Meet Alex Padilla, Californiaâs Next Senator
Wednesday: He will be the stateâs first Latino senator. Also: Shirley Weber will be secretary of state.
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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla in January 2019. Being chosen to serve as a U.S. senator is âimmensely humbling,â he said.Credit.Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press
Good morning.
Itâs official: California â a state where nearly 40 percent of the population identifies as Latino â will have its first Latino senator.
Alex Padilla, Californiaâs secretary of state, has been appointed to replace Senator Kamala Harris when she becomes vice president.
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Why Itâs So Hard to Keep Californiaâs Hospitals Staffed
Tuesday: The strain on the stateâs health care work force is unprecedented. And things are still likely to get worse.
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Volunteers helped build a mobile field hospital at UCI Medical Center on Monday in Orange.Credit.Jae C. Hong/Associated Press
Good morning.
I wish I could start this holiday season on a brighter note.
But the reality is that California, for all the sunshine and warmth, is in the midst of one of its darkest winters.
Hospitalizations and deaths have continued to soar as the nationâs most populous state has emerged as the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic â and they donât appear to be slowing down.
Young Kim Discusses the California G.O.P., After Trump
Monday: The representative-elect discusses the state’s pandemic response and the future of the Republican Party: “This is not a Trump or Biden issue.”
Good morning.
Almost exactly a month ago and a full 10 days after Election Day Young Kim became the official winner of a close, hard-fought race to represent California’s 39th Congressional District.
The race was a rematch between Ms. Kim, a Republican former state lawmaker, and Representative Gil Cisneros, who narrowly clinched the Northern Orange County-area seat as part of the 2018 “blue wave,” in which Democrats were ushered into seats that had previously been solidly in Republican hands.
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