Outstanding Public Official

Das Williams honored as Outstanding Public Official

Over the weekend, Assemblymember Das Williams was honored by the California Teachers Association (CTA) with a “Gold Award” for being an Outstanding Public Official in his leadership and support of teachers and education in our area.

Williams, a former educator at both the junior high school and university level, was honored at a ceremony held at the Ventura Beach Marriott Friday. Several educators from the area were also honored by the Channel Islands Service Center Council of the CTA, including:

Aline Grossman, a teacher at Ventura High School: Outstanding Educator, Ventura Unified
Education Association.

Ruthann Burnell, a teacher at Serra Elementary School and retired executive board member of the Ventura Unified Education Association (VUEA).

Rae Stevens, site representative from Portola Elementary School and various VUEA committees.

Kathy Riley, with the Hueneme Education Association.

Sandra Kelble, with the Oxnard Educators Association.

Ray Bedoy, with the Ventura Classified Employees Association.

“As we are staring at fiscal Armageddon for the state, there is no group of workers that I am more honored to stand with than our teachers,” said Assemblymember Das Williams.

Website for Assemblymember Das Williams: http://assembly.ca.gov/Williams

Reposted from Jill's blog about Das at:

 

http://daswilliams4sb.blogspot.com/2012/05/das-williams-honored-as-outstanding.html

Sowing Environmental Seeds

Reported in the Santa Barbara INDEPENDENT:

http://independent.com/news/2012/may/16/sewing-environmental-seeds-success/

Supporting Cancer Patients

Santa Barbara’s Das Williams shaves head to show support for cancer patients (PHOTO GALLERY)

BY JOSHUA MOLINA · MARCH 14, 2012 · LOCAL NEWS · TAGGED: DAILY SOUND, DAS WILLIAMS SHAVES HEAD, JOSHUA MOLINA

Assemblyman Das Williams shaved his head to show support for children with cancer.

Williams, who was elected the 35th District Assembly Seat in 2010, shed the hair during St. Baldrick’s Day event in Sacramento.

“Everyone deserves a shot at life and happiness,” said Williams, who grew up in Isla Vista. “That is why it is especially tragic when a child faces the prospect of a terminal illness. Instead of playing soccer, they make trips to chemotherapy; instead of school dances, they face baldness and surgery. But we can help them beat it. Treatments for people who cannot afford them and research for life saving technology are expensive, so every bit helps. By shaving your head, you give them kinship. By donating, you give them hope.”

Assemblymember Williams is asking you to make a donation in support of his efforts on St. Baldrick’s Day. To Donate, go to: http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/76048/2012

Williams was elected twice to the Santa Barbara City Council.

Sugary Sports Drinks in Schools

Das has introduced a Bill that Supports the Nationwide Movement Against Sugary Drinks to Fight Childhood Obesity

Details about the Bill and Links to multimedia are here:

Proposed Legislation to Ban the Sale of Sports Drinks in Schools - Assemblymember Das Williams Representing the 35th California Assembly District - AD35

Income Inequality Drags Down Our Economy

Recently, Das and members of the assembly Democratic Caucus heard a discussion by Robert Reich on why income inequality drags down the economy:

State of The State

(Sacramento, 1/20/2012) – The Governor’s State of the State Address was a tough, but fair place to start getting California’s budget in order. California State Assemblymember Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) was proud of the Governor’s courage to ask all citizens to be part of the solution. Assemblymember Williams says he wants to start immediately addressing the state’s $9.1 billion deficit, and get California working again: