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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Health For All Press Conference - 6/29/22

Health For All Press Conference

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Health For All Press Conference

Asm. Arambula Honored Patsy Montgomery of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte at the State Capitol; She was Retiring after a Long Career with the Fresno Organization

Friday, June 24, 2022

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula presented a proclamation on June 24, 2022 to Patsy Montgomery at the State Capitol. She was retiring from Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Fresno. She was director of external affairs and had a long career with the organization.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula presented a proclamation on June 24, 2022 to Patsy Montgomery at the State Capitol. She was retiring from Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Fresno. She was director of external affairs and had a long career with the organization.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula presented a proclamation on June 24, 2022 to Patsy Montgomery at the State Capitol. She was retiring from Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Fresno. She was director of external affairs and had a long career with the organization.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula presented a proclamation on June 24, 2022 to Patsy Montgomery at the State Capitol. She was retiring from Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Fresno. She was director of external affairs and had a long career with the organization.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula presented a proclamation on June 24, 2022 to Patsy Montgomery at the State Capitol. She was retiring from Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Fresno. She was director of external affairs and had a long career with the organization.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and Assemblymember Jim Patterson Welcome Fresno's Championship-Winning University High School Academic Decathlon Team

Monday, June 6, 2022

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and Assemblymember Jim Patterson welcome members of the champion University High School Academic Decathlon team of Fresno to the Assembly Floor on June 6, 2022. The team won the Small Schools national title at the 2022 U.S. Academic Decathlon, making it the school's 14th national A.D. championship.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and Assemblymember Jim Patterson welcome members of the champion University High School Academic Decathlon team of Fresno to the Assembly Floor on June 6, 2022. The team won the Small Schools national title at the 2022 U.S. Academic Decathlon, making it the school's 14th national A.D. championship.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and Assemblymember Jim Patterson welcome members of the champion University High School Academic Decathlon team of Fresno to the Assembly Floor on June 6, 2022. The team won the Small Schools national title at the 2022 U.S. Academic Decathlon, making it the school's 14th national A.D. championship.

Assemblymember Arambula and Partners Administered COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021 to Help Protect Rural and Underserved Communities in Fresno County

Friday, April 8, 2022

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, who is an emergency room physician, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Dolores Huerta, legendary labor leader and civil rights activist, during a clinic in Del Rey on March 4, 2021.

People wait in a long line for COVID-19 vaccinations in Orange Cove on February 9, 2021. The clinic was one in a series that Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and partners offered in 2021. Partners included the Fresno State Mobile Health Unit, Saint Agnes Medical Center, and Cultiva La Salud.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula talks with a man about to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic held on February 9, 2021 at the Victor P. Lopez Community Center in Orange Cove.

People wait the required 15 minutes after receiving their second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic held in Orange Cove on March 9, 2021. Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and partners collaborated on the event.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula administers a COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic in Cantua Creek on March 20, 2021.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and Fresno State nursing students vaccinated people seeking COVID-19 shots at a clinic in Biola on Feb. 25, 2021. Other regular clinic partners in 2021 included Saint Agnes Medical Center.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and Kathleen “Kathi” Rindahl, a Fresno State assistant professor who leads the university’s nursing students (center, in red shirt), are seen with nursing students before a COVID-19 vaccination clinic begins at the Calwa Recreation and Park District on Feb. 18, 2021.

People wait in a long line for second doses of COVID-19 vaccinations at the Calwa Recreation and Park District on February 9, 2021. The clinic was one in a series that Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and partners offered in 2021.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula administers a COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic held at the Central Valley Regional Center in Fresno to inoculate people with disabilities on February 27, 2021.

Volunteers prepare COVID-19 vaccines for a clinic offered by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and partners at Laton High School on March 2, 2021.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula demonstrates to a Fresno State nursing student his technique for administering a vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for second doses at Cantua Creek on March 20, 2021.

People wait the required 15 minutes after receiving their second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in Calwa, CA on March 9, 2021. A series of clinics were conducted in 2021 by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and partners that included the Fresno State Mobile Health Unit, Saint Agnes Medical Center, and Cultiva La Salud.

The rural community of Lanare was one of the locations for COVID-19 vaccination clinics offered by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and partners that, for this event, included the Leadership Counsel of Justice and Accountability. This clinic was held March 11, 2021.

People wait in long lines for second doses of COVID-19 vaccinations in Biola on March 23, 2021. The clinic was one in a series that Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and partners offered in 2021. Partners included the Fresno State Mobile Health Unit, Saint Agnes Medical Center, and Cultiva La Salud.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula administers a COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic held at Laton High School on March 2, 2021.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula and members of the 31st District team are pictured here after a COVID-19 vaccination clinic was held in Orange Cove on February 9, 2021.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula Celebrates the AD 31 Woman of the Year Honorees for 2020, 2021 and 2022 at a Luncheon and Program on March 25, 2022

Friday, March 25, 2022

Asm. Dr. Joaquin Arambula with the AD 31 Woman of the Year recipients for the past three years: Dr. Kathleen “Kathi” Rindahl (2021), an assistant Fresno State professor who leads efforts to bring health services to rural and underserved communities; Patience Milrod (2020), an attorney and executive director of Central CA Legal Services; and Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner (2022), co-director of Fresno State’s Central Valley Health Policy Institute and leader in efforts regarding environmental effects on heallth.

Assemblymember Arambula addresses the attendees at the Woman of the Year Luncheon on March 25, 2022 at The Barn at the San Joaquin River Parkway.

Assemblymember Arambula hosted a luncheon on March 25, 2022 to honor his AD 31 Woman of the Year recipients for the past three years. The event was held at The Barn at the San Joaquin River Parkway.

Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner addresses the luncheon gathering. She is Assemblymember Arambula’s honoree as the AD 31 Woman of the Year for 2022.

Dr. Kathleen “Kathi” Rindahl speaks to the audience at the March 25, 2022 luncheon. She is Assemblymember Arambula’s honoree for the 2021 award. With her is her service dog, Riley.

Patience Milrod takes her turn at the podium during the AD 31 Woman of the Year luncheon. She is Assemblymember Arambula’s awardee for the 2020 honor.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula is joined by the Woman of the Year recipients and other attendees for a group photo at the luncheon held on March 25, 2022.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula hosted a luncheon for AD 31 Woman of the Year honorees for 2020, 2021, and 2022 on March 25, 2022.

Assemblymember Arambula talks with Jim Yovino, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, at the luncheon.

Patience Milrod talks with Joe Prado, Assistant Director of the Fresno County Department of Public Health, and Lindsay Fox, President and CEO of United Way Fresno and Madera Counties.

Dr. Kathleen “Kathi” Rindahl is seen with some of her colleagues from Fresno State.

Pictured here, from left, are Nuria Paulina Zuñiga Alaniz of the Mexican Consulate in Fresno; Maria Lemus, District Director for Assemblymember Arambula; and Adriana González Carrillo, General Consul for the Mexican Consulate in Fresno.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula chats with Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner at the luncheon.

In addition to framed proclamations, each of the Woman of the Year honorees received a bouquet and a photograph taken by former Assemblymember Juan Arambula, father of Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula.

The Mexican Consulate in Fresno Presented Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula with the Ohtli Award on November 12, 2021; It’s the Highest Honor the Government of Mexico Gives to Individuals Working to Improve the Quality of Life for Mexican People.

Friday, November 12, 2021

Adriana González Carrillo, General Consul for the Consulate of Mexico in Fresno, presents Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula with the Ohtli Award on November 12, 2021 at a ceremony held in Fresno.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula is seen here in the front row with (from left) his father, former Assemblymember Juan Arambula; General Consul Adriana González Carrillo; and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and civil rights activist. In the top row are Lupita Lomeli, Host of Univision 21’s Despierta Valle Central; Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, President of Fresno State; Margarita Rocha, Executive Director of Centro La Familia Advocacy Services; and Raul Moreno, Executive Director of the Mo

Ceremony attendees join Assemblymember Arambula and his family to view his photo joining the photos of past Ohtli Award honorees at the Consulate of Mexico in Fresno.

The Ohtli Award presented to Assemblymember Arambula from the Government of Mexico on November 12, 2021.

Assemblymember Arambula speaks to attendees during a ceremony honoring him as the recipient of the Ohtli Award from the Government of Mexico. The event was held on November 12, 2021.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula is seen with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three daughters during the event honoring him as the recipient of the Ohtli Award from the Government of Mexico.

Former Assemblymember Juan Arambula speaks about his son, Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, who was presented the Ohtli Award on November 12, 2021 at the Consulate of Mexico in Fresno.

Assemblymember Arambula is seen with (from left) General Consul Adriana González Carrillo of the Mexican Consulate in Fresno; Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and civil rights activist; Lupita Lomeli, Host of Univision 21’s Despierta Valle Central; Margarita Rocha, Executive Director of Centro La Familia Advocacy Services; Raul Moreno, Executive Director of the Moreno Institute; and Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, President of Fresno State.

Attendees at the November 12, 2021 ceremony honoring Assemblymember Arambula included (from left) Esmeralda Soria, Fresno City Councilmember; Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and civil rights activist; and Amy Arambula, Joaquin’s mother and a community activist.

A member of the Fresno media interviews Assemblymember Arambula about the Government of Mexico honoring him with the Ohtli Award.

Assemblymember Arambula is seen here with General Consul Adriana González Carrillo of the Mexican Consulate in Fresno.

Rey León, mayor of Huron in Fresno County, takes a selfie with Assemblymember Arambula at the November 12, 2021 ceremony held at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula is seen with members of his district team at the November 12, 2021 ceremony.

Asm. Dr. Joaquin Arambula Secured $15 Million for the San Joaquin River Conservancy to Help Shape the San Joaquin Parkway into a Regional Gem; Check Presentation was July 23, 2021

Friday, July 23, 2021

On July 23, 2021, Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula presented a $15 million check in State funds to the San Joaquin River Conservancy. Seen with him are State Sen. Anna Caballero; Sharon Weaver of the San Joaquin Parkway and Conservation Trust; and John Shelton of the Conservancy.

Assemblymember Arambula speaks to attendees at the July 23, 2021 news conference announcing the $15 million State allocation. The goal is to increase public access to the San Joaquin River Parkway, via funds for operations and land maintenance.

Supporters of the San Joaquin River Parkway gathered for the July 23, 2021 news conference at Wildwood Native Park on the San Joaquin River. The funds, for operations and land maintenance, will help increase public access to the parkway.

People enjoy the San Joaquin River the morning of the July 23, 2021 press conference announcing $15 million in State funds for the San Joaquin River Conservancy to help increase public access to the river.

State Sen. Anna Caballero, who supported Assemblymember Arambula’s advocacy for the $15 million allocation, speaks at the July 23, 2021 press conference.

Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula talks with a parkway supporter at the July 23, 2021 event announcing the $15 million State allocation to the San Joaquin River Conservancy for operations and land maintenance of the parkway.

Sandra Celedon, president and CEO of Fresno Building Healthy Communities (center), joins with other parkway supporters to celebrate the State allocation.

A photo of the San Joaquin River the morning of the July 23, 2021 news conference.

Assemblymember Arambula Joined with Free Food Distribution Efforts in 2020 to Help People Impacted by COVID-19

Thursday, December 31, 2020

The Assembly District 31 team helped with this free food event in Orange Cove on Oct. 10, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula joined other local leaders for an event at the Central California Food Bank on Sept. 28, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula and his Fresno District Office staff helped at a free food event in Mendota on Sept. 17. 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula assisted at a free food distribution event in Mendota on Sept. 13, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula joined other local leaders for a free food event in Biola on Aug. 29, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula and his Fresno staff helped with a free food distribution in San Joaquin on July 25, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula assisted with a free food effort at the First Congregational Church of Fresno on Aug. 22, 2020.

The Assembly District 31 team helped with this free food distribution event in Raisin City on Dec. 5, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula joined with the Sikh community for its free food distribution event in Selma on April 19, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula and other local leaders were part of a free food effort at Fresno City College on Nov. 21, 2020. Fight On!

Assemblymember Arambula helped other volunteers at a free food distribution effort at Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries on June 24, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula and the AD 31 team assisted at a free food event at the Calwa Recreation and Park District on Nov. 20, 2020.

Assemblymember Arambula Honors Woman of the Year Mao Misty Her

Monday, March 4, 2019

Assemblymember Arambula Honors Woman of the Year Mao Misty Her

Assemblymember Arambula Honors Woman of the Year Mao Misty Her

Assemblymember Arambula Walks with Woman of the Year Mao Misty Her

Food Vendor Rally at the State Capitol

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Assemblymember Arambula speaking at the Food Vendor Rally at the State Capitol

Assemblymember Arambula speaking at the Food Vendor Rally at the State Capitol

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