CCWD Board Names Jeffrey Meyer Interim General Manager

CCWD Board Names Jeffrey Meyer Interim General Manager

San Andreas, CA…At the October 10 Board meeting, the Calaveras County Water District Board of Directors named Jeffrey Meyer as interim general manager, effective Monday October 15. Meyer is currently the Director of Administrative Services for CCWD and has been with the District for the past 10 years. The general manager position is being vacated […]

Governor Brown on New UN Climate Change Report

Governor Brown on New UN Climate Change Report

Sacramento, CA….Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement on a new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finding that the world must take unprecedented action to limit global warming to 1.5 ° Celsius. The report was prepared by 91 authors and editors from 40 countries in response to an invitation from the […]

UN Special Climate Report: 1.5ºC Is Possible But Requires Unprecedented and Urgent Action

UN Special Climate Report: 1.5ºC Is Possible But Requires Unprecedented and Urgent Action

New York, NY…The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC was approved by the IPCC on Saturday in Incheon, Republic of Korea. It will be a key scientific input into the Katowice Climate Change Conference in Poland in December, when governments review the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change.  “With more than 6,000 scientific references cited and the dedicated […]

The Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

The Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Washington, DC…Thank you very much. Thank you. Members of Congress, members of the Cabinet, honored guests, and fellow Americans: It is my privilege to address you tonight from the East Room of the White House. We are gathered together this evening for a truly momentous occasion. I have long been told that the most important […]

Calaveras Board of Supervisors are Back In Action Today with a Full Agenda.

Calaveras Board of Supervisors are Back In Action Today with a Full Agenda.

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Board of Supervisors are back In Action Today. The full agenda is enclosed. LIVE Webcast Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 10/9/2018 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet  Video Call to Order Roll Call CLOSED SESSION AGENDA 1. Pursuant to Government Code Section […]

Presidential Proclamation on Leif Erikson Day, 2018

Presidential Proclamation on Leif Erikson Day, 2018

Washington, DC…More than a millennium ago, Leif Erikson sailed across the frigid Atlantic and set foot on North America, likely becoming the first European to reach our continent. On Leif Erikson Day, we celebrate the extraordinary journey made by this son of Iceland and grandson of Norway with his crew and recognize the immeasurable contributions […]

George Washington’s Warning on Political Parties

George Washington’s Warning on Political Parties

Philadelphia, PA…”However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very […]

Merita Callaway for Supervisor

Merita Callaway for Supervisor

Murphys, CA…From Vallecito to Sherman Acres, you have a voice! Learn more about Merita, her positions and endorsements at www.MeritaCallaway.com I’m voting Merita Callaway from James Freeman on Vimeo.

Congressman Tom McClintock Regarding the Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court:

Congressman Tom McClintock Regarding the Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court:

Washington, DC…This is a momentous and joyous day for the Constitution and for the rule of law. Despite the mockery that Senate Democrats made of the confirmation process and their grotesque accusations against Judge Kavanaugh — that were not only entirely unsubstantiated but overwhelmingly contradicted by the evidence — our American principles of justice and […]

Oath Ceremony: The Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh

Oath Ceremony: The Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh

Washington, DC…On October 6, 2018, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., administered the Constitutional Oath and retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy administered the Judicial Oath to the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh in a private ceremony attended by the Justices of the Supreme Court and members of the Kavanaugh family. The oath was administered in […]

Senator Collins Announces She Will Vote to Confirm Judge Kavanaugh

Senator Collins Announces She Will Vote to Confirm Judge Kavanaugh

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered remarks from the Senate floor this afternoon to announce her decision to vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Her full remarks are as follows: Mr. President, the five previous times that I have come to the […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Summary Public Notice

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Summary Public Notice

San Andreas, CA…CALAVERAS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUMMARY PUBLIC NOTICE. On September 25, 2018, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors introduced an ordinance amending and replacing current Calaveras County Code Chapter 2.72. The purpose and intent of this chapter is to outline the emergency management organization and functions as they pertain to preparing and carrying […]

Ford ‘Wasn’t Clear’ Committee Offered California Interview in lieu of Public Washington Hearing

Ford ‘Wasn’t Clear’ Committee Offered California Interview in lieu of Public Washington Hearing

Washington, DC…Ford wanted to avoid “media circus” of public hearing, but was unaware of accommodations offered by the Committee to address her concerns During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford indicated that she had not been made aware of multiple offers made by Chairman Chuck Grassley to send staff to […]

Grassley on Supplemental FBI Background Investigations

Grassley on Supplemental FBI Background Investigations

Washington, DC…Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement regarding the ongoing supplemental FBI background investigation for the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. “The FBI conducts background investigations in accordance with the agency’s standard operating procedures, and it has done […]

Judiciary Committee Receives Statement Regarding Swetnick Allegations

Judiciary Committee Receives Statement Regarding Swetnick Allegations

Washington, DC…The Senate Judiciary Committee today received a signed statement from Mr. Dennis Ketterer, the former Democratic candidate for Congress and weatherman for WJLA Channel 7 in Washington, regarding the recent allegations made by Julie Swetnick against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Mr. Ketterer had a relationship with Ms. Swetnick in the 1990s. Below […]

ACLU Makes Seven-Figure Ad Buy Opposing Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh

ACLU Makes Seven-Figure Ad Buy Opposing Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh

Washington, DC…The American Civil Liberties Union will launch tonight a seven-figure, multi-state TV ad buy following its rare decision to oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The ads call on Sens. Deb Fischer, Cory Gardner, Joe Manchin, Shelley Moore Capito, Lisa Murkowski, and Dan Sullivan to vote “no” on Kavanaugh. “Brett […]