Padilla Visits Mass Vaccinations Sites in CA, Holds Town Halls Across State on COVID Relief, AAPI Hate Crimes

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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) hosted half a dozen town halls across the state with California lawmakers and visited two mass COVID-19 vaccination sites during his recent visit to California.

In Oakland, Senator Padilla joined Vice President Kamala Harris for an event at a local small business on the impact of the American Rescue Plan, and successfully advocated for the Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site to remain operational. He also held a virtual event highlighting the impacts of the American Rescue Plan on children and families in the Central Valley. In Los Angeles, Padilla joined Los Angeles School Superintendent Austin Beutner and the Los Angeles Rams at the SoFi stadium vaccination site to encourage Californians to get vaccinated and spoke about how the vaccine is safe and effective.

Additionally, Padilla participated in two statewide televised townhalls, including one in Spanish hosted by Univision with Representative Tony Cárdenas to discuss COVID relief and immigration reform, and held regional town halls with Representatives Barbara Lee, Salud Carbajal and Ted Lieu where he discussed a variety of urgent issues facing Californians, including the impact of the American Rescue Plan, COVID-19 relief and recovery, and the recent rise in violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

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