Dear friends: As you all know, the COVID-19 crisis has created many more restrictions than we first anticipated. JPAC has made the difficult decision to cancel our in-person Advocacy Day this year. We know that you have made a commitment to advocating on behalf of the
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BY RYAN TOROK | OCT 23, 2019 | From left: Assemblymember Jose Medina, JPAC Board Chair Lynn Bunim, Assemblymembers Marc Berman, Richard Bloom, Jesse Gabriel, Adrin Nazarian, Marc Levine and JPAC Executive Director Julie Zeisler. Photo courtesy of JPAC On Oct. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB-1548,
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By Elisa Einhorn | MAY 10, 2019 - JWeekly Jewish professionals and lay leaders walked the halls of the state Capitol on May 7 to advocate on behalf of the poor and the aging, and to voice their support for anti-hate crime legislation. It was the Jewish Public
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JPAC's Board of Directors, which comprises over 20 organizations working across California, have determined our legislative priorities for 2019. They are: Addressing hate crimes through legislation and the California Non-Profit Security Grant Ending Poverty Aging with Dignity We will be lobbying on a package of bills
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(Sacramento, CA) - The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) is pleased to announce the award of $3.6 million in grants from the California Department of Social Services to six Jewish Family Service agencies. The grants will provide badly needed support for elderly Holocaust survivors who
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JPAC is excited to announce a generous grant from Koret Foundation for the Koret Student Fellows Program, which provide a full scholarship for college students to Sacramento for JPAC Advocacy Day. In 2018, funding from Koret Foundation allowed JPAC to bring 10 students from acorss
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JPAC's 2015 Advocacy Day was a huge success. With over 95 advocates in attendance, we lobbied more than 45 legislators on bills and issues that impact the overall health and well being of the State of California. The event kicked off Monday night with state legislators
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On May 12, JPAC's Advocacy Day will be in full swing! Advocates will lobby on three main issues: budget cut restoration for programs for needy seniors, a hunger bill package, and preschool for all. We are also pleased to announce our support for several other
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Commissioner Dave Jones recently updated the California Department of Insurance's website to detail the work that his office has accomplished on Iran divestment. The website can be viewed here. An excerpt from the website is below: The Department has developed a list of companies doing business with
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On May 13, over 85 advocates from across the State represented JPAC in meetings with 53 legislators. We lobbied our representatives to support SB 840 (Lara) on anti-bullying efforts in schools, SB 1165 (Mitchell, Block) on anti human trafficking programs and SB 1388 (Lieu) on
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