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Originally published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
By Ana Mata
San Mateo County is looking to restrict the development of any immigration detention facility in unincorporated areas, with a unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors to draft an emergency moratorium against such centers and a longer term plan to ensure local regulation.
Redwood City, CA — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) testified at the San Mateo Board of Supervisors meeting, partnering with the board, as it takes steps to restrict the development of detention center facilities in unincorporated San Mateo County. The County, with leadership from Sup. Noelia Corzo and Sup. Ray Mueller, is the first county in California’s 16th district to take such action.
By Keith Menconi
Originally published in San José Spotlight
South Bay and Peninsula leaders are seeking to sharpen their legal defenses against new federal immigration facilities by strengthening local zoning rules.
Originally published in San José Spotlight News
By Joyce Chu
The largest federal housing bill in decades has the potential to increase the home supply in Silicon Valley, one of the most expensive regions in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmembers Sam Liccardo (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Maria Salazar (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan bill to protect Afghan allies from deportation. After the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Homeland Security granted more than 9,000 Afghans Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to seek refuge in the United States. Many of these individuals served alongside U.S. forces, making them particularly vulnerable to Taliban retaliation if deported.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (NDAA) which would give the Department of War $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending.
Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) voted against NDAA and released the following statement:
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider a controversial proposal, commonly known as the “Massie Amendment,” that would halt $3.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer funding to Israel.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) celebrated the enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant federal housing reform package in more than 30 years. The bipartisan law, which became law today, includes four bills led or co-led by Liccardo, the most by any Democratic freshman member.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16), joined by Congressman Jimmy Panetta, introduced the Supporting Knowledge Through Industry-Led Learning (SKILL) Act, a mechanism to incentivize private sector investment in American workers to anticipate the likely disruption from the increasingly widespread deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.