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California Company that Helped Clinicians During COVID-19 Demonstrates New Technology Designed to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Joe Kiani, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Masimo Corporation, Dee Dee Myers, Senior Advisor to the Governor and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Natalie Rubalcava, Orange County Business Council, Chief Operating Officer, Mike Guerra, CEO, California Life Sciences, Joe Panetta, president and CEO of Biocom California, Dr. William Wilson, MD, MA, Chief Medical Office for Masimo & former Chief Medical Officer for UCI Health
R&D Tax Credit Reinstated in California & Spurring Innovation

IRVINE – At the Orange County headquarters of Masimo, state officials celebrated the company’s rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic and their new innovations designed to combat the opioid crisis. New technology includes Bridge™ - a small electrical nerve stimulator device – that provides opioid withdrawal symptom relief in as little as 20 mins (85% reduction in 1 hour).  With o

Wild Goose Tavern— Local Restaurant Spotlight

Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris and Wild Goose Chef Dan Cheri

Costa Mesa- Wild Goose Tavern has been honored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris as the Restaurant Spotlight for the month of March. This staple of Costa Mesa offers customers delectable dishes and a wide array of delightful drinks with a rustic atmosphere.

RELEASE: Fentanyl Poisoning Prevention Act Announced

Top row: Jaime Puerta, Impacted Parent & President of VOID Middle row: Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Al Mijares & Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes Bottom row: Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine)
Parents calling on the Legislature to increase penalties Aiming to disincentive traffickers from cutting drugs with fentanyl

SACRAMENTO – The parent organization Victims of Illicit Drugs (VOID), who speaks on behalf of their loved ones who can no longer speak for themselves, is asking parents across California to sign a petition asking the legislature to increase penalties to deter traffickers from poisoning kids with fentanyl.

California is Reinstating Net Operating Loss Deductions and Tax Credits for California Companies

SB 113 Headed to the Governor’s Desk

SACRAMENTO – Today, Monday, February 07, 2022, the Legislature took early budget action to restore tax credits and Net Operating Loss (NOL) deductions for California companies – including California’s Research & Development tax credit. Budget bill SB 113 (Economic Relief – COVID 19 Pandemic) passed the Assembly 68-0.

RELEASE: Assemblymembers Luz Rivas, Mark Stone, and Cottie Petrie-Norris Introduce Legislation to Ban Single-Use Vapes and Tobacco Filters

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1690 at a virtual press conference alongside the bill’s joint authors, Assemblymembers Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) and Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine), and its sponsor, the National Stewardship Action Council. AB 1690 prohibits the sale of single-use vapes and tobacco filters found in cigarettes and cigars to result in the use of less wasteful alternatives.

ADVISORY: Joint Oversight Hearing - Hearing Will Focus on the Decommissioning of Offshore Oil Production in California

SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, as Chair of the Assembly’s Select Committee on the Orange County Oil Spill, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris is convening a Joint Oversight Hearing with the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation. Legislators will explore the past and present efforts to decommission offshore oil production off the coast of California and explore legislative proposals.

RELEASE: Legislative Women’s Caucus Leaders Announce United Plan on Reproductive Freedom in Honor of ‘Roe v. Wade’ 49th Anniversary

In honor of the 49th Anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, California Legislative Women’s Caucus Chair Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), Vice Chair Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), and other caucus members announced a united effort today to strengthen and expand access to abortion and ensure that California is a national beacon for reproductive freedom.