Trump administration considering trading Yosemite land to private developerCongressional Democrats – including California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff – are trying to block the dealSFGATE1mo agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentAlex Padillayosemite land trade proposal
Yosemite begged to make major change as chaos reigns over parkCalifornia senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff penned a scathing letter, blaming the park’s gridlocked traffic on the decision to eliminate timed-entry reservations in 2026.New York Post3mo agoWhole story →PlanetAlex Padillayosemite reservation system controversy
Sheehy, Padilla want secure hazard pay for prescribed burnsLegislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this month from Sen. Tim Sheehy and Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla seeks to extend firefighter hazard pay to prescribed burns and training jumps.Billings Gazette3mo agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetAlex Padillawildfire legislation introduced
Senate Dems Push Back on Oil Reserve PlanSens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., sent a letter Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright demanding that the Department of Energy halt efforts to establish a regional emergency oil reserve on the West Coast until Congress authorizes such a move.Newsmax4mo agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentPatty MurrayAlex Padillawest coast oil reserve plan
Exclusive: West Coast emergency oil reserve sparks pushback from Senate DemocratsBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — A pair of Senate Democrats are calling for the Trump administration to abandon efforts to build a West Coast emergency oil reserve. In a letter dated Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Sens. Alex Padilla and Patty Murray warn that establishing a West Coast Strategic Petroleum Reserve this fiscalABC17News.com4mo agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentPatty MurrayAlex Padillawest coast oil reserve proposal
