Press Releases

The City of Irvine furthered its commitment to inclusion with the opening of its first universal playground today at Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park.

Local leaders and community members were joined by members of the Irvine Eagles Special Olympics Basketball Team, which provided a demonstration of the adaptive basketball court, at a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate this long-awaited, accessible play space that meets the needs of all residents regardless of ability.

Irvine, CA – In honor of Veterans Day, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris hosted the sixth annual Veterans of the Year ceremony at Irvine Valley College, recognizing three veterans for their outstanding military service and contributions to fellow veterans and the community.

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:

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) joined legislative leaders and domestic violence victim advocates today to celebrate the passage of several bills that will help curb domestic violence and support survivors. The package of bills has been passed by the Legislature and currently awaits Governor Newsom’s signature.

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.

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.

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:

Tustin, CA – Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Orange County United Way and local partners delivered 2,000 school supply kits to the Tustin Unified School District as part of the 2nd annual Tustin School Supply Drive. The school supply kits will be distributed by teachers and Family Resource Centers to elementary students at all eight Title I elementary schools at the beginning of the school year.

Costa Mesa, CA – Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris and Supervisor Katrina Foley proudly announce that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has awarded a $29 million Homekey grant to convert the Travelodge by Wyndham Orange County Airport/Costa Mesa located at 1400 Bristol St. into affordable housing units for our most vulnerable residents.

Costa Mesa, CA – Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris and Girls Inc. of Orange County hosted a successful IgniteHER Girls Summit at Orange Coast College attended by 7th-11th grade girls from across Orange County.