Latinos Should Rally To Omar Qudrat, Potentially The First Muslim GOP Congressman
It's election season again and politician promises to Latino voters are on their way. The question always remains whether those promises will be kept.
Category Archives: Representative Scott Peters
Still the front-runner, Dianne Feinstein moves on from California Democratic Party’s snub
Days after the California Democratic Party decided not to endorse Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the senior senator from the Golden State seems barely to have noticed the insult. It's hard to take offense when you've won statewide five times, and maintain a double-digit lead in the polls for a sixth.
Businessman Paul Kerr Joins Race for Darrell Issa’s Seat
Joining the growing list of Democrats and Republicans jumping into the race for Rep. Darrell's Issa's Congressional seat since he announced his retirement is Navy veteran and businessman Paul Kerr. Kerr says he's running for office because he's faced the struggles many Americans are going through today, including not having health care, working a minimum wage job and transitioning from the military to civilian life.
Raising a glass to 2017: The best bubbles for NYE
She gives News 8 viewers info on Champagne vs sparkling wine; high-price vs budget friendly options; sweet vs dry; ideas for pairings with food and more. We're days away from raising a glass to and reflecting on 2017.
SDFD looking for a new batch of brave recruits
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is holding open enrollment for its next batch of firefighter recruits. Think you have what it takes? In addition to risking their lives to put out fires, firefighters are often the first emergency response personnel to arrive at emergency situations involving sick or injured people.
Rep. Peters discusses the GOP tax bill and what’s to come in 2018
Flu cases locally and nationwide have spiked this season and concerns are growing over a new strain of the virus that is overpowering vaccines. Flu cases locally and nationwide have spiked this season and concerns are growing over a new strain of the virus that is overpowering vaccines.
Salda a enters race for county supervisor
Lori Saldaa has announced that she is running for the Board of Supervisors, the fourth Democrat and second former state assembly member to enter the race for an open seat. Saldaa, who has been discussing plans to run for months, filed a candidate intention statement with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters on Friday afternoon.
San Diego designated as a ‘Coast Guard City’
As Rep. Scott Peters put it, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer got a promotion Thursday morning. He's now in charge of an officially designated "Coast Guard City."
John Garamendi
Fifteen of California's 53 congressional districts are expected to see competitive races in the November election. Among the most interesting congressional races: Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, faces Republican Dr. N. Eugene Cleek, a surgeon and farmer from Orland who has received the National Republican Congressional Committee's "Young Guns" label and support.
Susan Davis
There were some noteworthy developments this past week regarding efforts to prevent women from being victimized - sexually on campus and on the job, and economically in the marketplace. In Congress, Rep. Susan Davis, D-San Diego, and others seized on widely read letter from the victim of a sexual assault at Sanford University that went viral last month.
‘Too much death’: California congressional delegation mourns shootings
Several included the fatal shootings by police of Alton Sterling of Louisiana and Philando Castile of Minnesota in their remarks. "My thoughts are with the families of those brave Dallas police officers, as well as the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile," Rep. Judy Chu said in a statement.
Dems stage election-year sit-in on guns; GOP refuse to yield
Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the Ho... . In this image from video provided by House Television, House Speaker Paul Ryan stands at the podium as he brings the House into session Wednesday night, June 22, 2016, in Washington.
C-SPAN uses social media feeds to cover protest
With the cameras it uses to cover Congress shut off, C-SPAN turned to social media feeds on Wednesday to beam live coverage of the House Democrat's sit-in to demand votes on gun control legislation The non-profit cable and satellite network C-SPAN and its offshoot covers each session of the House and Senate, using cameras placed in the chambers and controlled by the government. The network is independent, however, and accepts no government money, spokesman Howard Mortman said.
New culture wars erupt in the House
When Rep. Scott Peters offered a measure last summer to forbid funds in an underlying spending bill from being used by federal contractors discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, it was approved with little fanfare. President Obama a year earlier had issued an executive order prohibiting such discrimination by federal contractors.