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December 29, 2015

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43),Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, delivered good news to attendees at the Actively Caring Through Sharing Support Group for Women and Men Caregivers Meeting (ACTS) on Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Los Angeles.

As a longtime advocate for Alzheimer's disease caregivers, the Congresswoman educated the caregivers on the robust funding for Alzheimer's disease research and Alzheimer's caregivers programs included in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget that Congress passed last week.


December 19, 2015

Last week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act (H.R. 4209). The bill will establish an initiative to provide grants to physicians and community-based organizations for diabetes prevention, care and treatment programs in minority communities. It is supported by 42 of the Congresswoman's congressional colleagues.

"Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and it is having a severe impact on minority communities," said Waters.


December 17, 2015

Last week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Minority Diabetes Initiative Act (H.R. 4209). The bill will establish an initiative to provide grants to physicians and community-based organizations for diabetes prevention, care and treatment programs in minority communities. It is supported by 42 of the Congress­woman's congressional colleagues.

"Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and it is having a severe impact on minority communities," said Waters.


December 14, 2015

Despite a series of troublesome safety issues at ExxonMobil's Torrance refinery, South Bay Reps. Ted Lieu and Maxine Waters nevertheless praised the oil giant Monday for its role as a major employer and in acknowledging the threat of climate change.

ExxonMobil, which employs 650 of its own employees as well as 550 contract workers, was among the major regional employers commended by Lieu and Waters at the 14th annual State of the Region address, hosted by the Torrance Chamber of Commerce at the Doubletree hotel.


December 7, 2015

Members of the Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro met on Nov. 24 with California State Attorney General Kamala Harris' staff at the Los Angeles branch of the Attorney General's Office.

The long-awaited meeting to discuss the sale of Keiro Senior HealthCare's four facilities to the for-profit Pacifica Companies was set up through the efforts of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Gardena). Although the attorney general has already approved the sale, with conditions, the committee is requesting that the sale be postponed and that a public hearing be held.


December 7, 2015

The First Ladies Health Initiative held its 5th Annual Los Angeles and Orange County First Ladies Health Luncheon symposium at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on November 21.

The forum was designed to bring social and health awareness to minority residents of Southern California and abroad. The fine dining, upscale event was sponsored by Walgreens and featured several distinguished guests and keynote speakers.


December 7, 2015

South Central Los Angeles Regional Center (SCLARC) held its grand opening on Saturday, November 14, and tour of the facility at their new site the "Legacy Plaza." The event included national, state and local elected officials who participated in the program. The afternoon event began on the open plaza with the ribbon cutting ceremony conducted by none other than the Honorable Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Waters remarked on her long-term relationship with the regional center and with the late O.V. Smith, a pioneer in the field of work related to those with development disabilities.


November 30, 2015

When it began in September, the Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro was motley group of just four members, concerned about how residents would be affected if Keiro Senior HealthCare sold its facilities to a company outside the Japanese American community.


November 18, 2015

A virtual who's who of powerful and influential women from the world of politics, workforce development and academia assembled at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) on Nov. 12 to share their struggles, triumphs and advice during the "Women in Leadership Conference: the Path to Political Power."


November 17, 2015

South Central Los Angeles Regional Center (SCLARC) celebrated the grand opening of Legacy Plaza, 2500 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles — the agency's new headquarters — with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Nov. 14.

SCLARC is one of 21 private, non-profit community service agencies contracted to the State of California's Department of Developmental Services to provide diagnosis, evaluation, case management and planning to the developmentally disabled.