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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 31m

Who tells immigrant crime victims about U Visas, T Visas and VAWA? Too often, nobody. Starting Jan 1, 2027, police will have to. Governor Newsom signed my AB 1994 this week, alongside many other immigrant bills. #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 17h

Tania Newman is our newest AD80 intern. From Los Angeles. Master's in City Planning at SDSU, my alma mater, after a bachelor's in Urban Development and Regional Planning. Off the clock: diamond painting and new San Diego restaurants. 🍽️ #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bishop Pham led a march near Balboa Park for World Day of Migrants and Refugees, asking us to honor immigrants' dignity, regardless of status. Xochitl, Javi and I walked with everyone. Father Eddie, who married us, was there too. Had to get the picture. #SanDiego #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sept. 23, 2026: the Port Park in Barrio Logan officially became Chicano Park on the Bay. 🌊🎉 Decades of Logan Heights pushing for a place on the waterfront. Grateful to the Port of San Diego and every neighbor who spoke up. 💚 #AD80 #ChicanoPark

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Senator Schiff called me on a Friday evening. First time I'm sharing that. He wanted to know more about "this university thing." 🎓 Chula Vista council, mayor, State Sen. Padilla: we're all finally on the same page. youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0 #SouthBay #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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. 💙 #AD80 #SanDiego #TeamAlvarez

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Safety rules get written for construction sites. Not for a lifeguard tower in the Tijuana River Valley. SB 1046 is on the Governor's desk now 🌊 Cal OSHA standards for: Lifeguards ✅ Park rangers ✅ Everyone working along the river ✅ #AD80 #SouthBay

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Applying to college is easier with someone beside you. 🎓 My 4th Annual College Opportunity Fair brings colleges, 1-on-1 financial aid help and a Padres ticket raffle. ⚾ Sat 10/17, 9AM-1PM, Castle Park High, Chula Vista. Bring the family. 📍 #AD80 #ChulaVista

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sweetwater placed a high school campus on Southwestern College's grounds 🏫 50 students last year, about 160 this year, says Dr. Moises Aguirre (@SUHSD). Not grade-gated. Some graduate with a diploma and an AA. 🎓 youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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. #AD80 #SouthBay #YoungLegislators

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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 #AD80 #ChulaVista

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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. 🎧 Full conversation: youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0 #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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... #AD80 #SouthBay

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🏡 Proud to participate in the 2026 Community Homebuyer Fair in Chula Vista! We joined families, housing professionals, lenders, and community partners working together to make homeownership more accessible for San Diego County residents. #Homeownership #ChulaVista

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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. Watch more: youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0 #AD80 #SouthBay

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Got a preview of The Nest, still under construction at National University in National City. Personalized student support, a veteran and military community center, and hybrid courses toward bachelor's and master's degrees. nu.edu/nest #NationalCity #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dr. Moises Aguirre had to leave where he grew up to reach a four-year university. 🎓 Now he's working so South County students don't have to. New episode with him and Zaneta Encarnacion is out now. 🎧 youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0 #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sacramento budgets usually skip past the South Bay. Not this one. Nearly $1.03 billion for AD80: university infrastructure, bilingual education, UC San Diego's South Bay programs, fire response. Breaking each one down this week. 🎓 #AD80 #SouthBay

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today I delivered lunch to Bonita-Sunnyside firefighters & first responders for the Seven Mile Casino 9/11 First Responder Challenge. Grateful for their courage, service & sacrifice. The pomegranates they shared were a beautiful reminder of our community’s connection. ❤️ #SouthCountyRemembers #911

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Where is the closest public four-year university to Chula Vista? 🎓 That gap is what Dr. Moises Aguirre and Dr. Zaneta Encarnacion came on to talk about. New episode is out now. Watch it here: youtu.be/jpawkKGO7K0 🎧

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Homebuyer Fair is Saturday, 10:30 to noon at Chula Vista City Hall, 276 4th Ave. 🏡 First-time buyer programs, experts who can answer the questions you've been sitting on, and raffle prizes while they last. a80.asmdc.org/events #ChulaVista #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

HR 134 would make November California's first first-generation college celebration month. 🎓 I voted for it as one of the 1% from Barrio Logan who earned a degree. Statewide the first-gen rate is 22%. The month is the start. The budget is the work. 📚 #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 minutes, one room, and the people who actually know how first-time homebuyer programs work. 🏠 Homeownership Fair, Saturday Sept 12, 10:30am at Chula Vista City Hall, 276 4th Ave. Raffle prizes while supplies last. 🎟️ alvarez.asmdc.org/event/2026091.

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Jacian staffed our table at the SUHSD College & Career Expo, answering questions from students about what comes next. 🎓 We're doing it bigger October 17 at Castle Park High. College, career, financial aid help for students and families. RSVP: tinyurl.com/AlvarezOppor...

