Alex Padilla

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.

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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