Rep. Carbajal Backs Bipartisan Budget Agreement, Urges Congress to Pass in Order to Avoid Economic Catastrophe
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement today, ahead of the U.S. House of Representative’s consideration of the bipartisan budget agreement struck this weekend by President Biden and House Republican leaders that adjusts the U.S. debt limit to avoid a catastrophic default: “The bipartisan budget agreement brokered by President...
Padilla Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Curbing EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision to curb the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to address water pollution: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling substantially erodes the EPA’s ability to...
Padilla Introduces Bill to Protect 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif) announced the reintroduction of his sweeping public lands package. The bill is cosponsored by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) and would restore and expand protections for over 1 million acres of California’s public lands. The Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands...
Notice of Recruitment: Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) is offering a great opportunity to contribute to local government and air pollution control! The District is recruiting to fill one position on the District Hearing Board. The Hearing Board is a quasi-judicial body that makes determinations on permit appeals,...
Committee Advances Two Bipartisan Bills Co-Led by Congressman Carbajal to Strengthen Supply Chains, Reduce Congestion
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) this week approved bills co-led by Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) aimed at strengthening U.S. supply chains, alleviating congestion, and improving efficiency in U.S. transportation corridors. The committee advanced H.R. 3318, legislation introduced by Carbajal and Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) to allow a variance...
Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara
The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is a Tax on "Transient" guests staying in any hotel, inn, motel, or other commercial lodging establishment for a period of less than 31 days. The City collected $2.6 million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for April 2023. Although TOT revenues in April 2023 were...
Padilla, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Expand Access to Electric Vehicles for Low-Income Communities
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Nanette Díaz Barragán (D-Calif.-44) in introducing the bicameral EVs for All Act, legislation that would increase access to electric vehicles (EVs) for residents of public housing across the nation. Many of these individuals currently face limited or no access to EVs while grappling with...
Rep. Carbajal Helps Introduce Bipartisan “Invest to Protect Act” to Support Local Police Departments
In recognition of National Police Week, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers in reintroducing the Invest to Protect Act, legislation that will make critical, targeted investments in small and midsize police departments with fewer than 200 sworn officers for the recruitment, retention,...
Reps. Carbajal, Webster Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Create National Infrastructure Bank
Representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Daniel Webster (FL-11), senior leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation today in recognition of National Infrastructure Week that would authorize the creation of a national infrastructure bank. The bank created by the lawmaker’s bill, the National Infrastructure Investment Corporation (NIIC)...
Carbajal, Bice, Ernst, Kaine Introduce Bill to Combat Threat of Fentanyl
Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are leading a bipartisan effort directing increased federal attention to fentanyl trafficking by utilizing the tools of the Department of Defense (DoD) and involving Mexico as an active partner to combat this...