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Where does the voting actually happen? Right here at the Capitol, on this floor. That's where AB 2433 cleared. The Affordable Homeownership Bonus Law is sitting with the Governor now, aimed at deed-restricted homes built for sale. #AD80 #SanDiego #Housing

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nobody tells you that a second language shows up decades later, in a room you didn't expect. Mine showed up talking water and agriculture with a congress member from Sinaloa. 🎙️ Which one opened a door for you? youtu.be/SCmrcry2dao #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Packing up the desk I've sat at for seven months. In that time: new fire apparatus funded for the Bonita station, more money for the Tijuana River Valley. Now I'm home. Homeownership fair, college and career fair, posada. alvarez.asmdc.org/events

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

AB 2694 cleared the Legislature and is sitting on the Governor's desk right now. If he signs, San Diego City College and Southwestern can offer bachelor's degrees in fields where we need workers here. What degree should they start with? #AD80 #SanDiego #SouthBay

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🌿 Part of San Pasqual Battlefield State Park has sat closed and untended for years. AB 2770 returns it to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, who can care for it and open it back up to the public. It's on the Governor's desk now. ✍️ #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

AB 2433 costs the state zero dollars. Builders who include affordable for-sale homes get to build more on the same lot. First-time buyers get a shot. I introduced this in March. It's now on the Governor's desk. 🏠 #AD80 #SanDiego #Housing

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Every affordable housing conversation I sit in lands in the same place. We need more money. True, and I coauthored the bond on your ballot. But this bill needs zero new state dollars. It builds on a San Diego model already doing the work. Full speech: youtu.be/mLGVI26ssEE

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Only 15% of California's 1.5 million tech workers are Black or Latino. Cal-Bridge and ENLACE have spent 12 years moving students from community colleges into STEM degrees at UC and CSU. AB 2660 writes them into law. It's on the Governor's desk. #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

26 permanently affordable homes opened at Bethel 1 this week 🏘️ Built on land Bethel AME Church already owned, the first of its kind in San Diego. Veterans, seniors, Logan Heights neighbors. Bethel and YIGBY went first. Who's next? #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nobody argues students need housing. The fight is over how long it takes to build. 🏗️ AB 1732 gives campus housing the same faster review affordable housing already gets. 🏠 It's on the Governor's desk now. 🎓 Which campus near you needs it most? #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Excited to see AB 2056 signed into law! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who championed, supported, and helped get this important legislation across the finish line. Together, we’re expanding opportunities for bilingual and bicultural teachers and helping ensure CA students have the educators they need. 📚

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Meta just settled with California and 47 other states. AG Bonta called it the hook, hold, harvest, and hide method. The settlement doesn't replace AB 1709. Banning social media for kids under 16 keeps moving. What age should a kid get an account?

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The hardest part of starting a bilingual program was never families wanting it. It was staffing it. AB 2056 is signed. Come January 1, districts can partner to bring teachers in from Mexico. 📚 Worth raising at your next school board meeting. #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Constituents keep raising the same thing: grocery prices. Beef is up 35% since 2022, bread 22%, milk 21% 🥩🍞🥛 I joined 22 colleagues asking the Legislature to delay SB 54 fees until we reform the law. What's climbed most in your cart? #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Where are my kids going to live?" Parents ask me that constantly. 🏠 Young couples tell me they're both working full time and still can't buy here. Some are looking at leaving California. Others at a much longer commute. Full speech: youtu.be/mLGVI26ssEE

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Session 3 of the Young Legislators Program took place at the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center. 📍 Patrick Della from JPMorgan Chase led a financial literacy workshop. Budgeting, credit, saving. Stuff I wish someone had walked me through at that age. 💵 #AD80 #BarrioLogan

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

City Clerk sounds like the quietest job at City Hall. Diana Fuentes spent a session of our Young Legislators Program in Council Chambers showing students otherwise, from her career path to how a council meeting actually runs. Thank you, Diana. #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🎂 I am grateful for our long-lasting friendship. Happy Birthday! ¡Feliz cumpleaños Lisa Maytorena Schmidt has done that for us for years, and she's a dear friend. #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Junior year isn't when the college search starts. Middle schoolers and their families are welcome too. 4th Annual College Opportunity Fair. Oct 17, 9AM-1PM. Castle Park High, Chula Vista. Free one-on-one admissions and financial aid help. RSVP: tinyurl.com/AlvarezOpportunityFair26

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Starter home" suggests something modest. In California it means $670,000 and a $166,000 salary. Nurses and firefighters can't clear that bar in the communities they serve. AB 2433 gets a Senate vote soon. Call your senator, ask for a yes. #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

5 ways to help kids: healthy habits, screen balance, clear rules, mentors 🤝, smarter classrooms. If you or someone you know is struggling, call 988. 💙 #AD80 #SanDiego

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When was the last time you asked a 12-year-old boy how he’s actually doing? 🧡 At the Capitol, we heard about sports betting, pornography, and phone-based isolation. 80% of California suicides are men. I’ve joined the Select Committee on Developing Pathways to Purpose. What we do next matters. 🏛️

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Speaking two languages at home is a superpower. On Dreaming Big Working Hard, David chats with Amber Riehman & Carolyne Crolotte on creating pathways to turn bilingual students into California's next teachers! 📺 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/SCmrcry2dao

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Rent costs students more now than tuition does. That wasn't true a generation ago. Marilynn Palomino gave me the real story. I've got legislation moving to bring student housing costs down. 🏠 🎧 Watch with a student you know: youtu.be/xzWwyu7wGaU #AD80

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CA Assemblymember David Alvarez @davidalvarezca.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

What did it take for Marilynn to testify in Sacramento for AB 664? Ten years away from school, two kids, and a degree at Southwestern's San Ysidro campus. Her story in our latest episode. 🎧 youtu.be/xzWwyu7wGaU #ChulaVista #AD80

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