Meet Alex Padilla, Californiaâs Next Senator
Wednesday: He will be the stateâs first Latino senator. Also: Shirley Weber will be secretary of state.
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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla in January 2019. Being chosen to serve as a U.S. senator is âimmensely humbling,â he said.Credit.Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press
Good morning.
Itâs official: California â a state where nearly 40 percent of the population identifies as Latino â will have its first Latino senator.
Alex Padilla, Californiaâs secretary of state, has been appointed to replace Senator Kamala Harris when she becomes vice president.
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The California Department of Public Health says the current ICU capacity in the Bay Area is 11.3%. There were 30,375 newly recorded confirmed cases in California on Friday.
Among the list of district attorneys and state lawmakers with law degrees who could be tapped by Governor Gavin Newsom as the state s next attorney general, there is one name that could lead to San Francisco having the second gay man serving in a citywide municipal office.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who defended Newsom when he served as San Francisco mayor, most notably when Newsom defied state law and ordered city officials to marry same-sex couples in the winter of 2004, is in the mix of the dozen or so people speculated as having a chance at being California s top law enforcement officer. The governor will need to name a successor to Attorney General Xavier Becerra if he is confirmed as the country s next Health and Human Services secretary.
Becerra was Wednesday’s KVML’s “Newsmaker of the Day”.
The state’s petition alleges that Amazon has failed to adequately comply with lawful requests for information as part of an ongoing investigation into the company’s coronavirus protocols and the status of COVID-19 cases at Amazon facilities across the state.
“Amazon has made billions during this pandemic relying on the labor of essential workers. Their workers get the job done while putting themselves at risk,” said Attorney General Becerra. “It’s critical to know if these workers are receiving the protections on the job that they are entitled to under the law. Time is of the essence. Amazon has delayed responding adequately to our investigative requests long enough. We’re seeking a court order to compel Amazon to comply fully with our investigative subpoenas.”