Armenian Committee endorses Luz Rivas for California AssemblyApril 13, 2018 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region on Thursday, April 12 announced its endorsement of Democratic candidate, science educator and engineer, Luz Rivas for the California Assembly District 39 special election slated for June 5. Rivas is running to replace Raul Bocanegra who resigned from his post in November 2017. During the April 3 special elections, Rivas beat out four other Democrats on the ballot with 41% of the vote. Rivas served on the Los Angeles City Public Works Commission most recently before resigning to run for the Assembly. With an electrical engineering degree from MIT, Rivas worked for Motorola before earning a master’s in education from Harvard and founding the Pacoima-based non-profit DIY (Do It Yourself) Girls that encourages fourth- to 12th-grade girls’ interest in science and technology. Rivas was born in Los Angeles, grew up in the northeast Valley communities of Pacoima, San Fernando and Arleta, and currently resides in North Hollywood. Assembly District 39, home to thousands of Armenians, encompasses the northeastern San Fernando Valley, running up against the San Gabriel Mountains, which includes Sylmar, Sun Valley and North Hollywood. Photo. Panoramic Images, Getty Images Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |