Nine current Assemblymembers participated in a March 3 Meet & Greet with SEIU members from throughout Southern California. The standing-room-only crowd gathered at the Local 121RN Pasadena headquarters and asked questions and mingled with the following Assemblymembers: Chris Holden, AD 41, Pasadena/Altadena; Matt Debabneh, AD 45, West San Fernando Valley; Adrin Nazarian, AD 46, Sherman Oaks; Ed Chau, AD 49, Alhambra/San Gabriel Valley; Richard Bloom, AD 50, Santa Monica/West LA; Ian Calderon, AD 57, Whittier; Reggie Jones Sawyer, AD 59, South LA; Patrick O'Donnell, AD 70, Long Beach; and Freddie Rodriguez, AD 52, Pomona.

[caption id="attachment_5259" align="alignleft" width="300"]Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez is flanked by Pomona Valley Medical Center RNs Venessa Burgos and Mel Del Degan. Rodriguez represents the Pomona area.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5262" align="alignleft" width="300"]Gardens Regional Medical Center RNs Marina Miranda, Liway Hirceaga and Naty Camanyag met with Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5258" align="alignleft" width="235"]121RN President Gayle Batiste welcomed the SEIU members and Legislators.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5256" align="alignleft" width="300"]Assemblymember Chris Holden, AD 41, with an SEIU member.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5257" align="alignleft" width="300"]121RN President Gayle Batiste (center) and RN members from Garfield Medical Center, Cielimar Zamora and Angie Yu (at left) also talked with Assemblymember Ed Chau.[/caption]