Corona Assemblyman Eric Linder managed to get a public employee union to do what it hasn’t done in more than 20 years – endorse a Republican. Linder, who first took office in December 2012, received the endorsement of Service Employees International Union, the labor organization announced late last week. “SEIU members cited Linder’s accessibility and [...]
SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Eric Linder (R-Corona) announced that he has introduced the Transparency in Government Act. AB 1707 will strengthen the California Public Records Act (PRA), increasing transparency and promoting clarity to help the public adequately understand the activities of state and local agencies. “Sacramento’s first priority should always be to foster transparency with [...]
Assemblyman Eric Linder, R-Corona, will announce Saturday, Oct. 17, that the “shelter animal” has been named the official state pet of California in a resolution he authored. Linder’s announcement will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Riverside County Department of Animal Services main shelter at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley. To mark the [...]
BY DAVID DOWNEY / STAFF WRITER Published: Sept. 16, 2015 Updated: Sept. 17, 2015 7:12 a.m. Gazing out his district-office window at the damaged section of Highway 91 and thinking of the I-10 bridge that collapsed in July, Assemblyman Eric Linder, R-Corona, is apprehensive about the forecast for a soaking-wet winter. “We’ve had two weather incidents [...]
By ERIC LINDER | Press-Enterprise September 15, 2015 at 7:08 pm This time of year is marked by kickoffs for millions of Inland Empire families. In my family, we kicked off our kids’ return to school last week. And this past weekend, I pulled up a couch Sunday to enjoy the kickoff of the new NFL season. [...]
By Carl Guardino Depressed. Distressed. Determined. When it comes to solutions to California’s crumbling highway, street and road conditions, it’s easy to feel discouraged about any possible path forward. Fortunately, Gov. Jerry Brown has challenged the Legislature to seek bipartisan solutions to fill the deep hole — make that a big pothole — in what [...]
If a California state lawmaker gets his way, certain truck fees will soon be used to help pay for road work. Assemblyman Eric Linder, R-Corona, has filed a bill for consideration once the regular session begins early next month that is aimed at helping the state address $295 billion in transportation needs during the next [...]
SACRAMENTO –Assemblymember Eric Linder's Assembly Bill 2337, a previously unanimously passed bill, was vetoed by Governor Brown. AB 2337 would have revoked the driver licenses of convicted hit-and-run drivers from one to two years, increasing the current penalty. There are about 20,000 hit-and-run traffic incidents in Los Angeles each year, and even more throughout the [...]
In our Inland Empire region, we have an important consensus to make funding and investment in UC Riverside a top budget priority in Sacramento. As you can expect, this is an ongoing fight. And with so many demands on our limited state resources, it is a difficult one as well. But the fight is worth [...]
