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In the week after floods tore through Texas Hill Country, most survivors were unable to get through to a federal aid hotline because the Department of Homeland Security let funding lapse, according to publicly available contract records and internal FEMA call center logs obtained by NPR.
After clinic closures and care reductions across Northern California, Rep. Laura Friedman’s Restoring Health Care Act seeks to reverse federal restrictions and protect essential services for thousands who rely on Medicaid.
SALINAS, Calif. — Planned Parenthood is the largest provider of sexual and reproductive care in California. So, leaders and Planned Parenthood themselves are adamant on continuing this fight on health care until a solution is reached.
Above: Friedman and DGA Leadership Council Chair and director Jay Roach.
Hundreds of people gathered in Pan Pacific Park on Aug. 5 for National Night Out Against Crime hosted by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division.
Music played, kids enjoyed a bounce house and games and community members mingled with police officers. Pink’s Hot Dogs, Rocco’s Neighborhood Pizza and Chick-Fil-A served food, and booths offered information about city services and service providers.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) gave her first legislative update in West Hollywood since taking office at the Aug. 4 West Hollywood City Council meeting.
Above: Friedman listens to a presentation from Al Ballesteros, CEO of Wesley Health Center.
Above: Friedman addressing the West Hollywood City Council.
Last week U.S. Senator Adam Schiff and U.S. Representative Laura Friedman introduced a bill to name a U.S. Postal Service facility in Glendale after former U.S. Navy Secretary Paul Ignatius to honor his legacy of military service.
Ignatius was the highest-ranking Armenian American in the U.S. government when serving as the 59th U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, July 31, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced that Glendale Community College is receiving a $599,739 federal investment from the National Science Foundation IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC) Program.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on July 29 over an attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. The lawsuit, filed with 22 other states, alleges that Trump exceeded his authority by attempting to withhold Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood clinics across the state in the “Big Beautiful Bill” budget act.