PG&E Hosting Regional Webinar on Community Wildfire Safety Program

PG&E Hosting Regional Webinar on Community Wildfire Safety Program

Sacramento, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is hosting a webinar for customers in Amador, Calaveras, and El Dorado counties to share information about its plans to prevent wildfires and reduce the impacts of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events on customers and communities. Topics covered during the webinar will include improvements PG&E is implementing […]

2020 Census Resuming Field Operations in Northern California

2020 Census Resuming Field Operations in Northern California

Sacramento, CA….The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of nearly 150,000 households in Northern California that do not have regular mailing addresses, such as in rural areas or households that use post office boxes. That delivery is called the “Update […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today. The full agenda is below Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 5/26/2020 9:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet  Video Call to Order To give public comment, call one of the following phone numbers. If […]

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Memorial Day Following Visit to Yountville Veterans Home to Highlight State Efforts to Protect Veterans from COVID-19

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Memorial Day Following Visit to Yountville Veterans Home to Highlight State Efforts to Protect Veterans from COVID-19

Yountville, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring May 25, 2020, as “Memorial Day” in the State of California. The Governor on Friday joined California Secretary of Veterans Affairs Vito Imbasciani, MD, to lay a wreath in honor of fallen service members at the Veterans Home of California, Yountville — the largest veterans home in […]

Governor Newsom Launches California Connected – California’s Contact Tracing Program

Governor Newsom Launches California Connected – California’s Contact Tracing Program

Sacramento, CA…In the ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today launched California Connected, the state’s comprehensive contact tracing program and public awareness campaign. As part of California Connected, public health workers from communities across the state will connect with individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and work with them, and […]

Governor Newsom Held a Roundtable with Californians who Work in Film & Television Industry

Governor Newsom Held a Roundtable with Californians who Work in Film & Television Industry

Sacramento, CA…Continuing the Economic Recovery & Reinvention Listening Tour, Governor Gavin Newsom hosted a digital roundtable with Californians who work in the film and television industry. The participants shared how they are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, how they are adapting their workplaces in the weeks and months ahead, and what opportunities they see to […]

NASA Invites Public to Be Its Guests to Celebrate Historic ‘Launch America’

NASA Invites Public to Be Its Guests to Celebrate Historic ‘Launch America’

Kennedy Space Center, FL…NASA is inviting the public to help celebrate a historic milestone in human spaceflight as it prepares for #LaunchAmerica – the first flight into orbit of American astronauts on American rockets from American soil since the end of the space shuttle era in 2011. Known as NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight, which […]

CDC Releases Recommendations Declaring Communities of Faith Essential

CDC Releases Recommendations Declaring Communities of Faith Essential

Atlanta, GA…Across America, states and localities are experiencing different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many state and local officials have determined to begin moving gradually and strategically toward reopening their regions. Today, CDC published guidance to help prevent exposures to COVID-19 in facilities used by communities of faith and to keep their staff and attendees […]

Local COVID-19 Testing Opening Soon at Frogtown for Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties

Local COVID-19 Testing Opening Soon at Frogtown for Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties

Angels Camp, CA…As part of efforts to expand COVID-19 testing throughout the State, a testing site serving people from Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties to be open effective Friday, May 29. The testing site will open at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds located just outside historic downtown Angels Camp. OptumServe, a health services partner with the State […]

South Lake Tahoe Encourages Guests to Observe Stay at Home Guidelines this Holiday Weekend

South Lake Tahoe Encourages Guests to Observe Stay at Home Guidelines this Holiday Weekend

Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, the tourism agency representing California and Nevada on the South Shore, is reminding visitors that nonessential travel is still prohibited for the holiday weekend by governmental and health organizations. California’s stay at home order is still in place and the Lake Tahoe Basin area of El Dorado County […]

Gov. Newsom: We Developed A Little Amnesia, We’ve Forgotten The Virulence Of This Virus

Gov. Newsom: We Developed A Little Amnesia, We’ve Forgotten The Virulence Of This Virus

Sacramento, CA…(MSNBC)…In California, more and more counties are reopening businesses after the governor relaxed state guidelines this week, but officials insist that different regions will move at different speeds – meaning cities like Los Angeles may not open for another month. California Governor Gavin Newsom joins Stephanie Ruhle to explain. Aired on 05/21/2020.

