Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard swears in the newly elected president of the Vernon Chamber of Commerce, John Maniatakis, who is executive vice-president of NI Industries in Vernon, a manufacturer of industrial and military defense products, at its annual installation luncheon at La Villa Basque restaurant. The congresswoman also swore in the Chamber’s 24 members of its board of directors and presented out-going chamber president, John Norton, owner of All American Manufacturing in Vernon, a... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joins the Bribiesca family in celebrating the opening of their newly restored home built in the 1930s at Ditman Avenue. Participants of the Los Angeles Communities Advocating for Unity, Social Justice and Action (LA CAUSA) YouthBuild program completed the renovation work at no expense to the homeowner. Since 2003, LA CAUSA, Inc. has provided on-the-job construction training to 143 young adults in East Los Angeles through the construction or rehabilitation of a... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard met with Rebecca Luna of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Angel City Branch No.24, to discuss federal legislation of importance to federal postal workers, including helping certain federal employees to keep more of their Social Security benefits by repealing the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset affecting spousal benefits. Founded in 1889, NALC is the union of city letter carriers employed by the U.S. Postal Se... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard answered questions about the need for comprehensive immigration reform and other federal issues impacting her Asian Pacific American constituents at a community gathering in the Arts District of Downtown. The meeting was convened by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress that works to develop a national network of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) interested in progressive politics and increasing APA involvement in local and national politics. Residents of the Arts... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard congratulates Para Los Niños participants at the 13th Annual Treasures of Los Angeles awards program presented by the Central City Association of Los Angeles. The non-profit social service agency that assists more than two thousand children annually was among 10 award recipients at this year’s event held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Downtown. The organization's main offices and original site are located within blocks of downtown Los Angeles. Add... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosted a roundtable meeting of community business leaders representing 14 area chambers of commerce in the 34th Congressional District. Called the “34th Congressional District Chamber of Commerce Alliance,” the congresswoman established the alliance about four years ago in an effort to pool the resources and knowledge of the region’s business community to address similar concerns and problems facing businesses. At the breakfast meeting held at Southern Califor... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s congratulates El Rescate’s Board President Francisco Rivera (pictured right) on the organization’s 25 years of serving immigrant families in Pico Union at the organization’s anniversary gala dinner at the Park Plaza Hotel in Pico Union. Founded in 1981, El Rescate (translated “The Rescue” in English) was the first organization founded in the United States to provide free legal and social services to refugees fleeing the war in El Salvador during the 1980s. T... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined more than 250 Asian American community leaders and supporters of the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) at the organization’s opening reception and 14th Annual Dinner at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. CAUSE is a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to advance the political empowerment of the Asian Pacific American community through non-partisan voter registration and education, community outreach,... Read more

On behalf of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard who needed to remain in Washington D.C. while Congress was in session, Lisa Roybal Elliott – the congresswoman’s daughter – proudly accepted the 2007 Spirit of Courage and Resilience Award from the East Los Angeles Women’s Center for the congresswoman’s efforts to help survivors of domestic violence. The congresswoman’s efforts include authorship of the SAFE Act in Congress, which would help victims of domestic violence to retain the financial ind... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) thanked Dr. Themistocles Sparangis, the Los Angeles Unified School District's Chief Technology Director, for accepting her invitation to testify before the Appropriations Education Subcommittee, on which the congresswoman sits. Dr. Sparangis, an advocate for education technology, urged lawmakers to support funding for the Enhancing Education Through Technology program under the No Child Left Behind Act. During his testimony, Dr. Sparangis said the fede... Read more