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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Assembly Bill 1970, authored by Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena), passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, moving the bill one step closer to becoming law.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) -Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena)  passed AB 1786 off the Assembly Floor. This bill ensures affordability in regional projects by extending best-value contracting authority to San Gabriel Council of Governments (SGVCOG) and general law cities. AB 1786 now advances to the State Senate.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Assemblymember John Harabedian honored La Cañada School Board President Caroline Que Anderson as his Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month honoree at the California State Capitol, recognizing her years of steady leadership in public education and her dedication to students, families, and the local community.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Assemblymember John Harabedian (D–Pasadena) and Assemblymember Rick Zbur (D-Hollywood) passed AB 2038 off the Assembly Floor, advancing critical protections for California homeowners recovering from devastating wildfires and other natural disasters. The bill now moves to the State Senate.

(Altadena, CA)– The California Department of Insurance today announced that State Farm markedly mishandled insurance claims filed by survivors of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Today, Assemblymember John Harabedian (D - Pasadena) recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month and the millions of Californians struggling with mental health conditions.

(PASADENA, CA) - On Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Assemblymember John Harabedian, Chair of the California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation and the only Armenian serving in the State Legislature, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s failure to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide:

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - This year marks the 111th year since the start of the Armenian Genocide, the systematic massacre and displacement of over 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. In the Capitol and Assembly District 41, Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) stands as one with other descendants of this heinous stain on human history.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, in a successful effort to preserve and expand affordable housing statewide, Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) announced that AB 2094, which would establish a social housing coordinator to lead social housing strategy and implementation, has passed the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, in a stride to reduce the costs of local projects,  Assemblymember Harabedian (D-Pasadena) announced that AB 1786, which would allow the San Gabriel Council of Governments (SGVCOG) and general law cities to lower the cost of regional projects through an extension to the best-value construction contracting authority, has passed the Assembly Committee on Local Government.