National Teen Driver Safety Week, scheduled for October 20-26, is a time when the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is urging parents and caregivers to engage in discussions with their teens about road safety. The department emphasizes the importance of safe driving habits to prevent fatalities.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is urging drivers to exercise caution and stay vigilant for pedestrians during National Pedestrian Safety Month this October. The department emphasizes the importance of reducing speed and being alert to help protect those walking on the roads, aiming to decrease crashes and injuries.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is urging families and students to participate in "Walk and Roll to School Day" on Wednesday, October 9. This annual event emphasizes the benefits of exercise while promoting pedestrian and road safety.
U.S. Representative Young Kim, representing California's 40th district, has spearheaded a bipartisan effort urging congressional leaders to ensure full disaster relief funding in the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations. The letter, addressed to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, highlights the need for comprehensive funding to tackle natural disasters across the country.
Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) have called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address censorship issues in Brazil. In a bicameral letter, they urged the State Department to take action against the Brazilian Supreme Court's restrictions on free speech.
U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Ken Calvert (CA-41), along with Reps. Lou Correa (CA-46), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Darrell Issa (CA-48), have addressed concerns regarding staffing shortfalls in the Cleveland National Forest (CNF). In a letter to CNF Supervisor Scott Tangenberg, the representatives questioned the management's decision to refuse fire station staff support offered by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) earlier this year.
U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) has joined forces with Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Don Bacon (NE-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) to introduce a bipartisan resolution recognizing September 25 as Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Awareness Day.
U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) has joined a bipartisan resolution led by Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) to recognize September 22 to 28, 2024, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week. The resolution aims to honor the sacrifices made by the families of U.S. servicemembers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
College tuition fees rose 2% in Orange County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
On September 24, 2024, an inmate at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died. Jason Castillo, a 48-year-old from Anaheim, was booked into jail on September 22 by the Anaheim Police Department for probation violation and possessing drugs/paraphernalia in prison/jail.
U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) has been awarded the 2024 Champion of Small Business Investing Award by the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA). The award recognizes her efforts to support small businesses and advance critical technologies and national security in the United States.
U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) addressed the House floor to advocate for the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790). This legislative package includes the Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization (DEMO) Act (H.R. 4235), a bipartisan initiative led by Rep. Kim aimed at providing first responders with access to emerging technologies to combat wildfires.
U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) has introduced the Cross Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act (H.R. 9703) alongside Reps. Joe Neguse (CO-02), Marc Molinaro (NY-19), and Josh Harder (CA-09). This bipartisan bill aims to enhance wildfire mitigation by identifying gaps in current federal regulations and promoting collaboration across agencies and land boundaries.
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 8790, known as the Fix Our Forests Act, a bipartisan initiative aimed at enhancing wildfire response and mitigation efforts. This legislation includes the Wildfire Tech Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization (DEMO) Act (H.R. 4235), led by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (CA-40). The DEMO Act allows private entities to collaborate with federal land management agencies to test wildfire technologies alongside ongoing hazardous fuels mitigation activities and training.
Congressmen Darrell Issa and Dean Phillips have introduced the Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act (H.R. 9564) to address human rights abuses, student indoctrination, and attempted aid diversion by the Houthis in Yemen. The legislation is scheduled for markup in the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, September 24.
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) released a statement today following the conclusion of the Quad Leaders Summit in Washington DC.