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White Powder Letters Trigger Lockdowns for California Lawmakers
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- Election officials received letters with white powder, prompting lockdowns and law-enforcement response.
- Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) was among at least nine California federal lawmakers who got the letters.
- Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley Village) reported his Santa Cruz office evacuated after staff opened a powder-filled envelope.
- Preliminary tests indicated the powder was not hazardous.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Postal Inspection Service and U.S. Capitol Police are investigating.
