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The Capistrano Dispatch: Levin Names Ecology Center Director as Constituent of the Month
U.S Congressman Mike Levin (D-CA) recently announced that Evan Marks, executive director of The Ecology Center, is the Constituent of the Month for May. “Each month, it’s my pleasure to recognize residents of the 49th District who have gone above and beyond to make our community stronger, and Evans has done just that,” Levin said. Marks is the founder of The Ecology Center, where he and his team transformed a vacant lot into an educational and resourceful space for the community, Levin … Continue Reading
May 10, 2019
The Capistrano Dispatch: Rep. Levin Requests Audit of TCA
U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) sent a letter to California State Controller Betty Yee to request that her office audit the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ (TCA) finances, according to a press release from Levin’s office. The audit is in response to a story the Los Angeles Times published on March 11 concerning the TCA board’s alleged mismanagement of public funds while working to advance the toll road extension project. “It is critical that the State of California investigate … Continue Reading
April 16, 2019
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Levin to introduce bill giving San Onofre nuclear waste ‘top priority’ from feds
By: Rob Nikolewski A freshman member of Congress announced Tuesday that he will introduce legislation aimed at making sure the 3.55 million pounds of nuclear waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, also known as SONGS, “receives top priority” when the federal government finally finds a place -- or places -- to deposit the roughly 80,000 metric tons of spent fuel piling up at reactor sites across the country. “Ultimately, the safest thing for our region is to move … Continue Reading
April 16, 2019
Fox 5 San Diego: Congressmen want nuclear waste moved from San Onofre
By Jamie Chambers Two Southern California congressmen say they will introduce legislation to move nuclear waste from the former site of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant to a permanent storage area. Tuesday, Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) and Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Laguna Beach) toured the power plant to check on the progress of the decommissioning. Workers have temporarily halted moving spent nuclear fuel rods from the decommissioned reactors to storage containers on the side … Continue Reading
April 16, 2019
KPBS: Congressman Levin Proposes Bill To Tackle San Onofre Nuclear Storage
By: Claire Trageser Congressman Mike Levin on Tuesday waded into the ongoing dilemma over what to do about the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The process of storing spent fuel there is on hold after an incident last summer where one of the fuel canisters almost dropped 18 feet. Plus, there's still no answer for what to ultimately do with the spent fuel. Levin, who represents the 49th district that includes San Onofre, toured the station on Tuesday and announced he plans to … Continue Reading
March 22, 2019
Capistrano Dispatch: Congressman Levin has Coffee with Constituents
By Shawn Raymundo Holding his inaugural Coffee with Your Congressman event, Rep. Mike Levin, of California’s 49th District, met with constituents at Ellie’s Table at Egan House on the morning of Friday, March 22. Levin, a resident of San Juan Capistrano, spent one-on-one time with locals answering their questions. “We’re going to keep doing these,” Levin said, addressing the crowd. He later added, “I want to be accessible. I want to know what’s on your mind.” Last month, the … Continue Reading
March 14, 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune: Congressman Mike Levin to introduce military housing oversight bill
By Andrew Dyer Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, will introduce a bill in Congress Thursday to address reports of poor living conditions at privately-run military housing sites nationwide. According to a statement, the Ensuring Safe Housing for our Military Act, Levin’s first piece of legislation since his November election, would “create stronger oversight mechanisms, allow the military to withhold payments to contractors until issues are resolved and prohibit contractors from … Continue Reading
March 12, 2019
Los Angeles Times: Congressman slams payments to tollway consultants and calls on governor to ensure proper oversight
By Adam Elmahrek Rep. Mike Levin, a vocal opponent of plans to extend the 241 toll road through south Orange County, has called on the governor’s office to ensure proper oversight of the local tollway authority after a Times article revealed questionable payments to the agency’s public outreach consultants. In a letter Tuesday to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) claimed “betrayal of the public trust” and asked the governor to examine whether ethics and transparency … Continue Reading
January 29, 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune: Congressman Levin forms a task force to study moving, storing San Onofre's nuclear waste
Newly elected Rep. Mike Levin has organized a task force to consider how millions of pounds of radioactive waste from the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant can be safely stored in coming years — or moved far away from the coast. Levin, who was elected in November to the 49th District congressional seat previously held by Rep. Darrell Issa, named a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman as co-leaders of the task force. “It is imperative … Continue Reading
January 28, 2019
Courthouse News: Environment a Top Concern at Freshman Congressman’s Town Hall
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (CN) - Hundreds of Southern California residents packed a high school auditorium Saturday for Rep. Mike Levin’s first town hall where the freshman congressman focused heavily on environmental concerns, including the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) just minutes down the freeway from his family’s home. Levin, an environmental attorney, was elected in November as part of the “blue wave” which drowned many long-held Republican districts in Orange … Continue Reading
January 22, 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial: Rep. Mike Levin: Here's how I'm spending my first year in Congress
When the people of California’s 49th District elected me to represent them in Congress, I did not imagine that I would be sworn in during a partial government shutdown. On the same day that I raised my right hand and took the oath of office, I also cast my first votes to fund federal agencies that have been shut down by President Donald Trump. The funding bills we have voted on since are not controversial. In fact, they are the same bills that Senate Republicans supported just a month ago. … Continue Reading
January 08, 2019
KPBS: Rep. Mike Levin On His First Days In Congress
Congressman Mike Levin, who was elected to represent San Diego County's 49th Congressional District, was sworn into office last week amid one of the longest government shutdowns in recent history. Funding for a border wall has been the main sticking point in negotiations to reopen the government. On Tuesday, President Trump is scheduled to give a prime-time address and make the case for the wall. The president is also planning to make a trip to the southern border later in the … Continue Reading