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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Bay Area Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) led a bipartisan effort to leverage technology to protect whales on the West Coast. His recent letter to the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration requests an expansion of Automatic Identification System (AIS) messaging technology to send whale-safety information directly to mariners along the West Coast.
By Ryan Macasero
Originally published in the Mercury News
Spurred by concerns over federal immigration enforcement, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a 45-day moratorium on new detention facilities, broadened to include public property.
SAN JOSÉ, CA — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) celebrated the opening of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare’s new San José-Campbell clinic after his office pressed federal officials to act on a long-pending approval.
By Bay City News Service
Originally published in SF Gate
Monterey County and the city of San Jose both passed moratoriums Tuesday on the construction of immigration detention facilities.
Originally published in The Almanac
by Arden Margulis and Hannah Bensen
U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo is calling for a federal investigation into the Russian national who reportedly owns 80 Willow Road, a Menlo Park site slated for a massive high-rise development, citing national security concerns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Liccardo (D-CA) demands Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launch an immediate federal review of the ownership and financing behind a proposed real estate development at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park. Liccardo urged the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and other appropriate federal agencies to examine the property and consider sanctions against its Russian owner, Vitaly Yusufov, and his father, Igor Yusufov.
Originally published in Punchbowl News
By Ben Brody