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All members of Congress from the Bay Area have signed a letter that was delivered to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday that calls on the agency to investigate the high number of gray whale deaths recorded off the coast of California this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE) and Sam Liccardo (D-CA) introduced the “Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act.” Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) lead the senate version. This legislation streamlines environmental review processes for Department of Housing and Urban Development housing projects.
The federal government could help homeowners in states like California more easily build accessory dwelling units on their property.
California Rep. Sam Liccardo joined New York Rep. Andrew Garbarino in proposing the Supporting Upgraded Property Projects and Lending for Yards (SUPPLY) Act on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The bipartisan effort aims to get the federal government involved to address housing affordability across the country.
Accessory Dwelling Units — smaller, secondary housing units built onto existing homes and properties — have become a popular suggestion among those trying to mitigate the nation’s housing crisis, but many homeowners trying to build one struggle to receive the financing.
U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, is trying to help solve that problem with recently-introduced new legislation, the SUPPLY Act, which would help homeowners obtain government-backed second mortgages to finance ADU construction.
A pair of congressmen from California and New York plan to unveil a bill on Friday that would create a government-backed loan program for homeowners to finance the construction of tiny homes on their properties.
The bill aims to boost building of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, in a new effort to tackle the nation’s severe housing shortage. These add-ons are small, studio-style housing units, usually between 600 and 1,200 square feet, that can supplement an existing home in the backyard, garage or basement.
The federal government might strip the name of one of San Jose’s most beloved activists from a naval ship.
The U.S. Navy, under the direction of Secretary of State Pete Hegseth, is considering renaming Navy cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez. Elected leaders, along with Cesar Chavez’s family members, are fighting back to keep the ship’s name and preserve Chavez’s legacy as a veteran and historic civil rights and labor activist.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the GENIUS Act, which establishes regulations for stablecoins. Liccardo was an original sponsor on the bill’s House version, the STABLE Act, and introduced several amendments to improve the bill’s language supporting criminal penalties for violating the regulations and anti-money laundering requirements, several of which are reflected in the final bill.
Washington, D.C. — ICYMI: Today, New Dem Innovation & Technology Working Group Chair Sam Liccardo (CA-16) penned an op-ed in The Mercury News about the need for Democrats to offer a new path forward as an alternative to President Trump’s anti-innovation agenda.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) and Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) have conveyed a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing strong opposition to reported efforts to potentially rename the USNS Cesar Chavez, a Navy cargo ship honoring the civil rights icon and military veteran.