What does the Pro-Kid Scorecard from Children Now Action Fund look at? Every California legislator's record on kids' policy across the 2025-26 session. I'm grateful to be one of 20 who scored 100% and were named Pro-Kid Champions.

1 in 4 Sweetwater students is learning English. π
Their superintendent, Dr. Moises Aguirre, didn't learn English until well into second or third grade.
He says it helps him understand what they go through.
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40+ college admissions teams came to our fair last year. Year 4 brings:
π Workshops for middle and high schoolers
π 1-on-1 financial aid help
βΎ A Padres ticket raffle
Sat 10/17, 9AM-1PM, Castle Park High, Chula Vista. Bring the family.
#ChulaVista #AD80
AB 2694 is signed, and it goes statewide.
From 2028, community colleges can offer affordable bachelor's degrees in fields local employers need. βοΈ
Southwestern included. π
Sept. 23, 2026: the Port Park in Barrio Logan officially became Chicano Park on the Bay. ππ
Decades of Logan Heights pushing for a place on the waterfront. Grateful to the Port of San Diego and every neighbor who spoke up. π
Senator Schiff called me on a Friday evening. First time I'm sharing that. He wanted to know more about "this university thing." π
Chula Vista council, mayor, State Sen. Padilla: we're all finally on the same page.
The California Democratic Party endorsed me for Assembly District 80, and I'm grateful. They represents 10 million+ Democrats, the largest state party in the country. Proud to have them with us across the South Bay. π
Applying to college is easier with someone beside you. π
My 4th Annual College Opportunity Fair brings colleges, 1-on-1 financial aid help and a Padres ticket raffle. βΎ
Sat 10/17, 9AM-1PM, Castle Park High, Chula Vista. Bring the family. π
Four sessions in, and the students are the ones bringing the energy into the room. WishWell hosted this one, and the workshop had them walking out more confident than they came in.
The university task force report goes to the legislature in February. Governance and financing. Without those two, we wouldn't have school districts either.
Full conversation: youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0
College doesn't move in a straight line, and Dr. Moises Aguirre says we shouldn't build systems like it does. Workforce. Community college. Back for a BA. Then a master's. π§
Full conversation: youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0
Six of my bills are sitting on the Governor's desk, including AB 664, which would let Southwestern College offer four bachelor's degrees. He has until midnight on September 30 to act. All of them here: alvarez.asmdc.org/2026-legisla...
Why doesn't South County have a public four-year university? Dr. Zaneta Encarnacion and Dr. Moises Aguirre walk through AB 662 and what closing that gap actually takes.
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