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Daily Pilot: Petrie-Norris hosts Veterans of the Year ceremony

Irvine, CA (November 1, 2024) - Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) on Friday hosted the sixth annual Veterans of the Year ceremony at Irvine Valley College to recognize three veterans living in the 73rd Assembly District.

The honorees, Victor Bakkila, Martha McDonald and Michael Carter, were selected for the honor not only for their military service but their contributions to fellow veterans and the community.

Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris Announces 12 Bills Signed Into Law During 2024 Session

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris is proud to announce that 12 of the bills she authored this session were signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. These bills focus on some of her key priority issues including keeping our communities safe from gun violence, expediting green-energy development, lowering energy costs and strengthening the reliability of our electricity grid.

The bills passed include:

Volunteers Take Action Against Hunger During Hunger Action Month

Irvine, CA  Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County hosted Hunger Action Month volunteer events at the Second Harvest Distribution Center and Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine.

Daily Pilot: Old Costa Mesa fire training tower to be extinguished, new one's going up soon

Costa Mesa, CA (September 6, 2024) - City and state leaders joined the Costa Mesa Fire and Rescue team Friday morning for the groundbreaking ceremony of a new training tower facility located at Fire Station No. 4.

The new building was made possible with $3.5 million in city capital improvement funds and $2.5 million of state budget funding, according to city officials. The 57-year-old existing tower will be demolished to make way for the project.

Costa Mesa Breaks Ground On New Fire & Rescue Regional Training Center

COSTA MESA, CA – On Friday, Sept. 6, the Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Department, along with City and State leaders, officially broke ground on a new training tower facility at Fire Station No. 4, marking a multi-year effort to remake the aging structure into a state-of-the-art Regional Training Center.

Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris Concludes 2023-24 Legislative Session with Passage of 14 Bills

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris is proud to announce that 14 of the bills she authored are on their way to the Governor's desk. These bills focus on some of her key priority issues including expediting green energy development, enhancing the reliability of our electricity grid, preventing gun violence and expanding reproductive health care coverage.

The bills passed include: