Alex Padilla

You’re lying again, Donald. Not only do we have ballot drop boxes, we’re one of the few states that has a ballot tracking website where every voter can literally see where their ballot is in real time: california.ballottrax.net/voter/

A construction site is not probable cause. Speaking with an accent is not a crime. And racial profiling is un-American.

RFK Jr. is a danger to public health. He should resign.

'This is not a hoax': Epstein survivors speak out demanding files be released Several Jeffrey Epstein survivors made a direct appeal to President Trump to take action as they demanded all the files be released.

No more delays. No more distractions. No more excuses. 

It’s long past time to release the Epstein files.

Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles wasn’t just extreme — it was illegal. A federal judge confirmed it today.

This Labor Day, we honor the people who make America thrive. The farmworkers who put food on our tables, the workers who build our cities, the firefighters who keep us safe, the teachers who educate our kids and so many others. Their fight for fair pay and dignity continues. We must stand with them.

California has become the 4th largest economy in the world not despite our immigrant population—but because of it.

ICE agents create fear at California hospitals Immigration enforcement agents have had a number of high-profile encounters at hospitals that have created fear among workers and patients.

Everyone deserves access to care—without fear, without intimidation.

PThe people of California will have an opportunity to stand up this November and vote YES on Prop 50 to defend our democracy and hold Donald Trump accountable.

Most California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll shows The poll's findings reflected striking emotional reactions to the president's immigration enforcement.

The cruelty is undeniable — and Californians have had enough. Nearly 70% of California voters disapprove of Trump’s immigration tactics terrorizing our communities.

Playbook: One big, beautiful rebranding And the Federal Reserve’s annual policy symposium kicks off today in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The GOP is full on damage control mode. They know how unpopular Trump’s Big Ugly Betrayal Bill is.

Turns out people don’t like getting food stamps and health care ripped away so that billionaires can get more tax cuts.

Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

Texas—game on.

California voters will stop the MAGA power grab at the ballot box November 4.

GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C. as Trump tightens control Personnel from West Virginia arrived Monday, with troops from South Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Louisiana expected to arrive Tuesday.

Trump sent federal troops to LA to try and intimidate, distract and create chaos. 

Now he’s doing the same thing in Washington, DC despite crime being at a 30-year low. 

Shame on these Republican Governors for going along with this political theater.

From children’s checkups to nursing home care, Medicaid supports Californians and Americans across the country at every stage of life. 

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill blew a trillion dollar hole in the budget of this vital program. 

All to give bigger tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.

Spare us the hypocrisy, Greg. You’re doing Trump’s dirty work and now you’re lecturing California for answering in kind? Please.

Trump Pledges Unconstitutional Order to Limit Mail-In Voting After Putin Chat President Trump pledged to eliminate mail-in voting and the use of voting machines following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump’s meeting with Putin on Ukraine was a disaster. No deal, total embarrassment. And what’s his takeaway? Unconstitutionally attacking mail-in voting at home because Putin says it’s bad. Trump isn’t leading, he’s getting played.

Gavin Newsom launches official redistricting campaign: ‘Wake up, America’ “The high road doesn’t exist anymore,” said Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park.

California didn’t start this fight. But we will help to end it.

Trump quiere manipular los mapas electorales de Texas, poner más seguidores suyos en el Congreso, y quitarle fuerza a la voz y al voto de California y de todo el país. Pero este noviembre no lo vamos a dejar.

Costs. Chaos. Corruption. These three words define the Trump presidency.

Higher costs. Widespread chaos. Rampant corruption.

In California, we’re pushing back with the Election Rigging Response Act to put an end to the madness and hold this president accountable.

Trump administration must restore hundreds of UCLA research grants, federal judge rules A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Trump administration to restore hundreds of frozen National Science Foundation research grants to UCLA.

Trump’s latest target in his war on America’s top universities: UCLA.

A judge just ordered his administration to restore $584M in National Science Foundation research grants—over a third of what he froze in July. We’ll keep standing up for academic freedom.

Agents detain student at gunpoint near school; safe zones to be expanded around LAUSD campuses Amid immigration enforcement, city and school officials will set up "safe zones" monitored by LAPD and community volunteers to protect undocumented families when school resumes at LAUSD.

A 15-year-old student with disabilities was handcuffed and held at gunpoint by ICE—until they realized they had the wrong person.

Now LAUSD is creating safe-zones to protect students and families from immigration raids.

This is Trump’s America in 2025.

Anxiety attacks, tears, questions: The impact of immigration sweeps on children As federal raids continue in Southern California, children are feeling the toll of detachment and trauma.

Panic attacks. Anxiety. Nightmares. 

These are the marks Trump’s cruel raids are leaving on the children of immigrants.

Sen. Alex Padilla introduces bills to expand voting rights access The introduction of the bills also falls on the same day as the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

Voting rights belong to every eligible American, no matter their language, no matter their zip code. Anything less is voter suppression.

Trump wants census to exclude undocumented immigrants President Donald Trump wants to change how the once-a-decade census collects data. In a Truth Social post, he said he directed the Commerce Department to begin work on a new census, that would not cou...

The law is clear: the census must count every person in the United States. Every. Person. 

No exceptions.

It’ll take more than three guys and an off-the-rails administration to keep me from fighting for the American Dream.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on ICE's 'roving patrols' The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to free up its mass deportation efforts across Southern California, seeking to end a judge's ban on 'roving patrols.'

Racial profiling is unconstitutional. Period.

Heat wave continues for much of Southern California bringing scorching temperatures The National Weather Service warns that parts of the Inland Empire could reach up to 106 degrees.

Heat waves. Extreme weather. Flash flooding. Wild fires.

These natural disasters continue to take a greater toll every year and yet still the GOP is dismantling policies to address the climate crisis.

No matter who they voted for, Americans are all paying the price.

Federal agents use Penske rental truck as 'Trojan Horse' to raid Los Angeles Home Depot Border Patrol agents reportedly arrested 16 people at a Home Depot in Westlake on Wednesday. They utilized Penske trucks to carry out the arrests.

Trump’s policies continue to drive prices up, his health care cuts are deeply unpopular, and he can’t cover up his relationship with Epstein fast enough.

So he targets day laborers and street vendors in an effort to distract.

ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants

ICE tried to pay agents bonuses for how fast they could deport people. Then they scrapped it once the program was made public and reporters started asking questions.

This is Trump’s deportation machine in action: rushed, cruel, and lawless.

Padilla’s ‘common sense fix’ could give citizenship status to millions Today could be one of the shortest days of your life, thanks to the Earth spinning faster than usual. Aug. 5 is set to be one of the shortest days, by milliseconds, on record. With that, good morning ...

There is a better, more humane, and common-sense path forward on immigration.

My legislation shows how.