Senate Bill 1265 allows local law enforcement officials to receive notification when mentally disordered criminal offenders are released into cities within their jurisdiction.

Current law prohibits government officials from notifying local law enforcement when an offender from the California Department of Mental Health’s Conditional Release program (ConRep) is placed in a local neighborhood. SB 1265 removes this prohibition.

The need for SB 1265 became evident after a homicide in the City of Upland earlier this year where the perpetrator, the victim and five other male offenders were living in an unsupervised group home as part of ConRep.

“It is unthinkable that current law prohibits law enforcement from being notified when potentially dangerous individuals are placed in residential neighborhoods,” Senator Dutton said. “Once this bill takes effect California will be a safer place to live.”

SB 1265 will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2011.

Senator Republican Leader-Elect Bob Dutton (R–Rancho Cucamonga) serves as the Republican point person on jobs, budget and energy issues.  Mr. Dutton has more than forty years of experience in the private sector and is the founder and owner of a successful Inland Empire business.  For more information, please see www.sen.ca.gov/Dutton.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Bob Dutton (R–Rancho Cucamonga), Vice Chair of the Senate Budget Committee and member of the Budget Conference Committee, released the following statement today in regards to the Legislature missing the July 1 budget deadline.

“Once again the Legislature has failed to send the Governor a budget in time for the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. I refuse to support a bad budget that doesn’t put California back on course to fiscal solvency or a plan that doesn’t help create jobs in the private sector. The Senate plan is so bad and the Assembly plan so legally questionable that even the Democrats can’t seem to reach agreement with each other.

“Instead of searching for ways to help California’s economy by spurring private sector job creation and controlling spending, both the Senate and Assembly Democrat plans once again propose to solve our problems by raising taxes and fees.

“I encourage my Democrat colleagues to put aside the partisan gamesmanship that only serves to hurt taxpayers and hinder private sector job creation. My Republican colleagues and I are ready to negotiate a bi-partisan plan that balances California’s budget without raising taxes and puts Californians back to work.”

Senator Republican Leader-Elect Bob Dutton (R–Rancho Cucamonga) serves as the Republican point person on jobs, budget and energy issues.  Mr. Dutton has more than thirty years of experience in the private sector and is the founder and owner of a successful Inland Empire business.  For more information, please see www.sen.ca.gov/Dutton.

Legislative Update

Miller Bill to Create 18,000 Jobs, Ease Traffic Congestion Clears First Legislative Hurdle

Dear Friend,

As your representative in the State Assembly, it is a high priority for me to turn around our economy and bring job opportunities to California.

That’s why I am pleased to report that an important measure I have authored, which will result in the creation of thousands of new jobs, was approved this week by the Assembly Transportation Committee on a 12-0 bipartisan vote.

Assembly Bill 2098 will allow local officials to jump start the improvement and expansion of Highway 91, which is one of the most heavily-traveled roads in our region.

The Highway 91 Capital Improvement Project would be the largest transportation construction project in California since the construction of the new east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Under this $1.2 billion project, six new lanes will be built along an existing 14 mile stretch of Highway 91 and a 6 mile stretch along Interstate 15.

Not only will this important project help to reduce traffic congestion, it will create at least 18,000 good-paying jobs right here in our region.

My bill will authorize state and local transportation officials to fast track the Highway 91 expansion, which will allow us to cut through the red tape and get the biggest bang for our buck. More importantly, it will help us bypass unnecessary bureaucracy, so we can speed up this project and the creation of badly-needed new jobs.

I am pleased that Democrats and Republicans have come together to support this critical job-creating measure. But this week’s vote on AB 2098 is just the first step in a long process. There are many more hurdles that AB 2098 must clear before it heads to the Governor’s desk.

If you agree that the creation of at least 18,000 jobs should be a top priority for the Legislature, e-mail me at Assemblymember.Miller@assembly.ca.gov and register your support for this important jobs measure for our region.

To learn more about AB 2098 – or what else I am doing on your behalf at the State Capitol to pass pro-jobs legislation – please feel free to visit my website.

As always, it is an honor to represent you in the State Assembly.

