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Bay Area transit funding spotlighted in Padilla visit to San Francisco
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) visited San Francisco to highlight funding Bay Area transit agencies received from the Biden Administration.Read More
Appropriations bill invests more than $73 million in Bay Area projects
The $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill passed last week by the U.S. Congress includes more than $73 million for projects in the greater Bay Area, according to the office...Read More
Bay Area leaders condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
The attack on Ukraine by Russian armed forces brought statements of condemnation Thursday from Bay Area elected leaders.Read More
Infrastructure bill allocates annual $250 million for California roads, bridges
The Bay Area will receive about $250 million per year for road and bridge repairs from the bipartisan infrastructure package federal legislators are currently considering, a Metropolitan Transportation Commission...Read More
Senators push to keep Oakland Coliseum, Cal State LA vaccination sites open
California’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday they have requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency work with local and state governments to keep mass COVID-19 vaccination sites open in...Read More
Padilla to chair Senate immigration subcommittee
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has been named chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee. Padilla made the announcement Sunday, noting that his priority is to restore humanity, dignity...Read More
Kamala Harris steps down from Senate days before becoming vice president
Vice President-elect and Oakland native Kamala Harris resigned Monday from her seat representing California in the U.S. Senate ahead of Inauguration Day later this week. Harris, who along with...Read More
State protects public health officials under threat with confidential address program
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order this week allowing public health officials to join the state’s confidential address program in response to threats and harassment they have faced...Read More
State expands physical polling locations for November election
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to expand the state’s number of polling places ahead of the November general election, which state officials expect to be affected...Read More
Voter registration reaches all-time high, yet gaps persist among non-white voters
Voting rights activists remain worried about persistent gaps in voter participation based on race and ethnicity.Read More
Tool launches to help convicted felons restore voting rights
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is assisting residents with criminal convictions by launching a new tool to let them know whether they are eligible to vote.Read More
Half a million register to vote since Sunday
With the upcoming Nov. 8 general election just two weeks away, more than half a million Californians registered to vote online within 48 hours leading up to Monday's deadline.Read More
Young Calif. voter registrations surge in 2016
The State of California is saying there has been a surge of younger Californians exhibiting interest in voting in the first three months of 2016.Read More