+2 Local News San Mateo county representatives support war powers resolution By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Mar 4, 2026 U.S. Reps. Sam Liccardo and Kevin Mullin both say they will vote for an upcoming war powers resolution that could halt the U.S. military actio…
Columnists Others Who Made the List of Others By Mark Simon Updated Feb 2, 2026 As I have said from the start of this series on the most influential people in San Mateo County, a long-established status quo has passed and …
+2 Local News ‘Overhaul ICE immediately’ By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Mar 3, 2026 San Mateo County’s federal representatives are speaking out against the federal immigration escalation in Minneapolis in recent weeks — an agg…
Local News Liccardo secures federal funding for coastside Daily Journal staff report Jan 9, 2026 Two San Mateo County projects have received federal money through U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, who announced the bipartisan funding bil…
Local News Liccardo housing bills move ahead By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Dec 20, 2025 Two bills designed to eliminate housing production red tape and authored by U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, have advanced through committe…
Local News Sam Liccardo proposes Fix It Act for Affordable Care Act By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Jan 10, 2026 As the end-of-year deadline to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies quickly approaches, lawmakers are struggling to come up with a solution th…
Local News Featured Local legislators warn of shutdown impacts in San Mateo County By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Dec 4, 2025 Local legislators are calling out the impacts of what could become the longest shutdown of the federal government in history, including 42 mil…
Local News Liccardo wants to help turn vacant buildings to housing By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Dec 19, 2025 New legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, would establish a federally-funded grant program to assist local communities…
+2 Local News Featured Sam Liccardo wants accountability for National Guard use By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Sep 17, 2025 A bill that would require the Trump administration to detail the cost and reasoning for National Guard deployments in U.S. cities, authored by…
Local News Featured Six months in, Liccardo reflects on new role By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Jan 8, 2026 Six months into his new job in Congress, U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, is right in the midst of political turmoil, deep party divisions …