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— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 22, 2020 Those public displays of emotion are rare for Padilla. Many describe him as stoic, someone whose voice rarely wavers and whose oratory won’t long be remembered. Those who know him say his methodical delivery is the product of his training in engineering, a field that prizes verifiable fact and precision and where flamboyance is of little value. He earned his degree from MIT and worked briefly writing software for an aerospace company after graduating. … [Read more...] about California’s Alex Padilla brings rare Senate perspective — an immigrant family’s struggle for dignity

Less than a week since Chuck Schumer took the gavel as Senate Majority Leader, and three weeks after that development was assured with two Democratic Senate victories in Georgia runoffs, speculation about 2022 Senate races began with two-term Ohio Republican Rob Portman announcing he will retire that when his current term expires. This makes three open Republican seats in 2022 so far, with Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey and North Carolina’s Richard Burr having already announced retirements. Iowa’s Chuck Grassley and Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson could also retire but haven’t indicated they will just yet. … [Read more...] about Republican Senator Rob Portman to Retire in 2022

Azar will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the island’s foreign and health ministers and visit the Central Epidemic Command Center, which led the efforts to contain the pandemic, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said according to the Wall Street Journal.  … [Read more...] about US Health Secretary Alex Azar To Make Highest-Level Visit To Taiwan In Decades, A Move Likely To Anger China

With the postholiday surge lessening, ICU availability in the regions that remained under the stay-at-home order Sunday — including the Bay Area — is projected to rise above the 15% threshold that triggered the lockdown measures, the source said. Most counties are expected to move into the purple tier — the most restrictive, but less stringent than the statewide order. In that tier, restaurants can open for outdoor service, and personal care services like hair and nail salons can reopen with modifications. … [Read more...] about Bay Briefing: California to lift stay-at-home orders statewide, source says

Excelsior District resident Yeimy Moreno says she could face eviction if protections are not extended. She lives in an $865-a-month studio apartment in the Excelsior with her husband and two children. Her income as a health outreach worker has dropped significantly. Her husband, who cleans office buildings, has been able to continue collecting a paycheck, although she said it’s likely he will be laid off in the coming weeks. … [Read more...] about California eviction moratorium set to expire with rent coming due at end of month