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Senator Schiff Demands Trump Administration Reinstate $33 Million in Federal Earthquake Retrofitting Funding

May 23, 2025 7:00 amMay 23, 2025 7:01 am

In a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week, US Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded that $33 million in recently cancelled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for earthquake retrofitting be reinstated. Currently, FEMA is...

CA Democratic Lawmakers Make Last Ditch Attempt To Stop EPA Waiver Vote That Could End 2035 EV Mandate

May 21, 2025 4:35 pmMay 21, 2025 4:44 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and other prominent Democratic lawmakers made a last chance effort to try to sway the U.S. Senate vote on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver for California’s...

Senate Vote on Ending the EPA Waiver for California’s 2035 Gas Powered Car Mandate Moved up to this Week

May 21, 2025 2:45 amMay 21, 2025 2:46 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced Tuesday that the House will vote on the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver for California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate this week, potentially setting up the beginning of the end for...

Repeal of 2035 Gas Car Ban Mandate Hangs in Balance in U.S. Senate

May 2, 2025 1:09 pmMay 2, 2025 1:09 pm

The elimination of the Environmental Protection Agency waiver that federally approved of California’s 2035 gas-powered car ban faces a huge Senate vote this month following the House voting in favor of the waiver’s removal on Thursday. At the center of the...

House Votes To Repeal EPA Waiver for California’s 2035 EV Mandate, Paving Way For Federal Repeal

May 1, 2025 2:24 pmMay 1, 2025 2:24 pm

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 246-164 Thursday to end the Environmental Protection Agency waiver that federally approved of California’s 2035 gas-powered car ban. The vote paves the way for a total federal ban on the mandate and allows new...

President Trump Surveys Wildfire Damage In Los Angeles, Meets With Lawmakers On Recovery

January 25, 2025 3:09 amJanuary 25, 2025 7:57 am

President Donald Trump visited Los Angeles on Friday, flying in and viewing the destruction of the Pacific Palisades fire from Marine One, and meeting with several state and local leaders about wildfire recovery. Before Trump’s visit, questions lingered over what...

Senators Schiff, Padilla Refuse to Travel to California With Trump

January 24, 2025 2:37 pmJanuary 24, 2025 2:37 pm

California’s Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) refused offers from President Donald Trump to travel with him to Los Angeles Friday and visit areas decimated by wildfires. They said their reason is that Senate confirmation voting of Trump’s...