Some Parking Reopens at Columbia State Historic Park

Some Parking Reopens at Columbia State Historic Park

Columbia, CA…From the State…”As California State Parks begins working with locals on a phased and regionally-driven approach to increase access to state park units where compliance with state and local public health ordinances can be achieved, it is important for visitors to continue to practice physical distancing and avoid congregating with people outside their immediate […]

Governor’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery Urges Congress to Pass Emergency Relief for State & Local Governments

Governor’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery Urges Congress to Pass Emergency Relief for State & Local Governments

Sacramento, CA…Members of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery sent a letter to congressional leaders asking them pass $1 trillion in direct relief for state and local governments – funding that is critical to reopening our economies.  “State, local and tribal governments are critical to our recovery. In the short-term, they […]

President Trump in Roundtable with Restaurant Executives & Comments on Taking Hydroxychloroquine

President Trump in Roundtable with Restaurant Executives & Comments on Taking Hydroxychloroquine

Washington, DC…Well, thank you very much. We’re here with the leaders of the restaurant industry. It’s an industry that’s been tremendously impacted by what’s happening with COVID, and it’s an industry that we’re working very hard with and on. We’re looking at doing deductibility so that a corporation can use a restaurant or entertainment clubs, […]

President Trump in Meeting on Opportunity Zones

President Trump in Meeting on Opportunity Zones

Washington, DC…Okay. Thank you very much. We’re here talking about Opportunity Zones and other things having to do with economic development and also the inner cities. And Tim Scott — Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has been with us on Opportunity Zones from day one. He first approached me and he mentioned it, and […]

Attorney General William P. Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray Announce Significant Al-Qaeda Ties in Naval Air Station Pensacola Shooting

Attorney General William P. Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray Announce Significant Al-Qaeda Ties in Naval Air Station Pensacola Shooting

Washington, DC…Today, Attorney General William P. Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray announced significant developments in the FBI’s investigation of the December 6, 2019 shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola that killed three U.S. sailors and severely wounded eight other Americans. On January 13, 2020, Attorney General Barr announced that the shooting was an act […]

President Obama’s Message to the Class of 2020

President Obama’s Message to the Class of 2020

Washington, DC…Watch President Obama celebrate America’s high school seniors as part of Graduate Together: America Honors the Class of 2020. The mission of the Obama Foundation is to give young people the skills and support to lead in their own communities, and to connect them with other young leaders around the country and around the […]

Seasonal Routes on State Highways Open for Summer Even as Stay-At-Home Order Remains In Effect

Seasonal Routes on State Highways Open for Summer Even as Stay-At-Home Order Remains In Effect

Alpine, Tuolumne, Mono and Inyo Counties, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today it has opened seasonal highways in the Sierra after completing necessary road repairs and removing winter snow and debris in preparation for the summer season. The opening of the Sierra routes comes at a time when California’s “stay-at- home” order remains […]

Forest Service Extends Closure of Most Developed Recreation Sites on Stanislaus National Forest Through May 31

Forest Service Extends Closure of Most Developed Recreation Sites on Stanislaus National Forest Through May 31

Sonora, CA… The Stanislaus National Forest announced that most developed recreation sites will remain closed through May 31, 2020. The regional closure order 20-03 closed all designated recreation sites and campgrounds through May 15. Local forest order STF-16-2020-07 will be in effect beginning May 16, 2020 and is scheduled to expire May 31. A copy […]

Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Gave Many Parts of Our Area the Shakes

Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Gave Many Parts of Our Area the Shakes

Tonopah, NV…If you like us felt the rocking and rolling just after 4am this morning here are the details from the USGS…”A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near Tonopah, Nevada, near the California-Nevada border and about 120 miles southeast of Carson City, early this morning on May 15, 2020, at 4:03 am local time (11:03:27 UTC). […]

Rate Of Unemployment Claims Growth Slows, However 2,981,000 Initial Claims Filed Last Week

Rate Of Unemployment Claims Growth Slows, However 2,981,000 Initial Claims Filed Last Week

Washington, DC…In the week ending May 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 2,981,000, a decrease of 195,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 7,000 from 3,169,000 to 3,176,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,616,500, a decrease of 564,000 from the previous week’s revised […]

Road Improvements & Traffic Delays on Six Mile Road

Road Improvements & Traffic Delays on Six Mile Road

Murphys, CA…Beginning May 18, 2020 and continuing through late June there will be traffic delays on Six Mile Road near Murphys, CA to accommodate roadwork. Crews will be active Monday through Friday during the daylight hours of 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. There will be construction and paving equipment on site as well as reduced […]

Chair Jerome H. Powell At the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Chair Jerome H. Powell  At the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Washington, DC…The coronavirus has left a devastating human and economic toll in its wake as it has spread around the globe. This is a worldwide public health crisis, and health-care workers have been the first responders, showing courage and determination and earning our lasting gratitude. So have the legions of other essential workers who put […]