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The Greater Los Angeles community is mobilizing in preparation for the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are expected to bring millions of people to watch the global event. In Downtown LA, the LA Convention Center is getting a $2 billion facelift. The LA Metro is extending the D Line across the city.
In Pasadena, thanks to over $1 million in federal investments, the Rose Bowl Stadium is receiving some much-needed love.
A California legislator proposed a bill that would allow police departments statewide to buy new technology she believes would make police chases less dangerous.
For years, the San Pablo Police Department has been utilizing darts equipped with GPS devices to track down suspects without speeding after them. This is the type of technology Congresswoman Laura Friedman hopes to help other departments obtain.
“The idea is to be able to use technology that’s less likely to result in someone fleeing recklessly at a really high rate of speed,” she said.
U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) participated in a shadow field hearing on protecting American democracy in Los Angeles today. The hearing focused on concerns over the dismantling of election security infrastructure and efforts to restrict voting access for eligible citizens.
- House Democrats held a “shadow hearing” in Los Angeles to defend state voting systems against Trump administration fraud claims.
- Democrats warned that proposed GOP voting restrictions — stricter ID requirements and mail-voting limits — would disenfranchise millions of voters, including minorities and elderly.
- Election experts testified that voter fraud is exceedingly rare and Trump’s proposals target nonexisten
The Rose Bowl Stadium will get $1,092,000 in federal funding to replace water and wastewater pipes that are approaching 100 years old and have shown erosion and daily safety risks, U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman announced Thursday at the Pasadena venue.
The money, secured by Friedman as a federal earmark signed into law in January, will upgrade the city-owned stadium’s aging infrastructure ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, when the Rose Bowl will host soccer semifinals and gold medal matches before a global television audience.
Three congressional representatives serving the Pasadena and Altadena area called for major federal immigration enforcement reforms on Tuesday, responding to the deaths of two U.S. citizens shot by federal agents in Minneapolis this month.
EXCLUSIVE: The Art Directors Guild will honor first-term Rep. Laura Friedman(D-CA) with its 2026 President’s Award for her advocacy of state and federal tax incentives and her “steadfast support of good union jobs” in the entertainment industry.
On. Feb. 20, U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Burbank) announced that she is helping lead new federal legislation that would guarantee automatic refunds to small businesses that were impacted by the Trump Administration’s tariffs, which were just ruled illegal by the Supreme Court earlier this morning.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Burbank) toured construction of the West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation’s newest housing project, located at 910 N. Wetherly Drive, last month. The project will provide 89 quality and affordable rentals for low- and moderate-income families.