Senator Borgeas Responds to Governor’s Latest Shutdown Orders

Senator Borgeas Responds to Governor’s Latest Shutdown Orders

Sacramento, CA… Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California regions will be placed on a three-week stay-at-home order if ICU bed capacity falls below 15 percent in that given region. Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order: “There is no question that California’s COVID-19 cases […]

California Health Officials Announce a Regional Stay at Home Order Triggered by ICU Capacity

California Health Officials Announce a Regional Stay at Home Order Triggered by ICU Capacity

Sacramento, CA…Health officials are tracking the state by five regions: Northern California, Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California.  Regional Stay at Home Order takes effect Saturday; affects regions with less than 15 percent ICU availability.  Regional Stay at Home Orders will require Californians to stay at home as much as possible, […]

CDC Says Local Jurisdictions Can Reduce Covid Quarantine Period to 10 Days

CDC Says Local Jurisdictions Can Reduce Covid Quarantine Period to 10 Days

Atlanta, GA…Local public health authorities determine and establish the quarantine options for their jurisdictions. CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based on local circumstances and resources, the following options to shorten quarantine are acceptable alternatives. Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for November 30th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for November 30th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:11 911 MISDIAL 2011300001 Occurred on Deon Dr, in Sonora. 911 call with open line – female telling someone that she accidentally dialed 911 and male voice in the background.///Male picked up the phone and advised it was an accidental dial. Both are elderly […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for November 30th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for November 30th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 00:08 Traffic Stop 2011300002 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 4, Murphys. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:17 Disturbance 2011300003 Occurred on S Railroad Flat Rd, in Railroad Flat. Disposition: No Report Taken. 03:11 Prowling 2011300010 Occurred on Big Trees Rd, in […]

Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Need for Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Negotiations

Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement on Need for Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Negotiations

Washington, DC…. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today issued the following joint statement on the importance of bipartisan coronavirus relief negotiations. “The American people are currently living through the worst stretch of the pandemic. The United States is averaging over one million new cases a week, 20 percent […]

Senator Borgeas Announces Initial Legislative Agenda for 2021

Senator Borgeas Announces Initial Legislative Agenda for 2021

Sacramento, CA… Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) revealed key legislative initiatives he will be introducing for the 2021-22 legislative session. These proposals aim to bring relief and assistance to people and businesses affected by COVID-19, enhance wildfire response capabilities, and provide services to rural California. “California needs to focus on its comeback as we await vaccine […]

President Trump Files Suit in Wisconsin Alleging Unlawful & Unconstitutional Acts

President Trump Files Suit in Wisconsin Alleging Unlawful & Unconstitutional Acts

Washington, DC…Today President Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission, et. al. in his personal capacity as a candidate for re-election to the office of President of the United States. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division. The complaint is based […]

UK Regulator Authorizes Use of Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine as First Approved COVID-19 Vaccine

UK Regulator Authorizes Use of Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine as First Approved COVID-19 Vaccine

London, UK…Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine meets regulator’s strict standards of safety, efficacy and quality. Vaccine to be made available across the UK to priority groups from next week. Tens of thousands of people will receive an effective and high-quality COVID-19 vaccine from next week, as the UK becomes the first country in the western world to authorise […]

FDA Renews EUA for Convalescent Plasma & Issues Cease & Desist for Unapproved Drugs & Covid Tests

FDA Renews EUA for Convalescent Plasma &  Issues Cease & Desist for Unapproved Drugs & Covid Tests

Washington, DC…The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA has reissued the August 23, 2020 emergency use authorization (EUA) for the emergency use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The Letter of Authorization has […]

Governor Newsom Releases the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care: California for All Kids

Governor Newsom Releases the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care: California for All Kids

San Andreas, CA…Building on his commitment to supporting the state’s young children and their families, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the release of the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care: California for All Kids, which provides a strong research-based roadmap for building a comprehensive and equitable early learning and care system over the next […]

Calaveras County Covid Surge Continues with 48 New Cases

Calaveras County Covid Surge Continues with 48 New Cases

San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed 48 additional cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The 48 additional COVID-19 cases include: two females and one male between 0-17 years of age, eleven females and four males between 18-49 years of age, ten females and three males between 50-64 years of age, […]

The State’s Latest COVID-19 Numbers

The State’s Latest COVID-19 Numbers

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19.  California has 1,212,968 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.  There were 14,034 newly recorded confirmed cases Sunday. Numbers do not represent true day-over-day change as these […]

