Economy Added 155,000 Jobs in November According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economy Added 155,000 Jobs in November According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 155,000 in November, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. Household Survey Data In November, the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for the third month […]

Caltrans Road Report Through December 15th

Caltrans Road Report Through December 15th

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

Chips for Kids Toy Drive 2018

Chips for Kids Toy Drive 2018

San Andreas, CA…The California Highway Patrol and Santa’s Express, are once again, teaming up for the annual CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive. The toys will be given to hospitalized and disadvantaged children in Calaveras County just before the Christmas holiday. You can help by bringing new, unwrapped, toys which will be donated to Santa’s Express. […]

Analysis Shows 2018 California Wildfires Emitted as Much Carbon Dioxide as an Entire Year’s Worth of Electricity

Analysis Shows 2018 California Wildfires Emitted as Much Carbon Dioxide as an Entire Year’s Worth of Electricity

Washington, DC…U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that according to data analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the 2018 wildfire season in California is estimated to have released emissions equivalent to roughly 68 million tons of carbon dioxide. This number equates to about 15 percent of all California emissions, and it is […]

Most Federal Offices Closed on Dec 5th in Honor of George Herbert Walker Bush

Most Federal Offices Closed on Dec 5th in Honor of George Herbert Walker Bush

Washington, DC…Executive Order on Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 5, 2018. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. All executive departments and agencies of […]

Calaveras County Offices Closed Wednesday, December 5, in Recognition of the National Day of Mourning

Calaveras County Offices Closed Wednesday, December 5, in Recognition of the National Day of Mourning

San Andreas, CA…In light of President Donald Trump’s declared national day of mourning, recognizing the death of former President George H.W. Bush, Calaveras County offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. County Officials made the determination to close County offices based on County Ordinance, 2.64.665, which decrees that every day appointed by the […]

Calaveras County Accepts Resignation of County Administrator and Provides Direction on the Appointment of an Interim Administrator

Calaveras County Accepts Resignation of County Administrator and Provides Direction on the Appointment of an Interim Administrator

San Andreas, CA – Today, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors accepted the resignation of the County Administrative Officer (CAO), Timothy Lutz. Mr. Lutz has served as the CAO since April 2017. He will be leaving after the first of the year to assume the role of Health & Human Services Agency Director in Tulare […]

Manuel Lopez, Named Interim Calaveras County Administrative Officer

Manuel Lopez, Named Interim Calaveras County Administrative Officer

San Andreas, CA…One of the first items read out of closed session as this meeting got underway the Supervisors named Manuel Lopez, as Interim Calaveras County Administrative Officer with the impending departure of Current CAO Tim Lutz. Mr. Lopez had served previously as interim CAO prior to Mr. Lutz’s appointment. He should be able to […]

Calaveras Board of Supervisors are Back In Action Today with a Full Agenda…(Updated with Meeting Video)

Calaveras Board of Supervisors are Back In Action Today with a Full Agenda…(Updated with Meeting Video)

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Board of Supervisors are back In Action Today. Deciding the process to replace outgoing CAO Tim Lutz will be the top priority and discussed in closed session prior to the public session. The full agenda is enclosed.   Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 12/4/2018 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain […]

The Whitehouse on the President’s Working Dinner with China. Progress on Fentanyl & Trade

The Whitehouse on the President’s Working Dinner with China.  Progress on Fentanyl & Trade

Washington, DC….The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and President Xi Jinping of China, have just concluded what both have said was a “highly successful meeting” between themselves and their most senior representatives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Very importantly, President Xi, in a wonderful humanitarian gesture, has agreed to designate Fentanyl as a […]

President Trump and Chancellor Merkel of Germany at G-20

President Trump and Chancellor Merkel of Germany at G-20

Buenos Aires, Argentina…Well, thank you very much everybody. It’s a great honor to be with Chancellor Merkel, who is my friend. We have a great relationship and a great working relationship, I think very important. And we are talking trade. We’re talking defense. We’re talking about many things. We have a tremendous trade imbalance, but […]

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the Passing of Former President George H.W. Bush

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the Passing of Former President George H.W. Bush

Washington, DC…Melania and I join with a grieving Nation to mourn the loss of former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away last night. Through his essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country, President Bush inspired generations of his fellow Americans to public service—to be, in his words, “a thousand […]

