Anthony Rendón claims to have complied with his represented, and wants to continue working in the fight against pollution, helplessness and revitalization of the Los Angeles River.
Anthony Rendón, the president of the California Assembly, is following the re-election of his district as an assemblyman to focus on homelessness, the revitalization of the Los Angeles River, public transportation and the fight against environmental pollution.
The contest is to retain his seat by the District 63 which includes the cities Bell, Cudahy, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, South Gate and the northern Long Beach area.
“The 51-mile revitalization project of the Los Angeles River is quite incredible. We are building a cultural center that will have three facilities, one for the arts that will be operated by the Los Angeles County Museum; another for the music that the Los Angeles Philharmonic will handle, and a Center for Community Arts that we hope will be ready by 2024, ”reveals the legislator who visited The opinion to meet with its editors.
The river's revitalization plan includes establishing a park on the highway near Cudahy.
"There are about 57 projects for the Los Angeles River that begins in the city of Los Angeles and ends in the port of Long Beach," he said.
If you feel pleased about something, you have achieved three million dollars to promote the arts in the schools of his district. “A million was donated by architect Frank Gehry; and another by an anonymous donor to distribute them in nine schools of arts education with the support of the group Turn around Arts, which unites artists with educational establishments ”.
As for transportation, he says that Los Angeles has the second largest system of light trains in the country and highways, but despite a population of 500,000 inhabitants in the cities that make up its district, they only have one train stop.
"We need to have one in Paramount, another in Bellflower, and in the city of Bell to unite these communities and they can have better employment and cultural opportunities."
Regarding the environment, he says his district suffers from water, air and soil pollution.
"Its a big problem. We have allocated $ 34 million to clean up lead contamination caused by the Exide plant. But I am very disgusted by the work that the state has done, ”he acknowledges.
As for the increase in the number of homeless, he argues that it is the result of homelessness and access.
“The other problem is Afghanistan. We fight the longest war in the history of this country, and the Iraq war, two consecutive wars. 22% of our people on the streets are our veterans, and we have 9% less federal government funds in coupons for its, ”he says.
The leader of the Assembly affirms that, in the issue of the fight against homelessness, more vigilance of the resources delivered is needed. “We have approved a lot of money for housing and the homeless in the last three budgets. Before talking about more funds, we need to ask hard questions to social service providers in cities and counties to see what they are doing with the millions of dollars they have been given. ”
Since 2012, Rendón represents the 63rd district, and as of 2016, he was elected president of the Assembly. The law of legislative limits allows you to serve until the year 2024.
For the March 3 election, María Estrada is the opponent who fights for universal health insurance, environmental and social justice, and rent control.
The newspaper The opinion He gave his support to Rendón, arguing that: "He has a clarity of ideas, a realistic action and the values to guide the California Assembly, especially, to defend the interests of his represented."
During his interview with the editors, he ended up saying that he has met his represented.
“When I became president of the Assembly, I wanted my district to benefit from having me in that position and not be damaged by having to travel to other places in the state, and I have succeeded,” he emphasizes. "In last year's budget we got $ 13 million for highly needed services from community organizations dedicated to parks and social services."