December 1st Ignition for Another Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Plan Fuels Reduction Burn

December 1st Ignition for Another Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Plan Fuels Reduction Burn

San Andreas, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. (CAL FIRE) will be conducting a prescribed burning operation on the Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) site. This project is east of West Point and north of Wilseyville near Winton Road. Smoke may be visible in the area during the prescribed burn. This prescribed burn […]

President-Elect Biden Announces Key Members of Economic Team

President-Elect Biden Announces Key Members of Economic Team

Washington, DC…Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his economic team, including Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury; Neera Tanden, Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers; and Jared Bernstein and Heather Boushey, members of the Council […]

Long-Term Care And Senior Living Leaders Emphasize Need For Residents And Staff To Receive Prioritization For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Long-Term Care And Senior Living Leaders Emphasize Need For Residents And Staff To Receive Prioritization For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Washington, D.C…The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), LeadingAge, Argentum and the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) released a joint statement today regarding distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine: “Since the start of the pandemic, heroic caregivers in long-term care and senior living communities have done everything in their power to […]

Calaveras County Moves to Purple Tier, Limited Stay at Home Order in Place, Outdoor Operations Only for Many Businesses! (Updated)

Calaveras County Moves to Purple Tier, Limited Stay at Home Order in Place, Outdoor Operations Only for Many Businesses! (Updated)

San Andreas, CA…Due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, the state moved Calaveras County into purple (widespread risk level), the state’s most restrictive tier. Changes to the tier system occur when immediate action is needed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Counties are required to put into place any sector changes the day following the […]

Thanksgiving Address by President-Elect Joe Biden

Thanksgiving Address by President-Elect Joe Biden

Wilmington, DE…My fellow Americans: Thanksgiving is a special time in America. A time to reflect on what the year has brought, and to think about what lies ahead. The first national day of Thanksgiving, authorized by the Continental Congress, took place on December 18th, 1777. It was celebrated by General George Washington and his troops […]

Executive Grant of Clemency for General Michael T. Flynn

Executive Grant of Clemency for General Michael T. Flynn

Washington, DC…President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency granting a Full Pardon to General Michael T. Flynn. The President has pardoned General Flynn because he should never have been prosecuted. An independent review of General Flynn’s case by the Department of Justice—conducted by respected career professionals—supports this conclusion. In fact, the Department […]

Presidential Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2020

Presidential Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2020

Washington, DC…On Thanksgiving Day, we thank God for the abundant blessings in our lives. As we gather with family and friends to celebrate this season of generosity, hope, and gratitude, we commemorate America’s founding traditions of faith, family, and friendship, and give thanks for the principles of freedom, liberty, and democracy that make our country […]

California State Parks Announces $37 Million in Proposition 68 Recreational Infrastructure Revenue Enhancement Allocations

California State Parks Announces $37 Million in Proposition 68 Recreational Infrastructure Revenue Enhancement Allocations

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) today announced $37 million in allocations to 30 agencies under the Proposition 68 Recreational Infrastructure Revenue Enhancement (RIRE) Grant Program. This non-competitive grant program provides funding to local government agencies that passed local ballot revenue enhancement measures between Nov. 1, 2012, through Nov. 30, 2018, […]

Covid Cases Continue to Rise in Tuolumne County with 67 New Cases Today

Covid Cases Continue to Rise in Tuolumne County with 67 New Cases Today

Sonora, CA…The latest from the Public Health Dept…”Our county has 67 new COVID-19 positive cases today. Of those, five are hospitalized and the remaining 62 are in isolation. They include: Under 20: 0 females, 8 males 20s: 9 females, 2 males 30s: 8 females, 5 males 40s: 4 females, 3 males 50s: 4 females, 2 […]

In Defense of Gavin Newsom By Congressman Tom McClintock

In Defense of Gavin Newsom  By Congressman Tom McClintock

Washington, DC…Governor Gavin Newsom has come under blistering attack for partying at one of the few restaurants he has not yet forced out of business, defying his own idiotic Covid edicts. He should be praised. He was doing what we all used to do in a free society: make our own decisions over what risks […]

Calaveras Moved to Red Tier as Calaveras Public Health Confirms 1 Death and 28 New Cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County

Calaveras Moved to Red Tier as Calaveras Public Health Confirms 1 Death and 28 New Cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County

San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed 1 death and 28 additional cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The death includes a male between 18-49 years of age who resided in District 1. The individual tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to recover. HIPAA privacy rules regulate the sharing of […]