SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), the first and only California Native American elected to the legislature, announced he received an award from the California Native American Heritage Commission for serving as the longest serving chair. Ramos received the award last night at the California Tribal Chairpersons’ Association.
Please note: the celebration was broadcast on Assemblymember Ramos’s Facebook page. It was recorded and can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/AsmJamesRamos
SACRAMENTO—A measure prohibiting California State University campuses from using Native American remains and cultural artifacts for teaching or research cleared the Senate Education Committee today on a 5-0 vote. The bill also requires the CSU system to follow recommendations from the State Auditor—and to obey state and federal laws—by repatriating remains and sacred artifacts to appropriate tribes.
SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) today commented on the upcoming California Native American Day, to be celebrated on Sept. 22:
SACRAMENTO-- California State University administrators faced skeptical legislators and tribal leaders during a joint informational oversight hearing today over their decades-long failure to return 698,200 Native American human remains and artifacts to appropriate tribal descendants in violation of state and federal laws. Assemblymember James C.
SACRAMENTO—The Ayala Drive overcrossing on State Route 210 in San Bernardino County will be renamed in honor of longtime City of Rialto firefighter, Scott “Buckshot” Schwingel, who died of job-related colon cancer.
SAN BERNARDINO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) announced today that Fontana resident Angelica Macias was selected as the California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation 2023 Scholarship recipient for the 45th Assembly District and will receive $5,000.
SACRAMENTO—Tribal law enforcement agencies and tribal courts are closer to gaining access to a national computer network that provides local and state law enforcement agencies with information used to investigate crimes and a message system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Motor Vehicles and other agencies after unanimous approval today of AB 44 by the Senate Public Safety Committee. Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) introduced the measure earlier this year.
SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) announced $35 million in new funding in the 2023-24 state budget will assist in meeting regional needs in his district, including a portion that the Inland Empire will share with other areas around the state. The items include:
SACRAMENTO—Military retirees and their surviving spouses pensions’ are a step closer to exemption from state taxation after the Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee approved the measure Monday on a bipartisan 5-0 vote. Several past attempts at similar legislation have failed to pass the house of origin.
