Alex Padilla

Thousands of San Jose students from the Alum Rock Unified School District are demanding safer schools and communities and they’ve now taken those demands directly to Congress.

Sen. Alex Padilla claimed a commanding victory in Tuesday’s California primary election, advancing to the general election in November.

His name appears twice on the ballot, as he runs to serve in 2023 and to serve the rest of his current term, which he took over after Sen. Kamala Harris became Vice President. Video aired during Today in LA on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

The Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution Wednesday to support a federal legislative package aimed at protecting more than 1 million acres of public lands in Los Angeles, Northwest California and the Central Coast.

Wednesday may have been one of the most consequential days of President Joe Biden’s first term in office.

Democratic lawmakers have unveiled legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles

Hours after being sworn in to office, Vice President Kamala Harris performed one of her first official duties, swearing in Senators Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and her own successor, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.

Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president’s agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges. In a first vote, the Senate confirmed Biden’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines. Senators worked into the...

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Alex Padilla resigned Monday as California secretary of state and was formally appointed by the governor to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Some Californians are not happy Gov. Gavin Newsom chose a Latino man rather than a Black woman to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat.

Wall Street was set for a slightly higher open Wednesday, reversing an overnight decline in futures.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.

Watch the emotional reaction when Gov. Newsom informs Alex Padilla about his decision. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to fill the U.S. Senate being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, with California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, sources confirmed to NBC Bay Area on Tuesday.