Excerpted from ABC 10
By Monica Coleman
But for this new legislation to help people sooner rather than later, Assemblymember Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, said lawmakers need support from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“Where we would appreciate the governor stepping in and being a true partner is not waiting a whole year to implement some of these reforms and some of these changes,” Salas said.
ABC10 asked how viewers like laurel can get their benefits right now, not in six months. Assemblymembers said their best option is to continue to contact their representative.
“We can help walk you through the process, we can help escalate your case, and we can help to speed a resolution. So in the short term, I think that’s the most productive thing for us to be telling folks ,” Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Huntington Beach, said.