State Senator Alex Padilla, representative of the San Fernando Valley’s 20th district and chairman of the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee, talks MIR through the committee’s past and future efforts towards a greener energy system.
As California continues to confront a deepening housing crisis, state leaders are reevaluating how to expand access to homeownership beyond traditional programs. Sacramento Mayor and former Senate leader Darrell Steinberg highlights a groundbreaking market-based solution to close the gap between subsidized affordable units and costly market-rate homes.
California State Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg's remarks highlighting the need for lawmakers to unite behind a coherent state water investment plan. In budget stressed economic times, passing a multi-billion dollar water bond will be challenging. The need to create jobs and reinvest in California drives Senator Steinberg forward, despite only having imperfect policy solutions to work with.
