Re-Elect Supervisor Dennis Mills Supervisor District 4

Re-Elect Supervisor Dennis Mills Supervisor District 4

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 […]

President’s Coronavirus Task Force Press Conference

President’s Coronavirus Task Force Press Conference

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 […]

Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus

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 […]

Re-Elect Supervisor Dennis Mills Supervisor District 4

Re-Elect Supervisor Dennis Mills Supervisor District 4

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 […]

Vote to Force Witnesses Fails in Senate Impeachment Trial

Vote to Force Witnesses Fails in Senate Impeachment Trial

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 […]

CDC Confirms Person-to-Person (Wife to Husband) Spread of New Coronavirus in the United States

CDC Confirms Person-to-Person (Wife to Husband) Spread of New Coronavirus in the United States

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 […]

WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

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 […]

Governor Newsom Announces Completion of Emergency Projects to Protect Wildfire-Vulnerable Communities

Governor Newsom Announces Completion of Emergency Projects to Protect Wildfire-Vulnerable Communities

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 […]

Attorneys General Becerra and James File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Attack on Healthcare Abortion Rights

Attorneys General Becerra and James File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Attack on Healthcare Abortion Rights

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 […]

Evacuation of Americans from Wuhan, China ~ Morgan Ortagus

Evacuation of Americans from Wuhan, China ~ Morgan Ortagus

Washington, DC…This morning, a flight from Wuhan carrying U.S. government personnel and some private Americans safely landed in California. As we have previously noted, these travelers will be carefully screened and monitored by the health experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health and Human Services (HHS). All appropriate steps […]

In Support of H. Res. 752 – Support for the Freedom-Fighting Organizations Within Iran ~ Tom McClintock

In Support of H. Res. 752 – Support for the Freedom-Fighting Organizations Within Iran ~ Tom McClintock

Washington, DC…Remarks by Congressman McClintock: In Support of H. Res. 752 – Support for the Freedom-Fighting Organizations Within Iran House of Representatives January 28, 2020. In 2016, President Obama sent $1.7 billion of untraceable cash on cargo pallets to the regime in Iran. The Iranian expatriates in my district reported that immediately following this shameful […]

United States Congressman Tom McClintock Endorses Dennis Mills for Supervisor

United States Congressman Tom McClintock Endorses Dennis Mills for Supervisor

Angels Camp, CA…“I strongly support Dennis Mills for reelection to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors.” Congressman McClintock continued “Dennis and I have worked together on critical issues in region including the safeguarding our water resources, developing sensible forest management, and federally funded projects in the County. Most importantly, Dennis shares my view of limited […]

Harvard University Professor & Two Chinese Nationals Arrested For Spying for China

Harvard University Professor & Two Chinese Nationals Arrested For Spying for China

Boston, MA…Remarks Delivered by FBI Boston Division Special Agent in Charge Joseph R. Bonavolonta Announcing Charges Against Harvard University Professor and Two Chinese Nationals No country poses a greater, more severe, and long-term threat to our national security and economic prosperity than China. China’s goal, simply put, is to replace the United States as the […]

Coronavirus Update & Press Briefing from HHS

Coronavirus Update & Press Briefing from HHS

Washington, DC…We’ve been monitoring this virus and preparing a response since back in December, but it’s more than that. Preparing for these kinds of outbreaks is part of daily life at HHS and for America’s public health professionals. Preparedness is a day job around here. We are constantly making investments, training personnel at all levels, […]

Governor Newsom on Supreme Court’s Decision on Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule

Governor Newsom on Supreme Court’s Decision on Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement after today’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the public charge rule that targets low-income immigrant families: “The effects of today’s Supreme Court decision on the “public charge” rule will be devastating. Because of the “public charge” rule, families are already going hungry […]

U.S. Contributing $2 Million in Additional Funds to Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

U.S. Contributing $2 Million in Additional Funds to Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

Washington, DC…To honor Holocaust victims, to preserve the Auschwitz and Birkenau Memorial and Museum so future generations never forget, and to further efforts to combat contemporary forms of anti-Semitism, the Department of State, working with Congress, intends to contribute an additional $2 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. This contribution is in addition to the $15 […]

EPA Announces Final WOTUS Navigable Waters Rule

EPA Announces Final WOTUS Navigable Waters Rule

Washington, DC…The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS).  This rule has been an ongoing effort to reverse the previous WOTUS rule adopted in 2012, which RCRC opposed as a jurisdictional overreach, and inappropriate expansion of […]

China Increases Import of Hemp from United States

China Increases Import of Hemp from United States

Washington, DC…As part of phase-one of the U.S.-China trade agreement, which was agreed to and signed last week, China will now be required to import significantly more hemp from the United States. The crop is one of more than 200 agricultural products that China agreed to import on a larger scale over the next two […]

RCRC Installs 2020 Officers and Presents Rural Leadership Awards

RCRC Installs 2020 Officers and Presents Rural Leadership Awards

Sacramento, CA…The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) installed its 2020 Officers and presented its Rural Leadership Awards at their annual reception in Sacramento yesterday. Merced County Supervisor Daron McDaniel was installed as Chair, Mono County Supervisor Stacy Corless was installed as First Vice Chair, and Nevada County Supervisor Dan Miller was installed as Second […]

Supreme Court Backs Trump Administration’s Public Charge Immigrant Policy

Supreme Court Backs Trump Administration’s Public Charge Immigrant Policy

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Becerra today issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the nationwide injunction on the public charge rule. As a result of the ruling, the Trump Administration will be allowed to restart its efforts to implement its harmful public charge rule while litigation is ongoing. The rule unnecessarily […]

11 Arrested for Multimillion Dollar Recycling Fraud Scheme

11 Arrested for Multimillion Dollar Recycling Fraud Scheme

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and CalRecycle Acting Director Ken DaRosa today announced the arrest of and filing of charges against 11 individuals for allegedly defrauding California’s beverage container recycling program by importing ineligible beverage containers sold in Arizona and Nevada to redeem them for the recycling value of such containers sold in California. […]

Calaveras County Debt Advisory Committee Meeting January 30,10:00 am (Updated)

Calaveras County Debt Advisory Committee Meeting January 30,10:00 am (Updated)

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Administrative Office will hold a meeting of the County Debt Advisory Committee on January 30, 2020 in the Board Overflow Room in Building A of the Government Center.  The Purpose of the meeting is to examine financing options for the HVAC replacement project.  The HVAC replacement has been a priority […]

Tanker Crash That Claimed Three Americans Lives Was Part of California’s C-130 Program

Tanker Crash That Claimed Three Americans Lives Was Part of California’s C-130 Program

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today on the loss of American firefighters who were the crew on one of California’s critical firefighting aircraft, while fighting wildfires in Australia: “Jennifer and I are heartbroken to learn of the air tanker crash in Australia that claimed the lives of three heroic American firefighters. We […]

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action with Labor Agreements & More on January 28th

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action with Labor Agreements & More on January 28th

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action with Labor Agreements & More on January 28th Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 1/28/2020 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll Call CLOSED SESSION AGENDA 1. Conference with legal counsel; […]