from across the country will convene for the National Leadership Summit for Immigration Reform organized by UCR AIR — the student-led Alliance for Immigration Reform — and Armando Navarro, UCR professor of ethnic studies. Summit participants will hear from scholars who study immigration policy, legislators who create policy, and representatives of labor, human rights and immigrant groups who work with immigrant communities.

UCR Today: UC Riverside to Host Immigration Reform Summit March 16

Details: Created on Monday, 25 February 2013 11:17

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Scholars, policymakers and community organizers from across the country will convene at UC Riverside for an all-day summit on immigration reform on Saturday, March 16.

Organized by UCR AIR — the student-led Alliance for Immigration Reform — and Armando Navarro, UCR professor of ethnic studies, the summit will hear from scholars who study immigration policy, legislators who create policy, and representatives of labor, human rights and immigrant groups who work with immigrant communities.

Earth Techling: Medium Speed Electric Vehicles Coming Of Age?

Details: Created on Friday, 22 February 2013 11:20

In the world of electric vehicles, one way to break them down into categories is by speed. Most default to models from the likes of Tesla Motors and Ford, being capable of hitting speeds well above the regular speed limit, but another part of EVs are considered low speed electric vehicles. These are generally seen as not being highway legal and going under 25 miles per hour. A growing number of states, however, are now starting to classify a grey area in between as medium speed, with California perhaps becoming the latest to do so.

California Assembly members Brian Nestande, (R- Palm Desert) and Jose Medina, (D-Riverside) have announced what they are calling a a bipartisan measure, Assembly Bill 225, that would create a new Medium Speed Electric Vehicle (MSEV) classification in California.

Press Enterprise: UC Riverside summit scheduled

Details: Created on Friday, 22 February 2013 11:19

UC Riverside will host a summit in March aimed at forging a consensus on how to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.

Legislators in Washington, D.C., have been meeting for weeks to negotiate an immigration-reform proposal. UCR professor Armando Navarro said the all-day conference March 16 will be a grass-roots discussion of what the elements of an immigration overhaul should be.

San Diego Union Tribune: Lawmakers Aim to Clear Way for Medium-speed Electric Vehicles

Details: Created on Sunday, 17 February 2013 11:21

Two Riverside County lawmakers want to pave the way for more environmentally friendly all-electric vehicles to cruise the streets of California cities.

Assembly members Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, and Jose Medina, D-Riverside, have introduced a bill that would open that door by creating a new vehicle classification in California: medium-speed electric vehicles.

Press Enterprise: Legislature adjourns in memory of Riverside officer

Details: Created on Monday, 11 February 2013 11:21

Both houses of the Legislature adjourned Monday in memory of slain Riverside Police Officer Michael Crain, who authorities say was killed by fugitive Christopher Dorner.

Crain, 34, and his partner were ambushed while waiting at a traffic light in Riverside early last Thursday. The other officer is recovering from his injuries.

The Friday Flyer: Assembly members introduce new motor vehicle classification

Details: Created on Friday, 08 February 2013 12:57

Monday, Assemblymembers Brian Nestande, (R- Palm Desert) and Jose Medina, (D-Riverside) announced a bipartisan measure, Assembly Bill 225, that would create a new Medium Speed Electric Vehicle (MSEV) classification in California.

Black Voice News: Assemblymember Medina Celebrates California's Black History

Details: Created on Friday, 08 February 2013 12:56

This Year's Black History Month Theme is ‘At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality’

Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) proudly celebrates Black History Month and emphasizes the importance of honoring the contributions of Californians of African American descent.

“During Black History Month, we pay tribute to the history of all African Americans,” said Medina. “I am pleased to recognize their achievements and hard work which have contributed to the success of our state and nation.”

Black Voice News: Former LAPD Officer Shoots Two Riverside Police Officers

Details: Created on Friday, 08 February 2013 12:44

Riverside Police are on a manuhunt for former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33 who earlier this week shot and killed a basketball coach and her fiancé in Orange County and in Riverside County, Dorner fatally shot one Riverside Police officer and wounded another.

Press Enterprise: Inland lawmakers respond to fatal shooting

Details: Created on Thursday, 07 February 2013 12:59

Lawmakers representing western Riverside County said they have reached out to Riverside police and city leaders after learning of this morning’s fatal shooting of a Riverside police officer and the serious wounding of another.

Legislators had session today in Sacramento and will soon be returning to their districts. Lawmakers and Capitol aides driving to work passed highway message boards listing a description of the car of Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer who is the target of a region-wide manhunt.