AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in San Pedro California. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/san-pedro-ca 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/san-pedro-ca https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:48:51 -0600 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2023, as “A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-proclaims-a-day-of-remembrance-japanese-american-evacuation-21923-31537952-sacramento-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-proclaims-a-day-of-remembrance-japanese-american-evacuation-21923-31537952-sacramento-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John https://www.americantowns.com/news/twenty-states-announce-historic-governorled-reproductive-freedom-alliance-31539244-sacramento-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/twenty-states-announce-historic-governorled-reproductive-freedom-alliance-31539244-sacramento-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the below statement today in response to a recent filing in the tech industry-led lawsuit seeking to https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-statement-on-challenge-to-californias-child-online-privacy-law-31539246-sacramento-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-statement-on-challenge-to-californias-child-online-privacy-law-31539246-sacramento-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600     Grants will address housing instability and homelessness among people with serious behavioral health conditions. https://www.americantowns.com/news/nearly-1-billion-in-grants-for-homeless-housing-behavioral-health-needs-31539651-san-francisco-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nearly-1-billion-in-grants-for-homeless-housing-behavioral-health-needs-31539651-san-francisco-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – Today, the White House announced California joined a crucial effort to accelerate offshore wind development across the country. https://www.americantowns.com/news/california-joins-white-house-partnership-on-offshore-wind-energy-31539652-santa-rosa-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/california-joins-white-house-partnership-on-offshore-wind-energy-31539652-santa-rosa-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – In advance of today’s hearing on Big Oil’s price gouging at the pump that led to record profits, and the https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-groups-lobby-california-legislature-to-pass-bill-on-fuel-price-gouging-31539653-fremont-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-groups-lobby-california-legislature-to-pass-bill-on-fuel-price-gouging-31539653-fremont-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PALO ALTO – As California continues to lead the nation’s tech industry, Governor Gavin Newsom today joined Tesla CEO Elon Musk on a tour https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-welcomes-new-tesla-global-engineering-and-ai-hq-in-california-31539654-palo-alto-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-welcomes-new-tesla-global-engineering-and-ai-hq-in-california-31539654-palo-alto-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) sent a letter to https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-congressional-hispanic-caucus-urge-president-biden-to-nominate-a-highly-qualified-latino-american-to-the-federal-reserve-31539770-visalia-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-congressional-hispanic-caucus-urge-president-biden-to-nominate-a-highly-qualified-latino-american-to-the-federal-reserve-31539770-visalia-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) today https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-menendez-booker-lujan-joint-statement-on-biden-administrations-proposed-asylum-transit-ban-rule-31539773-stockton-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-menendez-booker-lujan-joint-statement-on-biden-administrations-proposed-asylum-transit-ban-rule-31539773-stockton-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that California will receive nearly $36 million through the first round of https://www.americantowns.com/news/reconnecting-communities-pilot-program-delivers-over-35-million-to-california-31539778-sunnyvale-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reconnecting-communities-pilot-program-delivers-over-35-million-to-california-31539778-sunnyvale-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ron Wyden https://www.americantowns.com/news/huffman-merkley-and-colleagues-urge-support-for-west-coast-fishermen-and-seafood-processors-31540990-visalia-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/huffman-merkley-and-colleagues-urge-support-for-west-coast-fishermen-and-seafood-processors-31540990-visalia-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressmen Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Sean Casten (IL-06), who urged President Biden last fall to advocate for the https://www.americantowns.com/news/huffman-casten-statement-on-david-malpass-stepping-down-from-world-bank-31540993-indio-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/huffman-casten-statement-on-david-malpass-stepping-down-from-world-bank-31540993-indio-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement in recognition of the one-year mark of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “One https://www.americantowns.com/news/thompson-releases-statement-on-one-year-of-putins-fullscale-illegal-invasion-of-ukraine-31541019-sunnyvale-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thompson-releases-statement-on-one-year-of-putins-fullscale-illegal-invasion-of-ukraine-31541019-sunnyvale-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 City of Sacramento to use federal funding to retrofit the Pannell Center as a resilience hub for extreme weather events SACRAMENTO, CA – The https://www.americantowns.com/news/matsui-city-of-sacramento-announce-197-million-of-federal-funding-for-pannell-community-center-31541035-bakersfield-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/matsui-city-of-sacramento-announce-197-million-of-federal-funding-for-pannell-community-center-31541035-bakersfield-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07),released the following statement on Day of Remembrance, the anniversary of the date https://www.americantowns.com/news/matsui-statement-on-japanese-american-day-of-remembrance-31541044-sacramento-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/matsui-statement-on-japanese-american-day-of-remembrance-31541044-sacramento-ca.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600