San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors to Proclaim the week of February 10th through February 15th, 2020 as Kindness Week in Calaveras County and further deem the County as a Random Acts of Kindness Zone DISCUSSION/SUMMARY: Seeds of Kindness was formed in 1994 in Angels Camp, spearheaded by Jim & Judy Bergantz, then […]
Dixville Notch, NH….The New Hampshire Presidential Primary race is open and the votes are coming in. In a surprise finish Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg has taken the race with one write in vote on the Republican side and two write in votes on the Democratic side. Mayor Pete received one vote as did Bernie Sanders. […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its antitrust inquiry into the major automakers that have signed on to California’s voluntary framework to reduce emissions: “These trumped up charges were always a sham – a blatant attempt by the Trump administration […]
Angels Camp, CA…Amanda Folendorf is a multi-generation Calaveras County resident who served as Mayor of the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, Angels Camp. Not only was she Mayor, she was the first female deaf mayor in the United States. Raised in Calaveras County, Amanda is aware of the issues and will combine long time […]
Copperopolis, CA…For over 40 years Prop. 13 has provided certainty to property owners. It protects homeowners, renters, small businesses and more from sudden tax increases we can’t afford. That same tax certainty provided by Prop. 13 has benefited our government as well by providing a stable and reliable stream of revenue. Now, measures are headed […]
Angels Camp, CA…For years pot growers have presented a false narrative that Calaveras County has big financial problems and needs income from Pot production to survive. Not True!! A new report prepared by the Supervisor Dennis Mills finds that the county is sound financially with a consolidated portfolio exceeding $200 million on hand. It also […]
Washington, DC….Economy Added 225,000 Non-Farm Jobs in January. Construction, Health Care, Transportation & Warehousing Lead Way. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 225,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in construction, in health care, and in transportation […]
Angels Camp, CA…Amanda Folendorf is a multi-generation Calaveras County resident who served as Mayor of the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, Angels Camp. Not only was she Mayor, she was the first female deaf mayor in the United States. Raised in Calaveras County, Amanda is aware of the issues and will combine long time […]
Vallecito, CA…Dennis Mills has served the residents in the 4th Supervisorial District for 5 years. He was elected first as Director to the Calaveras County Water District 2014. In 2016, the voters of the district overwhelmingly elected Dennis to serve them on the Board of Supervisors serving Vallecito, Copperopolis and Angels Camp. Over these years […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring February 6, 2020, as Ronald Reagan Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Though born in Illinois, President Ronald Reagan was a Californian at heart. With a sunny optimism and faith in the future, he moved millions around our […]
Washington, DC…Nancy Pelosi’s Weekly Press Conference With Remarks on SOTU & Trump.
Washington, DC…Both President Trump & Nancy Pelosi on the Dais and Speak at National Prayer Breakfast. From the outside it would seem all of Washington is just warring factions and at times it is. There are also uprising moments that run counter to the media and party narratives…
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that his office would be launching a new clemency initiative to pardon people who were prosecuted in California for being gay. The move was inspired by a legislative call to pardon Bayard Rustin, a humanitarian and civil rights leader who was convicted of a misdemeanor vagrancy offense for consensual […]
Washington, DC…President Trump was Acquitted along party lines today. The only defection on either side was Senator Romney vote for impeachment on one of the articles. The following is from McConnell on End of Impeachment Trial before the votes: “The Senate Must Do What We Were Created To Do” U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
Washington, DC…Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and my fellow citizens: Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback. Tonight, I stand before you to share the incredible results. Jobs are booming, […]
La Grange, CA…On February 4, 2020, at approximately 2:30 P.M, a 26-year-old male from La Grange, CA was driving his 2003 Ford Focus westbound on State Route 132, just west of Zarzamora Street at a high of speed. The driver lost control of his vehicle and allowed it to travel off the north roadway edge […]
Washington, DC…President Trump Delivers the State of the Union Address.
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring February 2020, as Black History Month in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION The history of democracy in the United States is one of struggle and triumph. Equality and freedom, denied from the beginning to African Americans, were only made truer […]
Sacramento, CA…California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has awarded $67 million for landscape-scale land management projects intended to restore and maintain healthy forests, conserve working forests, and enhance carbon storage in California’s forests. The grants were awarded by CAL FIRE’s Forest Health and Forest Legacy Programs to local and regional partners and collaboratives implementing forest treatment […]
Vallecito, CA…Dennis Mills has served the residents in the 4th Supervisorial District for 5 years. He was elected first as Director to the Calaveras County Water District 2014. In 2016, the voters of the district overwhelmingly elected Dennis to serve them on the Board of Supervisors serving Vallecito, Copperopolis and Angels Camp. Over these years […]
Angels Camp, CA…Amanda Folendorf is a multi-generation Calaveras County resident who served as Mayor of the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, Angels Camp. Not only was she Mayor, she was the first female deaf mayor in the United States. Raised in Calaveras County, Amanda is aware of the issues and will combine long time […]
Washington, DC…SECRETARY AZAR: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I’m Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Chairman of the President’s Task Force on the Novel Coronavirus. I’m going to start by turning things over to Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to discuss the current situation on […]
Washington, DC…The United States has confirmed cases of individuals who have a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”) (“the virus”) first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China (“China”). The virus was discovered in China in December 2019. As of January 31, 2020, Chinese health officials have reported […]
Vallecito, CA…Dennis Mills has served the residents in the 4th Supervisorial District for 5 years. He was elected first as Director to the Calaveras County Water District 2014. In 2016, the voters of the district overwhelmingly elected Dennis to serve them on the Board of Supervisors serving Vallecito, Copperopolis and Angels Camp. Over these years […]
Washington, DC…U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the Senate Impeachment Trial: A majority of the U.S. Senate has determined that the numerous witnesses and 28,000-plus pages of documents already in evidence are sufficient to judge the House Managers’ accusations and end this impeachment trial. There is no need […]
Angels Camp, CA…Amanda Folendorf is a multi-generation Calaveras County resident who served as Mayor of the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, Angels Camp. Not only was she Mayor, she was the first female deaf mayor in the United States. Raised in Calaveras County, Amanda is aware of the issues and will combine long time […]
Atlanta, CA…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed that the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has spread between two people in the United States, representing the first instance of person-to-person spread with this new virus here. Previously, all confirmed U.S. cases had been associated with travel to Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of […]
Geneva, Switzerland…The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV in the People’s Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place on Thursday, 30 January 2020, from 13:30 to 18:35 Geneva time (CEST). The Committee’s role […]
Sacramento, CA…In a key step toward protecting California’s most wildfire-vulnerable communities, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has completed work on 34 of 35 emergency projects identified last year to help reduce public safety risk in 200 communities at high risk of wildfires. All of the […]
Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of six states and the District of Columbia, today sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its unlawful reinterpretation of Section 1303 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On December 27, 2019, HHS issued a […]
