Grace Napolitano News

Congressional support of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act has reached 51, it was announced today by Kathleen Schmatz, president and CEO of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association .

Water and Power Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom McClintock released the following statement today regarding Subcommittee Chairwoman Grace Napolitano's recent announcement to hold a Southern California field hearing on the state's water crisis: "I welcome Chairwoman Napolitano's public focus on the California water crisis.

Rep. Grace Napolitano said Wednesday she wants to hold an unprecedented congressional hearing on the state's water crisis next month in Los Angeles.

The new Metro Gold Line extension from downtown Los Angeles to the Eastside was officially dedicated Saturday.

WASHINGTON, DC Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO Rhone Resch released the following statement on today's House Natural Resources Committee joint hearing on "Getting Past Gridlock: Models for Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission." The hearing was led by Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Jim Costa and ...

If California farmers are to survive another dry year, they will need better water-transfer and delivery systems, state water officials said Wednesday as they met in Fresno.

Fourteen congressional members from Southern California have signed a letter to county transportation authorities asking them to request federal funds for the Gold Line Foothill Extension.

A group of cities and a state agency, which wants to build an 800-mile high-speed railroad in California, have reached a tentative agreement calling on both to work together to address local concerns.

After a week in Washington, D.C., members of the California Latino Water Coalition said they were satisfied with their effort to educate federal officials about the Valley's water woes.

Community activists and Valley politicians are stepping up their efforts to bring national attention to the area's water shortage -- pleading Tuesday for President Barack Obama to visit the drought-plagued farmlands.

A city councilman's political action committee has raised tens of thousands of dollars for his re-election campaign and had as its treasurer the city manager's wife, according to campaign finance reports.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, along with over 150 distinguished leaders from the non-profit, government and corporate sectors, the National Hispana Leadership Institute honored Latina Leaders making a difference through public service during NHLI's renowned Latina Leaders Breakfast, an annual event held in the nation's ...

Local entries are being sought for a Punctuation Baking Contest to highlight the celebration of the sixth annual National Punctuation Day on Thursday.

Rep. Grace Napolitano and Assemblywoman Norma Torres will host a foreclosure prevention fair from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Village Conference Center, 1444 E. Holt Ave.

City Councilman Ron Beilke's selection to run in the March 2007 election, Gracie Smith-Gallegos, stepped down several weeks ago, just before news broke she had been tried and convicted of a felony while in office.

Hundreds of projects in the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier areas, from water infrastructure to after-school programs, could get a financial boost from the annual federal spending bills now under consideration in Congress.

FILE ** In this Nov. 6, 2001, file photo, biohazard worker Michelle Gillie, right, prepares to enter the office of Rep.

San Gabriel Valley voters today will finally choose their next congressional representative, capping a process that began seven months ago when former Rep.

Southland water leaders today praised President Barack Obamaa s administration and California congressional representatives for the attention given the state in the latest round of federal funding provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

State and local elected leaders have for years championed a $1.2 billion Titan Group development that would bring homes and retail shops around the city's bus terminal.