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The two senators who sought to buy a few extra months to study the Pentagon’s spectrum needs found their bill stymied Thursday, resulting in a lapse in the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction spectrum for the first time in three decades.

I was born in Los Angeles to Chinese American parents. My father was a World War II veteran, and my mother was an immigrant. I graduated from UCLA, spent my professional career teaching psychology in community colleges and have served in elected office for 37 years — going from the City Council to Congress.

Sacramento leaders held the annual “State of Downtown” breakfast Tuesday. 

Multiple levee breaches in southern Sacramento County caused by severe flooding during winter storms are posing a problem for a small agency in charge of maintaining its stretch of levees along the Cosumnes River in Wilton.

A look at Downtown Sacramento’s accomplishments in the past year and a preview of what’s ahead will be discussed at the annual State of Downtown Sacramento breakfast later this month. 

The 118th Congress is the most diverse in history, with a quarter of members identifying as nonwhite. But disparities persist as lawmakers choose the people who really run things behind the scenes — their staff.

Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Pat Fong Kushida released the following statement regarding the Monterey Park shooting:

"To our community,

The United States Congress is officially a house divided with the two chambers controlled by rival parties. The split will significantly affect either party's ability to pass significant legislation through Congress, possibly resulting in two years of partisan deadlock that may remain unresolved until the next election cycle in 2024.