Sam Farr

Bay Area Congressmen George Miller and Pete Stark are currently pushing legislation that proposes to join together seven local wildlife refuges.

The bill, HR 6479, would create the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex and would unite the Bay Area's seven separate national wildlife refuges into a single complex to leverage greater federal funding for these unique habitats. The refuges that would be brought together range from San Francisco to the Monterey Bay.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is announcing the endorsements of five new California superdelegates: U.S. Reps. Bob Filner, Sam Farr, and Jerry McNerney and Democratic National Committee members Rachel Binah and Christine Pelosi.

Earlier in the day, Obama’s campaign announced the endorsements of Democratic National Committee members John Perez and Kamil Hasan and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters.

15 undeclared California superdelegates remain.