Tag: Alex Padilla
Celebrity Politicians Are Almost All Republicans – Why is That?
Reports of Dianne Feinstein’s political demise, to borrow from Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated. After a San Francisco Chronicle article questioned her capacity to handle the demands of her job due to age-related mental deterioration, California’s octogenarian senator said no, she...
Vice President Harris Visits California Amid Record Low Approval Rating
Vice President Kamala Harris is to make several stops in California this week to help reaffirm Biden Administration policies as well as to try to reverse worsening poll numbers less than two months before the primary election. Press play to...
Senator Padilla Announces Full-Term Senate Run for 2022
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Tuesday that he would be running for a full-term in the Senate this year, a decision that most political experts have been expecting for months. Padilla, who had previously served in the Los...
VP Harris Visits So Cal, Announces $600 Million in Wildfire Disaster Relief Funding
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in San Bernardino on Friday, beginning a weekend Southern California visit by touring wildfire damaged forests and announcing $600 million in disaster relief funding for the U.S. Forest Service in the state. Harris was joined...
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Begins Congressional Confirmation Hearings For India Ambassadorship
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared before a Congressional panel Tuesdaylooking into his India ambassadorship nomination in Washington. Garcetti had been waiting for the hearings to begin since late May, when he was first rumored to have been President Joe...
LA City Council Votes Unanimously To Ban Ghost Guns
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban ghost guns in a sweeping new city ordinance on Tuesday. Ghost guns, which are unfinished firearms that can be built from different parts to allow buyers to get around background checks...