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May 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.


May 2, 2019

Retailers and restaurants are stepping up their push for Congress to fix a provision in President Trump's tax law that they say is hurting their businesses.


May 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment by Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) to H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.

Issues: Environment

May 1, 2019

Rep. Jimmy Panetta speaks on the role of California in national environmental protocol, legislation and the future

Sitting in a patio chair overlooking the lush Carmel Valley, Congressman Jimmy Panetta smiles, admiring the environment he grew up in. The valley is green and forested, Garland Ranch Regional Park sprawled across the hill opposite.

Issues: Environment

April 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released a further updated version of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) response to recommendations made by the San Francisco Airport/Community Roundtable and the Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals.


April 19, 2019

The San Benito Health Foundation in Hollister has received $2.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to allow it to continue providing a wide range of primary health care services.

Issues: Health

April 17, 2019

Congressman Jimmy Panetta vowed he would push federal officials to speed up the process of reopening the long-closed San Justo Reservoir and Clear Creek Recreation Area, both in San Benito County.

Panetta made his statements at a town hall Saturday when asked about San Justo Reservoir by Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez.

Panetta responded how the San Justo Reservoir, closed since 2008 due to a zebra mussel infestation, is going through bureaucratic steps. But he referenced ways he can "light a fire under the butts" of the feds to get it done.


April 17, 2019

From PVHS: Pajaro Valley High School celebrated the Groundbreaking Ceremony for their athletic field today, in the presence of the high school student leadership team, staff, elected officials and community partners.


April 16, 2019

Several central San Joaquin Valley leaders gathered Tuesday to proclaim their opposition to the reinstatement of the United States Social Security Administration's "no-match" letters program, which the elected officials say targets the area's many undocumented workers and will have a devastating effect on the local agricultural economy.

Issues: Immigration

April 15, 2019

WATSONVILLE — For many Pajaro Valley High athletes, their first real home game is finally in sight.

Ground was broken Monday on Pajaro Valley High's long-awaited football field and track, a project that has been in the works since the Watsonville high school first opened its doors in 2004.