Linda Sanchez

The brother of U.S. Reps. Linda and Loretta Sanchez is missing off the coast of Southern California after an apparent boating accident.

According to a Friday statement from the Sanchez sisters, officials found debris off the coast that contained fragments from the boat their brother Henry was sailing on with his girlfriend, Penny Avila.

Below is a transcript of remarks made by U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Cerritos) at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening, as prepared for delivery.

Below is a list of notable Californians scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday. All times are local to Denver (MDT).

A handful of Californians are scheduled to speak today during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

House Speaker and Permanent Chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), one of the convention parliamentarians, will both address the convention on Monday.

Dean Andal, the Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District, and Assemblywoman Nicole Para (D-Hanford) both suffered considerable setbacks this week. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), however, banked big and earned a spot on the winner list. See who else made this week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

At least three members of California's Democratic congressional delegation are expected to speak on the second night of the Democratic convention in Denver.

California's Congressional "Sister Act" may soon have the last laugh.

After years of enduring both patronizing comments and propositions, Loretta and Linda Sanchez announced this week that they have written a joint memoir, "Dream in Color: How the Sanchez sisters are making history in Congress." The book is due to be published early next month.

Three members of the House Judiciary Committee have recently written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey asking him to begin a probe of alleged leaks from law enforcement officials to the news media on the federal corruption probe of state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata.

In a July 31 letter to Mukasey, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mi.) and California House members Linda Sanchez (D-Cerritos) and Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) complained about alleged leaks from the Perata investigation appearing recently in newspapers around California and in particular, the San Francisco Chronicle.

Their letter to Mukasey sums up this way: