Governor Newsom Submits May Revision Budget Proposal to Legislature

Governor Newsom Submits May Revision Budget Proposal to Legislature

Sacramento, CA… In the face of a global health crisis that has triggered a global financial crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom today submitted his 2020-21 May Revision budget proposal to the Legislature – a balanced plan to close a budget gap of more than $54 billion brought on swiftly by the COVID-19 recession. “COVID-19 has caused […]

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 […]

Calaveras County Readiness Plan for Reopening Businesses Accepted by the State

Calaveras County Readiness Plan for Reopening Businesses Accepted by the State

San Andreas, CA….On May 13, 2020, the California Department of Public Health accepted the local attestation submitted by Calaveras County officials to move further into Stage 2 of Reopening. The local attestations can be viewed on the State webpage https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Local-Variance-Attestations.aspx.  Counties that have met certain criteria in containing COVID-19 may consider increasing the pace at […]

Attorney General Becerra Succeeds in Temporarily Blocking Additional Water for Farmers

Attorney General Becerra Succeeds in Temporarily Blocking Additional Water for Farmers

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California to grant a preliminary injunction in the State’s lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful expansion of water export operations in the Central Valley. “We applaud the court for hitting pause on […]

Calaveras County Submits Readiness Plan for Reopening Businesses

Calaveras County Submits Readiness Plan for Reopening Businesses

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County officials submitted the State required local attestation to move further into Stage 2 of Reopening as part of the State’s variance process. Last week the public Health Officer rescinded the local Calaveras County stay-at-home order, but the residents of Calaveras are still subject to the current statewide order. “The people of […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Are Back in Action This Morning

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Are Back in Action This Morning

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Board of Supervisors re Back in Action This Morning. The full agenda is is below… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 5/12/2020 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 […]

Spending Per Pupil Increased for Sixth Consecutive Year

Spending Per Pupil Increased for Sixth Consecutive Year

Washington, DC…The amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education (pre-K through 12th grade) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased by 3.4% to $12,612 per pupil during the 2018 fiscal year, compared to $12,201 per pupil in 2017, according to new tables released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.  […]

Telsa Files Lawsuit in Federal Court in Battle to Restart Production

Telsa Files Lawsuit in Federal Court in Battle to Restart Production

Palo Alto, CA…Tesla released the following yesterday on their reopening efforts and lawsuit filed…”Tesla is the last major carmaker remaining in California, and the largest manufacturing employer in the State with more than 10,000 employees at our Fremont factory and 20,000 statewide. We understand the impacts COVID-19 has caused and have a responsibility to look […]

FDA Authorizes First Antigen Test to Help in the Rapid Detection of the Virus that Causes COVID-19 in Patients

FDA Authorizes First Antigen Test to Help in the Rapid Detection of the Virus that Causes COVID-19 in Patients

White Oak, MD…The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen test, a new category of tests for use in the ongoing pandemic. These diagnostic tests quickly detect fragments of proteins found on or within the virus by testing samples collected from the nasal cavity using swabs. The […]

Musk Threatens to Move Tesla out of California after Alameda County Blocks Plant Reopening

Musk Threatens to Move Tesla out of California after Alameda County Blocks Plant Reopening

Fremont, CA…Elon Musk on Twitter this morning…”Tesla is filing a lawsuit against Alameda County immediately. The unelected & ignorant “Interim Health Officer” of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense! Photo By Steve Jurvetson Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its […]

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order on Extending Deadlines Impacted by COVID-19

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order on Extending Deadlines Impacted by COVID-19

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order that extends some critical deadlines that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The executive order extends deadlines for certification requirements for public school project inspectors who previously passed an initial evaluation, as well as Certified Access Specialists who ensure compliance with disability access in properties […]

Judge Holds Landowner Liable for Cannabis Cultivation-Related Environmental Crimes

Judge Holds Landowner Liable for Cannabis Cultivation-Related Environmental Crimes

Sacramento, CA…A California judge recently ordered a Calaveras County property owner liable for damages after their tenant committed environmental crimes in conjunction with a cannabis operation. Poorly designed culvert impacts fish and wildlife downstream. Under Fish and Game Code section 12025, civil penalties can be levied against a landowner or occupant who has violated one […]

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Mail Every Registered Voter a Ballot Ahead of the November General Election

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Mail Every Registered Voter a Ballot Ahead of the November General Election

Sacramento, CA…Recognizing the threat COVID-19 continues to pose to public health, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to ensure that Californians can exercise their right to vote in a safe and accessible manner during the General Election this November. The order requires that each county’s elections officials send vote-by-mail ballots for the November […]

Calaveras County Health Officer Rescinds Local Order and Clarifies What Local Businesses Can Reopen Today

Calaveras County Health Officer Rescinds Local Order and Clarifies What Local Businesses Can Reopen Today

San Andreas, CA…On Friday, May 8, 2020, the Calaveras County Health Officer rescinded the Local Public Health Order and Emergency Regulations. This latest move results from Governor Gavin Newsom’s May 7, 2020 announcement that the State will be entering Stage 2 of the re-opening plan beginning on May 8, 2020. Stage 2 authorizes some low […]

Worst Single Month Jobs Report in History as Unemployment Soars to 14.7 Percent

Worst Single Month Jobs Report in History as Unemployment Soars to 14.7 Percent

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 20.5 million in April, and the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The changes in these measures reflect the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. Employment fell sharply in all major industry sectors, with particularly […]

Lake Camanche and Lake Pardee to Reopen with Modifications

Lake Camanche and Lake Pardee to Reopen with Modifications

Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health has worked in collaboration with Amador County Environmental Health and Calaveras Department of Public Health to approve re-opening of both Lake Camanche and Lake Pardee with modified operations on May 8, 2020 for residents. Both concessionaires, Basecamp Hospitality and Rocky Mountain Recreation Company, in collaboration with East […]

Governor Newsom Releases Updated Business Reopening Guidance

Governor Newsom Releases Updated Business Reopening Guidance

Sacramento, CA…Guidance will help drive reopening for some sectors – including retail, manufacturing and logistics – with modifications, beginning Friday, May 8. Regional variance allows for counties to move further into Stage 2 when they attest to meeting certain criteria. Following up on the state’s announcement that it will begin modifying the stay at home […]

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors & Angels City Council Meeting Today

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors & Angels City Council Meeting Today

San Andreas & Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors & Angels City Council Meeting Today. The Full Agenda is enclosed and click on the image below for the live stream. Board of Supervisors Special Meeting 5/7/2020 3:00 PM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249   Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet […]