Category: Cottie Petrie-Norris

Orange County Leaders Garner Support for California Bills Against Fentanyl

May 2, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif.—Local law enforcement and government leaders stood by an enlarged photograph of colorful, candy-like pills within the City Hall to garner support for two state bills to address the surging fentanyl overdose deaths on April 28. “Every single day, more than 15 Californians will die because of fentanyl poisoning,” state Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine)…

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Costa Mesa Republican and Iranian Activist Runs for CA Assembly

April 18, 2023
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Hengameh “Henny” Abraham is running for Assembly District 73 in the 2024 Primary Election to represent Irvine, Costa Mesa, and Tustin. Abraham, 36, was the campaign manager for former Republican Assemblyman Steven Choi, who lost the seat last year to Democrat incumbent Cottie Petrie-Norris. Over the past several months, Abraham has formed a group of…

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CA Democratic Lawmaker’s Push for Tougher Fentanyl Penalties Fails

April 20, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—Amid a growing opioid crisis, the effort to impose harsher penalties on fentanyl trafficking failed in an Assembly committee on April 19 by a 3–2 vote. Assembly Bill (AB) 2246 would have re-classified fentanyl as a Schedule I drug along the lines of heroin and cocaine. Under the proposal, traffickers would have faced 20 years…

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