"I am proud to Chair the California State Senate Select Committee on California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange. California is the only state that I am aware of that has formalized an official cooperative effort of this significance.
In The News
May 26, 2020
While we cannot gather in person for our traditional Memorial Day Service, the City of San Marino has created a virtual ceremony to help us honor those who served and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
March 6, 2020
State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) wants students who have dyslexia to be diagnosed at an early age and introduced a bill in February to achieve that goal.
March 3, 2020
A proposed $5.5-billion bond measure from the California Senate aims to combat climate change by funding various environmental preservation and expansion projects throughout the state.
February 25, 2020
The state Department of Social Services and Attorney General Xavier Becerra are seeking an injunction that would prevent Altadena’s Summerkids camp – where 6-year-old Roxie Forbes drowned last June 28 – from reopening this summer.
Press Releases
April 18, 2024
Sacramento, CA – SB 1147, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) that would require the study of the health impacts of microplastics in drinking water, passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.
April 18, 2024
Sacramento, CA – This week, California Arts Advocates and California for the Arts honored Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) with the 2024 Legislative Art Star Award. The award was presented to the Senator in Sacramento in recognition of his leadership on SB 1116, the...
April 18, 2024
Burbank, CA – Earlier this month, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D-Burbank) and Burbank Housing Corporation (BHC) announced a $2 million allocation for affordable housing in the City of Burbank. The allocation was Senator Portantino’s budget request last year and was included in...
April 15, 2024
Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 1041, authored by Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senate Business, Professions, & Economic Development Committee today. The bill creates a pathway for foreign educated doctors to practice as physician assistants in California...
April 11, 2024
Sacramento, CA – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) led efforts this week to submit a letter to the White House urging President Biden to address the exclusion of Armenian Americans from the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) checkbox in the U.S. census...
