


Khanna secures $600k in funding for Valley Water
WASHINGTON, DC — November 25, 2023 – Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat of Milpitas, announced that the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation will distribute $680,429 to Valley Water for two planning studies […]

LaMalfa leads call for emergency levee repairs in Central Valley ahead of flood season
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 25, 2023) — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, has joined Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.-01) in urging the U.S. Army […]

BART looks to bolster number of police on trains by approving significant pay increase to help recruit officers
June 21, 2023 – The BART Board of Directors has unanimously approved a new agreement that will increase police officer salaries to put the BART Police Department’s (BPD) pay on par with other Bay Area […]






Pelosi launches into floor speech in support of Israel
Washington, D.C. (November 25, 2023) – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.Res. 771, Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric […]

Senator Butler expresses gratitude for release of Gaza hostages
Washington D.C. — (November 25, 2023) — Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) released the following statement today on the hostage release in Gaza. “I am happy to hear the news that 50 hostages will soon be […]

Padilla wants humanitarian assistance included in supplemental funding package
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and 20 colleagues in urging Democratic and Republican Senate […]