SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 24 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:

LOS ANGELES, CA -Today, Assembly Budget Chair Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) and Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando Valley) presented a novelty check to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and local leaders. The presentation symbolized the $22 million state budget appropriation secured to support community improvements at the Sepulveda Basin, in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Spanning more than 2,000 acres, the basin is the Valley's largest public open space.

"Delivering for the Valley means fighting to ensure our communities get their fair share of state resources, and then turning those dollars into meaningful improv...