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- March 13, 2024
By Staff Democratic U.S. Senators from California, Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler, have sponsored a ground-breaking bill that will help the Jamul Indian Village and is a historic step toward restoring ancestral lands to indigenous populations. The bill proposes to...
- March 12, 2024
By Ian James In California and across the country, household water rates have been rising as utilities invest to upgrade aging infrastructure, secure future supplies and meet treatment standards for clean drinking water. As monthly water bills continue to increase,...
- March 12, 2024
By Tyche Hendricks When the Biden administration opened a new immigration court in the Bay Area city of Concord last month, it was part of a broader effort to cope with an unprecedented nationwide backlog of 3.3 million cases. But...
- March 11, 2024
By Staff The Los Angeles area is set to receive significant federal funding for projects intended to improve roadways and reconnect communities, Sen. Alex Padilla announced on Monday, March 11. In total, $236.9 million will fund 17 projects across California...
- March 8, 2024
By Ian James With climate change compounding the strains on the Colorado River, seven Western states are starting to consider long-term plans for reducing water use to prevent the river’s reservoirs from reaching critically low levels in the years to...
- March 8, 2024
By Katherine Knott Twenty-six Senate Democrats are urging the Education Department to permanently fix an error in the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid that blocks some students whose parents don’t have a Social Security number from completing the...