Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presented a congressional certificate of recognition to Carlos Vaquerano (shown center), Executive Director of the Salvadoran-American Leadership and Education Fund (SALEF), in observance of the organization’s 15th anniversary of assisting the Latino immigrant community in Los Angeles. The banquet for the Pico Union-based organization took place at Downtown’s Millennium Biltmore Hotel. The congresswoman also joined Mr. Vaquerano in recognizing college ... Read more

The Los Angeles office of Enterprise honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its Enterprise Visionary of the Year award at its Third Annual Southland Social themed "Celebrating Innovation, Honoring Partners" for her efforts to support innovative housing solutions for families in Los Angeles. More than 200 community and housing leaders attended the event held at the W Hotel in Hollywood. Enterprise’s office in Los Angeles is located in the South Park neighborhood of Downtown Los ... Read more

In 2000, when three young entrepreneurs decided to introduce their special brand of jeans to the fashion world, they chose the City of Los Angeles, because they said, Los Angeles should be shaping the way the world dresses. Today, after ten successful years establishing YMI Jeans as a leading contemporary denim house, these entrepreneurs have expanded their business in Los Angeles staying true to their goal of making LA the fashion capital of the world. “I love Los Angeles and I’m very proud to ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) welcomed Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-31) and Congresswomen Laura Richardson (CA-37), Maxine Waters (CA-35) and Diane Watson (CA-33) to Inner-City Arts for a dialogue on arts education, the cultural economy and civic engagement. Inner-City Arts is a non-profit arts education center on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. Los Angeles Councilwoman Jan Perry, 9th District, and Martha Saucedo of AEG/Staples Center, and Jeff Valdez, co-chairman of Maya Entertainment, j... Read more

The Rio Hondo Boys and Girls Club honored Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) with its 2010 Woman of the Year award for her support of the club and area youth. The organization has offered a wide variety of activities, including educational, career and fitness programs, to thousands of youths throughout southeast Los Angeles since its inception in 1961. The Club serves the cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Commerce, Downey, Huntington Park, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, Pico Rivera, a... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today in announcing that Microsoft Corporation is generously providing the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools with a $1 million grant towards the purchase of new software and hardware at Mendez Learning Center in Boyle Heights. These funds will allow the school to perform a major technological upgrade, bringing state-of-the-art equipment to the campus and help bridge the technology gap in a traditionally underserved community... Read more

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Yolie Flores and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard joined other local elected officials, parents, guardians, community members and special guests at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new South Region Elementary School (SRES) #3. The new school – which awaits being officially named – opened its doors to nearly 600 students on August 16. Located on the geographic border between the cities of Cudahy and Bell, the school relieves overcrowdi... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) presented JWCH Institute with a Congressional Record Tribute in recognition of its 50th Anniversary of providing quality and affordable health care to thousands of uninsured patients throughout Los Angeles. JWCH’s Chief Executive Officer Al Ballesteros thanked Congresswoman Roybal-Allard for her ongoing support of the community health center, including her assistance in Congress to secure federal funds for its Skid Row and Bell Gardens clinics in the 3... Read more

In the first-ever round of the Capital Magnet Fund Awards (CMF Awards), a program established through the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury awarded $80 million to qualified nonprofit housing organizations and community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to finance affordable housing, community service facilities and related economic development activities around the country. The CMF Awards were given to 23 grantees from a national field of 230... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) commended HIV/AIDS advocates and community supporters who organized and participated in the 26th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles. More than 30,000 people participated in the walk that netted $2.8 million for AIDS Project Los Angeles and 21 other groups. “It is truly a pleasure to be here for APLA’s 26th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles,” Congresswoman Roybal-Allard said. “I thank AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) for their many years of raising awareness about ... Read more