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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.

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:

Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris, OC United Way deliver 2,000 school supply kits to Tustin elementary school students

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.

California awards $29 million Homekey grant for supportive housing project in Costa Mesa

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.

Fill Up Buttercup honored as 2024 Small Business of the Year

Costa Mesa, CA Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) honored Fill Up Buttercup, a non-toxic, zero-waste refill shop based in Costa Mesa, as the 2024 Small Business of the Year for the 73rd Assembly District. Each year, Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris invites constituents to submit a nomination for Small Business of the Year and helps honor a small business that has made a lasting local impact.