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California’s Democratic representatives are warning that the ongoing federal government shutdown is worsening a health care emergency for millions of residents, with community clinics, hospitals, and patients bracing for funding cuts and coverage losses.
Rep. Mike Haridopolos has been averaging 15,000 steps a day during the shutdown, and his years of being a history teacher have come in handy.
With staff-led tours of the Capitol on pause until the government reopens, the Florida Republican has led more than 20 tours of his own this month.
“As a former history teacher, I love doing them, actually,” he said. “I love telling people the story of the building of the Capitol, some of the famous figures.”
The reaction from his constituents? The House floor seems bigger on TV.
With a nearly $6-million federal grant in hand, construction is set to begin next year for an expansion of Glendale Central Park, reports the Glendale News-Press.
A host of community members, including families, city staff, local elected officials, soccer players, tennis players, pickleball players and others gathered for the grand reopening of Fremont Park on Saturday, Oct. 11.
Laura Friedman’s love affair with film started young, staying up late to watch old Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney flicks. “It definitely gave me big dreams and I moved to Hollywood to follow those dreams,” she recalls.
Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Burbank), who represents Hollywood, West Hollywood and Glendale, has been waiting to be called back to Washington, D.C., since the government shutdown began last week. Representatives will be given a 48-hour notice on when to return, but as of Oct. 8, no such notice had been made.
On Oct. 4, Friedman held a press conference in front of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, surrounded by physicians, staff and Covered California beneficiaries, explaining why she refused to vote for the Republican-backed budget.
Glendale’s Central Park Block Project recently received a near $6 million federal grant award through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which accounts for 40% of its construction budget.
Director of Community Services and Parks Onnig Bulanikian said the project involves the improvement of Glendale’s Central Park, expanding it from 1.45 acres to 2.71 acres.
U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) joined patients, nurses, and hospital staff outside Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on October 3 to condemn the Republican-led government shutdown and call out their devastating impact on affordable healthcare for hardworking Americans. Additionally, this budget endangers hospitals, like Hollywood Presbyterian, with reduced federal funding that threatens staffing and patient care.
President Donald Trump’s latest salvo against Hollywood’s runaway production landed Monday morning on Truth Social, where he pledged to impose a “100% Tariff on any and all movies made outside of the United States.” In the post, the president accused foreign countries of “stealing” America’s moviemaking business and took shots at California Gov.
On Sept. 29, President Donald Trump wrote in a post that he would immediately impose a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States.
Trump, claimed that the industry was “DYING a very fast death.” He pointed out incentives that were being offered by other countries to produce content, surmised that it was a concerted effort by foreign nations and “a National Security threat.”