Rishi Kumar Asks for Governor Newsom’s Intervention with Water Rates
Democratic Candidate for United States Congress from California’s District 18, Rishi Kumar,* has contacted California Governor Newsom’s office requesting a meeting to discuss the recent San Jose Water Company’s (SJWC) 21.47% increase in the cost of service charge as part of their... - February 27, 2021
Rishi Kumar Pushes for California Fire Insurance
Democratic Candidate for United States Congress District CA-18 Rishi Kumar* issued the following statement regarding California Fire Insurance: "In the midst the Kincade fire, which forced the evacuation of over 180,000 people, we have seen the rapid pace at which fires can cause immense... - November 10, 2019
Rishi Kumar Supports Medicare for All
Democratic Candidate for the United States Congress seat for CA-18 Rishi Kumar* issued the following statement regarding healthcare and his position on Medicare for All. “President Lyndon B. Johnson, 54 years ago, signed Medicare into law. Why? The reality then was that 56% of seniors lacked... - October 31, 2019
Rishi Pledges to Refuse PAC and Special Interest Group Money
Democratic Candidate for United States Congress CA-18 Rishi Kumar* issued the following statement regarding PAC and Special Interest Group money in elections, emphasizing that his campaign will not be accepting such campaign contributions “I am glad to be one of a handful of candidates... - October 25, 2019
Rishi Kumar Offers Earthquake Safety Insights
Democratic Candidate for United States Congress CA-18 Rishi Kumar* issued the following statement on earthquake preparedness following the series of tremors that California has experienced lately. Rishi has implemented routine community reminders about earthquake safety and fire preparedness... - October 22, 2019
Rishi Kumar Proposed Municipilization of PG&E
Democratic Candidate for United States Congress in California District 18 Rishi Kumar issued the following statement on recent citizen concerns regarding PG&E’s power outages across the state: “Public Safety power shutoffs have become a PR nightmare for PG&E while creating a... - October 19, 2019
Rishi Kumar Elected to AD28 Executive Board at CA Democratic Party Caucus Elections
Councilmember Rishi Kumar was elected to be a Delegate for the California Democratic Party as well as an E-Board member representing Assembly District 28. - January 16, 2019
Councilmember Rishi Kumar at Elon Musk's Loop Tunnel Opening
Councilmember Rishi Kumar was present at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Elon Musk’s first tunnel in Los Angeles for the Boring Company. - December 21, 2018
The 3rd Annual Youth Tech Day in San Jose California on Saturday June 10th: Keynote Speaker Mayor Sam Liccardo, Councilmember Rishi Kumar to Moderate
On Saturday, June 10th, the 3rd Annual Silicon Valley YouthTech Day, hosted by San Jose Library and the Silicon Valley Coders Club, was held in San Jose at the Seven Trees Community Center. The Silicon Valley Coders Club (www.SiliconValleyCoders) was founded in in 2015 by then Sophomore Saratoga... - June 13, 2017
A Statement by Silicon Valley Indian American Elected Legislative Officials Regarding Hate Crimes Against Indian Americans in the Bay Area
"In the past few months, we have seen a number of hate crimes against Indian Americans in our own backyard. In San Jose, an Indian man driving a foreign car was questioned about his loyalty to America and told to 'go back to [his] own country,' an incident he later described as his 'first... - March 15, 2017