“And I remember the look in his eye, coming home, knowing that he couldn’t provide for his family the way he wanted. That dignity was taken from him,” said Padilla, 47, his voice catching during an interview on The Chronicle’s “It’s All Political” podcast. “I took him to that interview so that the labor leaders in that room knew that I knew what that dignity meant, of a good union job and a good union contract.” … [Read more...] about California’s Alex Padilla brings rare Senate perspective — an immigrant family’s struggle for dignity
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US Health Secretary Alex Azar To Make Highest-Level Visit To Taiwan In Decades, A Move Likely To Anger China
Prior to Azar’s planned visit to Taiwan, previous administrations have sent lower-level cabinet secretaries. Although President Trump has adhered to the pattern of past administrations in relations with Taiwan so as to not derail trade deal negotiations with China, U.S.-China tensions have escalated in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic and reports of human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. … [Read more...] about US Health Secretary Alex Azar To Make Highest-Level Visit To Taiwan In Decades, A Move Likely To Anger China
Bay Briefing: California to lift stay-at-home orders statewide, source says
Sen. Alex Padilla began to choke up. The California Democrat, appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to finish the term of Vice President Kamala Harris, was talking about the time he brought his father with him when he was seeking the endorsement of a labor organization during his first run for office. The elder Padilla, an immigrant from Mexico, was living evidence that the young politician came from a place where the fight for dignity wasn’t an abstract concept. … [Read more...] about Bay Briefing: California to lift stay-at-home orders statewide, source says
California eviction moratorium set to expire with rent coming due at end of month
“We have been trying to borrow money from family to pay the debt, but it’s hard because others are in the same situation or have it worse than we do,” she said. “We thought we were the kind of people who work hard and never ask for help. But at this point we need it. The community is suffering. We are worried about not having a roof over our head.” … [Read more...] about California eviction moratorium set to expire with rent coming due at end of month
Cashless Ban: New Jersey Requires Businesses To Accept Cash
“Businesses would not do something that would cause them to lose customers,” said Michele Siekerka of the NJBIA. “Business-side efficiencies: Safety, security, not having to take bags of money to the bank at the end of the day, another cost to the business.” … [Read more...] about Cashless Ban: New Jersey Requires Businesses To Accept Cash
