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Small Business of the Year Nominations
Do you know of a local small business that is making a positive impact on our communities? I want to know! Click the button below to nominate a local small business to be recognized by my office as the 2025 Small Business of the Year for National Small Business Day on May 10th!
Submit your nomination by: April 8, 2025.
Latest News
Assemblymember Patel’s Bill on Updating Library Standards Advances out of the Assembly Committee on Education
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Patel (D-San Diego County) and the bill’s sponsors—California School Library Association—celebrate the unanimous passage of AB 279 out of the Assembly Education Committee. This legislation directs the Instructional Quality Commission to recommend updated Model School Library Standards (MSLS) and requires their adoption by July 1, 2028. These standards have not been...
Assemblymember Patel’s Bill Addressing Threats to Crucial Facilities and Institutions Moves Forward
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Darshana Patel (D-San Diego County) and bill co-sponsors—San Diego District Attorney’s Office, California District Attorney Association, and the California Police Chiefs Association—celebrate the passage of AB 237 from the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 237 safeguards people who work in, visit, or rely on daycares, schools, universities, workplaces, houses of...
2025 District 76 Distinguished Woman of the Year
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Dr. Darshana Patel (D-76, San Diego) is pleased to announce Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey, President and Superintendent of Palomar College, as the 2025 District 76 Distinguished Woman of the Year.
A proud product of our local education system, Dr. Rivera-Lacey began at Mira Costa College before earning a Liberal Studies degree from Cal State San Marcos. She later completed a...
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Capitol Office
State Capitol
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0076
Phone: (916) 319-2076
Fax: (916) 319-2176
District Office
12396 World Trade Drive,
Suite 118
San Diego, CA 92128
Phone: (858) 675-0760
Fax: (858) 675-0688