In service,

Assemblyman Jeff Miller

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SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, introduced a bill last week in response to the incident in Moreno Valley that has disenfranchised 12,500 voters whose absentee ballots were in the post office before the polls closed at 8 p.m. but were not delivered to the Registrar of Voters office.

“These voters should have their votes counted,” said Nestande. “Through no fault of their own and due to current law, they are being disenfranchised and it is imperative to ensure this does not happen in the future.”

Absentee ballots at the Moreno Valley post office that were being sorted on Election Day were never picked up by the Registrar before the current 8 p.m. deadline in what some say was a misunderstanding between the Registrar and post office.

Assembly Bill 2642 would allow absentee ballots postmarked by the postal service on or before Election Day to be counted as long as the Registrar has not yet certified the election results.  Since certification can take up to 28 days after Election Day, this measure would allow a voter to mail their absentee ballot on Election Day and still be tabulated.

Assemblyman Nestande proudly serves the communities of Canyon Lake, Indian Wells, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, Temecula, Perris, Wildomar, Winchester, Menifee, Hemet, Anza, Aguanga, Idyllwild, Bermuda Dunes, Mountain Center and Woodcrest.

Miller particularly noted his disappointment that as of June 10, 2010, Riverside County has a higher percentage of uncounted ballots than any neighboring county, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and San Bernardino.

“Everybody realizes the vital importance of ensuring that our elections are as fair as they are free.  But we also have additional priorities: To make sure that all ballots are counted accurately and in a timely fashion.  At this point, there is simply no good reason that a clearer picture has yet to emerge and officially determine the winner of all elections to move Riverside forward.”

Miller made specific note that according to the Riverside Registrar’s own data, only 135,186 votes were cast on election day – while a full 106,000 still remain left to be tallied a full two days later.  “This is too big a margin of error, and too long a lead time to complete important work” Miller said.

Miller also noted that this election was especially important to Riverside’s future, since it featured direct elections for the county’s newest city – Eastvale.

“Our newest city needs its new elected leaders in place – the people have spoken and they deserve to have their voices heard and their interests seen after.  Every day that this is delayed, is another day that the people of Eastvale are denied their representation.  It’s not acceptable, and changes must be made.”

Like all local governments, Riverside County is struggling with scarce resources and tight budgets.  Nevertheless, Assemblyman Miller repeated that officials must do their jobs and stop offering “stale excuses and a refusal to take responsibility.”  Specifically, Miller concluded, “We’re certainly open to finding a creative way to bring a new era of leadership into the Registrar’s office.  It should happen right away.”

Cordially Invites you to a Reception and General Membership Meeting/Presentation Honoring

Assemblyman Van Tran, Republican Nominee to take on Loretta Sanchez

With Special Guest

California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring

ON

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Reception:  630pm, Meeting:  7pm

AT

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3649 Mission Inn Avenue

Riverside, CA. 92501

HELP US ATTAIN VICTORY IN 2010!

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SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, today had his Assembly Bill 2642 pass the Assembly Appropriations Committee with unanimous bi-partisan support.

“The economic activity generated by building a medical school at UCR would bring much needed jobs to the area at a time when we’re facing record unemployment in the County,” said Nestande. “In addition, the Inland Empire is facing a physician shortage as high as 53 percent and a new medical school will produce top-quality doctors that the region sorely needs. I am pleased that the Appropriations Committee recognized this measure had no state cost and passed it out of Committee with a unanimous vote.”

AB 2642 would authorize a joint powers agreement between the City and County of Riverside and the University of California Riverside (UCR) to form an infrastructure finance district (IFD) for the purposes of funding the infrastructure for a School of Medicine at UCR.  The IFD would then have to go before the voters and requires a 2/3rds vote to pass.

Assemblyman Nestande proudly serves the communities of Canyon Lake, Indian Wells, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, Temecula, Perris, Wildomar, Winchester, Menifee, Hemet, Anza, Aguanga, Idyllwild, Bermuda Dunes, Mountain Center and Woodcrest.

Mushroom Alert from Assemblyman Jeffries – State Continues to Hire New Employees!

For Immediate Release: May 6, 2010
Craig Deluz 916-319-2066, Jeff Greene 951-894-1232
www.asm.ca.gov/ Jeffries
Assemblymember.Jeffries@assembly.ca.gov