Some Damage Reported After 7.0 Earthquake Rattles Alaska

Some Damage Reported After 7.0 Earthquake Rattles Alaska

Anchorage, AK…From USGS…”The November 30, 2018, Mw 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska, occurred as the result of normal faulting at a depth of about 40 km. Focal mechanism solutions for the event indicate slip occurred on a moderately dipping fault striking north-south (dipping either to the east at about 30 degrees, or the west at […]

CDC Director on Continuing Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy

CDC Director on Continuing Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy

Atlanta, GA…“The latest CDC data show that the U.S. life expectancy has declined over the past few years. Tragically, this troubling trend is largely driven by deaths from drug overdose and suicide. Life expectancy gives us a snapshot of the Nation’s overall health and these sobering statistics are a wakeup call that we are losing […]

Valley Springs Town Center Connectivity Plan Meeting on December 3rd

Valley Springs Town Center Connectivity Plan Meeting on December 3rd

Valley Springs, CA…The Valley Springs Town Center Connectivity Plan will provide an implementation framework for transportation projects that improve safety and access for students, residents, shoppers, and visitors. The plan will develop realistic projects, based on available near-term and long-term funding sources, that improve student and resident safety, improve vehicular circulation, and create a bicycle […]

Yuma Sector Agents Assaulted by Claimed Caravan Member

Yuma Sector Agents Assaulted by Claimed Caravan Member

Yuma, AZ…Last night, Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents and a CBP pilot had rocks thrown at them when they tried to arrest a subject who claimed to have been part of the migrant caravans. On Friday night, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents discovered footprints from a subject who had illegally crossed […]

USNS Comfort Hospital Ship in Columbia Treating Refugees From Venezuela & More.

USNS Comfort Hospital Ship in Columbia Treating Refugees From Venezuela & More.

Bogota, Columbia….The first phase of the USNS Comfort hospital ship mission in Turbo finished yesterday after assisting 5,450 patients and performing 131 surgeries. The mission will continue in Riohacha as of November 26. In the five days of the mission in Turbo, USNS Comfort staff and their allies attended a total of 5,450 patients and […]

Flooding Closes Angels Camp Community Development Office

Flooding Closes Angels Camp Community Development Office

Angels Camp, CA…Due to flooding, the Community Development Office for the City of Angels will be closed beginning November 26th – December 3rd. City Staff will still be available to you by phone, email or onsite meetings. Please contact Community Development Staff by phone at 209-736-1346 to schedule a meeting. You may also visit City […]

Russia’s Dangerous Escalation in the Kerch Strait

Russia’s Dangerous Escalation in the Kerch Strait

Washington, DC…The United States expresses its deep concern over the incident in the Black Sea that occurred November 25 as Ukrainian vessels attempted to transit through the Kerch Strait. Reports that Russian vessels rammed and fired on the Ukrainian ships, injuring Ukrainian crewmen, before seizing three vessels, represent a dangerous escalation and a violation of […]

Board of Supervisors Amend Zoning for Agricultural Preserve

Board of Supervisors Amend Zoning for Agricultural Preserve

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance to amend the zoning of APN 048-025-034 and APN: 050-002-120 from Unclassified (U) to Agriculture Preserve (AP) identifying the land being restricted by a California Land Conservation Contract, Agriculture Preserve No. 363 for Mark Connolly. The subject property is a portion of Section 32, […]

Board of Supervisors Remove Planned Development & Adopt Design Review in Mokelumne Hill

Board of Supervisors Remove Planned Development & Adopt Design Review in Mokelumne Hill

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUMMARY PUBLICATION: The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance to amend the zoning of parcels in Mokelumne Hill. The planned development combining zone was removed from 102 parcels and the design review combining zone was added to 117 parcels. A negative declaration was adopted by the Board of […]

NASA’s InSight Spacecraft Has Touched Down on Mars

NASA’s InSight Spacecraft Has Touched Down on Mars

Pasadena, CA…Mission controllers at NASA-JPL have received a signal from NASA’s InSight lander on the Mars surface via MarCO OR a beep from InSight’s X-band radio. In the coming hours, engineers will be checking on the spacecraft’s health. A post-landing news briefing expected at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST).

Board of Supervisors Adopt Design Review for Mokelumne Hill

Board of Supervisors Adopt Design Review for Mokelumne Hill

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance to add Chapter 17.52 of the Calaveras County Code to provide for a design review process for Mokelumne Hill. The design review process provides for planning director approval of specified development consistent with the Mokelumne Hill Design Guidelines. A negative declaration was adopted by […]