Marking Vietnam Human Rights Day, the bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus – Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), Chris Smith (R-NJ-04), Lou Correa (D-CA-46) and Michelle Steel (R-CA-45) – have introduced the Vietnam Human Rights Act, H.R. 3172, to hold Vietnamese officials accountable for gross human rights abuses and help prioritize the protection of freedoms and the development of the rule of law in the country
On May 9, U.S Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Monterey County AmeriCorps will receive $920,000 in federal funding for literacy programs in the Alisal Union, Chualar Union, King City Union, and Monterey Peninsula Unified School Districts
On May 4, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the San Benito Health Foundation will receive $2,770,435 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide essential health care services to underserved communities
On May 3, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced that while she is in Washington, DC, members of her staff will be available to help constituents in the Central Valley during mobile office hours on Wednesdays in May 2023
By March 22, 13 organizations registered within Santa Clara County had donated to the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the BLM Funding Database.
In April 2023, the median sale price of a home in Santa Clara County fell by $100,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 50%.