WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) announced that they have secured $26 million in federal funding for the San Luis Rey River Project in Oceanside, California. The new federal investment will increase flood protection for the Oceanside community by repairing the San Luis Rey River levee system and removing sediment and sand in the river channel. This funding is part of the $241,794,366 in total Congressionally Directed Spending funding that Padilla delivered for California for Fiscal Year 2026, with the passage of recent funding bills.
"Oceanside residents depend on the San Luis Rey River project to protect their homes, schools, and...