Press Releases

Legislation authored by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, was included in U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-CA) Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act. The PUBLIC Lands Act would support the conservation of over 1.7 million acres of California’s public lands throughout northwest… Read more »

This week, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal’s (D-CA-24) legislation to rename a post office in Goleta for Frederick Lopez, a retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Marine Corps with a 30-year career of distinguished service. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration. “General Lopez represents the best of the Central Coast and of our… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and 27 members of the California Democratic congressional delegation in condemning the Trump Administration’s official draft 2027-2032 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program that includes six lease proposals off the coast of Northern, Central, and Southern California. The plan proposes… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the Trump Administration’s announcement that it is planning to open the California coast to offshore oil drilling for the first time in decades. “Despite clear opposition from public officials, environmental experts, and residents across our state, the Administration has proposed to sell California’s… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) announced he secured significant federal funding for the Santa Margarita Fire Station Replacement Project. The grant provides $1,015,000 to complete the replacement of the Santa Margarita Fire District’s main station. The project will replace the existing station, which is located in a 100-year flood zone and has been flooded three times since… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) announced he secured significant federal funding for wastewater treatment plant improvements in Solvang and senior center upgrades in Guadalupe. "These federal investments in Solvang and Guadalupe are about strengthening the foundation of our North County communities,” said Rep. Carbajal. “By modernizing Solvang’s wastewater treatment plant… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following House-passage of the Republican-led funding bill. “Today, I voted against the partisan Republican funding bill that does nothing to bring down the cost of health insurance for millions of Americans," said Rep. Carbajal. “Families across the Central Coast and beyond are already seeing that their… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), a Marine Corps veteran, and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at improving housing access and affordability for U.S. veterans. The lawmakers’ Home for the Brave Act would exempt veterans' disability benefits from counting toward total income when determining their eligibility for housing assistance programs… Read more »

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) called on President Trump to reverse his tariff policies, which ultimately function as a hidden tax on American families and businesses. In an October 30, 2025, letter to the President, Carbajal called for an urgent reevaluation of the administration’s global trade policies, specifically the blanket tariffs imposed on nearly all U.S.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined a bicameral letter led by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) to demand President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the Arctic Ocean and northern Bering Sea off of Alaska, and in… Read more »