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Sen. Padilla on passing of bills: ‘We are fed up with corporations poisoning Californians all to make a quick buck’
Sen. Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) stated that Californians are "fed up" with corporations polluting the state’s water sources for profit. Padilla made his statement in a May 21 press release announcing the passing of two bills he authored that will address large businesses using California’s southern coastline to dump waste.
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Padilla on national monument resolution: 'We must act as stewards of the unique natural beauty that can be found here’
California Senator Steve Padilla, representing District 18, has emphasized the need for Californians to "act as stewards" of the 660,000 acres of public land that stretch from the Coachella Valley to the Colorado River. The statement was made in a press release on May 17, following his introduction of a resolution to designate this expanse as the Chuckwalla National Monument.