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By Semantha Raquel Norris Immigrants, especially those from Latin America, have been a central focus of President-Elect Donald Trump’s election campaign, and immigrant rights groups have been preemptively preparing for the next four years. “It has been a long and...
By Tyler Katzenberger SACRAMENTO, California — Silicon Valley is slated to house a new national computer chip design center aimed at boosting America’s tech industry on the world stage, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Friday. Why it matters: The...
By Matthew Daly The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a bridge collapse killed six construction workers in March and disrupted East Coast shipping routes...

Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced bipartisan legislation that will reduce flood risks and bolster emergency preparedness by...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bill to rename a San Francisco post office after the late California Senator and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein. The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) advanced 10 bills he introduced to conserve California public lands, mitigate wildfire risk, expand the use of prescribed fire, strengthen...

Newsletter Archives

Dear Friend, This winter, California has experienced a relentless stream of severe storms—with rainstorms, flooding, and mudslides causing over one billion dollars in damages. My heart goes out to everyone who lost a loved one, and every family who saw...
Dear Friend,As we approach the end of the year, I want to wish you and your family a happy holiday season. I’m grateful to the people of California for putting their faith in me to represent them in the United...
Dear Friend,  I recently voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law by President Biden this month. This landmark new law will help lower energy and health care costs for millions of Californians, boost air quality, and...