Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
Create Jobs, Not Lawsuits Small Business Summit |
SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT FEATURING
SENATOR ANTHONY PORTANTINO
Friday, June 9, 2017 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Barney’s Beanery 99 East Colorado Boulevard – Pasadena, California 91105 |
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JOIN US FOR LUNCH!
Come to a free town hall on lawsuit abuse at the California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) Small Business Summit featuring Senator Anthony Portantino (D-25) on June 9th, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Barney’s Beanery Restaurant in Pasadena. While in the Assembly, Senator Portantino made his mark by leading public policy decisions based on important issues happening in his district. He now wants to learn more about how unwarranted lawsuits are affecting small businesses and the jobs they create.
California Citizens Against Lawsuit supporters and friends are invited to share their experiences concerning lawsuit abuse with the Senator. Over the past 24 years, CALA has diligently and successfully fought for reforms to end abusive and frivolous lawsuits which so often clog our courts, restrain our state’s growth and cost jobs. We spearheaded the “Yes on Prop 64 Campaign to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits.” We have been at the forefront of reforms to end abuse of the Americans With Disabilities Act. We are supporting reforms to Proposition 65, Wage and Hour Violations and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Complimentary lunch will be provided. |
Why Create Jobs, Not Lawsuits
Abusive lawsuits and abuse of our courts continue to be key drivers of the problems plaguing our economy. Lawsuit abuse puts small companies out of business, raises health care costs for every day citizens, and costs jobs. Public sector lawsuits cost taxpayers money and deprive them of vital services that are instead spent on legal costs. |
GUEST SPEAKER, SENATOR ANTHONY PORTANTINO Elected on November 8, 2016, Senator Anthony Portantino represents over 930,000 people in the 25th Senate District which includes Burbank, Sunland-Tujunga, Shadow Hills, Atwater Village, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose, Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Bradbury, Duarte, San Dimas, Glendora, La Verne, Claremont, and Upland.
From 2006 to 2012, Portantino represented the 44th Assembly District. While in the Assembly he chaired the Committees on Higher Education, Revenue and Taxation, and the Select Committee on the Preservation of the Entertainment Industry.
Prior to his election to the Assembly, he spent many years working in film and television production, as a producer, line producer, art director, assistant director and location manager. Senator Portantino also served on the California Film Commission, where he helped implement the California Film Tax Credit Program.
In addition to his time spent in Sacramento, Senator Portantino has a long and distinguished record of service which includes nearly eight years on the La Cañada Flintridge City Council, with two terms as Mayor and vice chair of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee. He also served as president of the League of California Cities Mayors and Councilmembers Department, and the legislative chair of the California Contract Cities Association.
Senator Portantino attended public schools and graduated from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he met his future wife, Ellen, a business executive at Warner Brothers. They have two daughters. |
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CALIFORNIA CITIZENS AGAINST LAWSUIT ABUSE
Contact CALA
For additional information about the Create Jobs, Not Lawsuits Small Business Summit, please contact Maryann Marino, Southern California Regional Director,California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse at (949) 375-0856 or by email at mmarino@cala.com |
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For additional Information, please contact:
Maryann Marino 949.375.0856 or email mmarino@cala.com |