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“The House passed legislation last July to take advantage of El Nino storms and help Californians get the water we desperately need. I look forward to Senator Feinstein working to ensure this latest bill moves through the Senate so the House and Senate can go to conference on California water legislation. We are finally seeing rain in California, but we are losing – and not capturing – water to the ocean. My colleagues and I stand ready to work together to meet the challenge our state faces. ”

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the acquisition and preservation of five apartment buildings consisting of 19 units of rental housing whose tenants and residents had been served with Ellis Act eviction notices. The projects are part of the City’s Small Sites Program (SSP) which provides financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of privately owned properties in order to protect existing and often long term and diverse tenants from eviction and establish long-term housing affordability in San Francisco.

In response to the crisis in Flint, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) voted to require water system officials to alert their customers if the EPA notifies them of increasing level of lead. The Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act (H.R. 4470) passed the House on a strong bipartisan vote of 416-2

Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the introduction of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s California water bill, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to stay implementation of the Clean Power Plan rule pending the review of suits before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

Congressman Alan Lowenthal today issued the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court Decision to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPAs) Clean Power Plan

U.S. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) released the following statement in response to legislation introduced by Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act

U.S. Representative Mimi Walters (CA-45) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the enforcement of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

Rep. Grace F. Napolitano welcomed new federal funding for Los Angeles County El Niño flood control projects and improvements to our ports, announced in President Obama’s 2016 Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Work Plan

"As the world gets hotter and closer to irreversible climate change, these justices appear tone-deaf as they fiddle with procedural niceties. This arbitrary roadblock does incalculable damage and undermines America's climate leadership. But make no mistake, this won't stop California from continuing to do its part under the Clean Power Plan."

U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) this week introduced the FAST Act of 2016, bipartisan legislation to shrink the size of government, eliminate waste, and sell off unused and vacant federal properties, saving taxpayers billions of dollars.

Today Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that California will join the U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 48 other states in entering into a consent judgment with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC over its faulty mortgage servicing practices. This ruling will address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses perpetuated by HSBC.

Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA-34) joined Huffington Post Live to discuss the Flint water crisis. Video of the interview may be found here and a partial transcript of his remarks follows below. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing this week on the Flint water crisis but there was one person missing: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

In light of the ongoing leak near Porter Ranch, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama; EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy; and Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, urging immediate action and federal oversight to protect Californians’ health and safety, and to prevent any future disastrous natural gas leaks.

Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015. The House passed H.R. 3700 with unanimous support.

"The violent end to a man’s life is always tragic, and I understand there will be many points of view about today's decision by the Board of Police Commissioners. Charly Keunang’s death has been particularly painful for many in our city. The events that led to it drew a bright red line from our homelessness crisis to some of the most difficult tasks that we ask the men and women of the LAPD to perform every day. Independent civilian oversight lies at the heart of the progress made by the LAPD over the last 20 years, and I have great confidence in the Police Commission, the integrity of its deliberations, and the leadership of President Matt Johnson.

A fourth man was charged today in connection with the robbery and killing of a Downey homeowner, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Michael Anthony Harrod (dob 5/6/91) of Anaheim has been charged with three felony counts in case VA141129: murder, home invasion robbery and first-degree burglary, person present.

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3700, Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015

Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) welcomed the release today of a key agreement between the federal government, California and Oregon, and power company PacifiCorp which is expected to lead to the historic removal of four dams on the Klamath River

The California Water Commission today began the formal rulemaking process with the Office of Administrative Law for the first draft regulations for the Water Storage Investment Program. Today also begins a 45- day comment period on the draft regulations, with written public comments accepted through March 14, 2016.