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June 9, 2025


Northern California’s representatives are keeping a close eye on the swell of militarized law enforcement sent to Los Angeles this week, predicting that President Donald Trump may expand his use of the tactics in the coming days.


June 6, 2025

In brief

  • House Democrats convened a "minority day" hearing Friday to express concerns about the CLARITY Act.
  • The crypto market structure bill would establish a framework for regulating most of the digital assets industry.
  • Experts said Friday the bill contains loopholes that could allow traditional finance firms to evade regulation.


May 28, 2025

President Trump is using crypto and $TRUMP to supercharge his grift—over 760,000 Americans have lost more than $2 billion collectively on his meme coin scam. We must make corruption criminal again.


May 24, 2025

Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, lashed out at President Donald Trump’s cuts to programs combating climate change on Friday in Pacifica, where local officials and residents have been left scrambling to protect critical infrastructure after a long-anticipated $50 million federal grant to address severe coastal erosion along Beach Boulevard in Pacifica was scrapped.

The grant was part of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program that was cut earlier this year.


May 23, 2025

Congressman Sam Liccardo is calling on the White House to restore funds that help address coastal erosion.

Liccardo, former mayor of San Jose, held a news conference at the Pacifica boardwalk, along with Pacifica Mayor Sue Beckmeyer to announce new legislation that would restore what he called a critical program.

Last month, the Trump administration canceled a FEMA grant program designed to boost infrastructure called Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).


May 22, 2025

Rep. Sam Liccardo appeared on MSNBC to call out the egregious corruption of President Trump on the night of his meme coin dinner at his golf club in Sterling, VA, which was attended by the top 220 holders of $TRUMP.


May 22, 2025

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) claim President Donald Trump’s May 22 meme coin dinner invites foreign interference and corruption.


May 15, 2025

South Bay Congressman Sam Liccardo introduced a bill Thursday aimed at helping people fight back against the Trump administration. Ian Cull reports.


May 15, 2025
A trio of freshmen House Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow individuals to sue the government — and even specific officials like Elon Musk — over decisions that block congressionally approved spending.

May 13, 2025

Congressional Republicans have two pieces of stablecoin legislation crafted, STABLE and GENIUS, acronyms assumed to be devised — though no one would ever confirm this — as a nod to their party leader's famous construction.