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Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that state transportation officials have awarded funding through the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to support important road safety improvement projects in the San Fernando Valley. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) awarded the City of Los Angeles nearly $5.5 million for eight projects citywide, including $1.8 million for traffic signals and bike lanes in the San Fernando Valley.

Congressman Sherman receives the Original Rain Gauge (July 1, 1949) as a gift from Jason Finely, Director of the Pierce College Weather Station, for helping secure the federal grant to upgrade and modernize the oldest weather station in the country

Northridge, CA – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) joined Councilmember Mitch Englander, President Dianne Harrison, staff, students, and community members to celebrate the opening of the Cal State Northridge Transit Station during the first week of the fall semester. In an effort to improve transit service to the campus and encourage transit use, Congressman Sherman secured federal funds for the construction of a new transit station at the intersection of Vincennes Street and Darby Avenue near the center of the university campus.

Sherman Oaks, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) proudly announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury awarded $953,000 to the Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC) to help spur job creation and economic growth by expanding access to capital for small businesses. Congressman Sherman supported VEDC’s federal grant application to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), Financial Assistance program.

Sherman Oaks, CA – On Sunday, August 26th, Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks) hosted a Town Hall meeting at Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, fielding questions from some of the hundreds of constituents who attended.

Sherman Oaks, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) proudly announced that California State Parks is restoring sections of the Backbone Trail in Topanga State Park using federal funds he secured for trail improvements along the 65-mile Backbone Trail. The Backbone Trail, portions of which are owned by the National Park Service and California State Parks, traverses the Santa Monica Mountains from Pacific Palisades to Point Mugu.