President Trump at the U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command Ceremony

President Trump at the U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command Ceremony

Washington, DC…Thank you very much, Secretary Nielsen. Great job you’re doing. That was a wonderful introduction and your leadership as the Coast Guard’s Service Secretary has been very much appreciated and respected. Thank you very much. Great job. Thank you as well to our great Vice President, Mike Pence — please stand up, Mike — […]

Why Tim Muetterties is Running for Assessor?

Why Tim Muetterties is Running for Assessor?

Arnold, CA…In addition to 40 years of experience in valuing properties in Calaveras County, I also currently serve on the Calaveras County Assessment Appeals Board where we hear and decide disputes between taxpayers and the current Assessor. I will bring integrity, ethics, fairness, coalition building, dedication, hard work, and problem-solving experience to the position. The […]

Summit Back on…President Trump after Meeting with Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Summit Back on…President Trump after Meeting with Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Washington, DC…The meeting went very well. We’ll be meeting on June 12th in Singapore. It went very well. It’s really a get-to-know-you kind of a situation. Mike has spent two days doing this. We’ve gotten to know their people very well. And we will — you people are going to have to travel because you’ll […]

Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals

Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals

Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and AB 1668 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) to help the state better prepare for droughts and climate change by establishing statewide water efficiency standards. “In preparation for the next drought and our changing environment, we must use our […]

223,000 New Jobs in May, Unemployment Drops to 3.8%

223,000 New Jobs in May, Unemployment Drops to 3.8%

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in May, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in several industries, including retail trade, health care, and construction. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent in May, […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on North Korea Summit

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on North Korea Summit

New York, CA…Good afternoon, everyone. As you know, in addition to my meeting with Vice Chairman Kim Yong-chol, we have teams in Singapore and at the DMZ working with their North Korean counterparts to prepare for President Trump and Chairman Kim’s expected summit in Singapore. Through these series of meetings, I am confident we are […]

Jessica Morse Endorsed by Transportation Workers, Carpenters Local Unions

Jessica Morse Endorsed by Transportation Workers, Carpenters Local Unions

Roseville, CA…Today, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and United Brotherhood of Carpenters announced their endorsements of the Morse for Congress campaign. Joining her recent support from the California Teachers Association (CTA), Morse continues to lead the 4th Congressional District race in labor endorsements heading into the final stretch of the June primary. “It is an […]

President Trump Delivers Remarks and Participates in the White House Sports and Fitness Day

President Trump Delivers Remarks and Participates in the White House Sports and Fitness Day

Washington, DC…Well, this is very special. And thank you all for being here. Thrilled to welcome so many young athletes — and these are really great athletes — to the White House for a very special White House Sports and Fitness Day. I want to thank Secretary Azar. Thank you, Secretary. Fantastic job you’re doing. […]

Revenues Are Up But Here’s Why the Federal Deficit Grows ~ By Congressman Tom McClintock

Revenues Are Up But Here’s Why the Federal Deficit Grows  ~ By Congressman Tom McClintock

Washington, DC…In December, Congress adopted one of the most important tax reform laws in our nation’s history. It is producing higher wages, better job opportunities, and greater economic expansion than we’ve seen in a decade. According to the Congressional Budget Office, revenues for the first seven months of the fiscal year have increased because of […]

Becerra Leads 17 Attorneys General in Condemning Rolling Back Protections for Seniors in Nursing Homes

Becerra Leads 17 Attorneys General in Condemning Rolling Back Protections for Seniors in Nursing Homes

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia in submitting a letter to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) condemning federal actions that would delay the enforcement of protections for Medicare and […]

Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases Increase in Calaveras County

Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases Increase in Calaveras County

San Andreas, CA…A significant increase in Calaveras County residents diagnosed with a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) in 2017 was reported by the Calaveras County Public Health Division (CCPHD). According to local health authorities, cases of gonorrhea increased from 12 cases in 2016 to 21 cases in 2017, while cases of syphilis increased from 6 to […]

Celebrate Flag Day with a State of Jefferson Tri Tip Dinner & Fundraiser

Celebrate Flag Day with a State of Jefferson Tri Tip Dinner & Fundraiser

Burson, CA…Celebrate Flag Day with a State of Jefferson Tri Tip Dinner & Fundraiser. We the people of the 23 counties of Northern California, hereafter known as Jefferson, formally demand an immediate Article 4, Section 3, (U.S.) state split. We declare the State of California is in open rebellion and insurrection against the government of […]

Laptops Donated to Calaveras County Foster Youth

Laptops Donated to Calaveras County Foster Youth

San Andreas, CA…On May 22nd, representatives from the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), National Homebuyers Fund, Inc. (NHF), and iFoster provided an update to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on the distribution of 26 gifted laptops to local foster youth and former foster youth aged 16-21 in Calaveras County. These laptops are part […]

The Lives Given is Service to Our Country in Battle from 1775 -1991

The Lives Given is Service to Our Country in Battle from 1775 -1991

Washington, DC….The graphic below from the Department of Veterans Affairs is a stark reminder of the enormous sacrifices paid for our freedoms. Total Military Service During Wartime, 41,892,128. Battle Deaths, 651,031. Other deaths in service (theater), 308,800. Other deaths in service (nontheater), 230,254. Nonmortal woundings 1,430,290. Thank You to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in Honor of Memorial Day

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in Honor of Memorial Day

Gettysburg, PA…While it was delivered 5 years before our country officially started celebrated Decoration Day which became Memorial Day. The Gettysburg Address remains one of the most eloquent of tributes to those who gave their all that we might be free. The “Bliss Copy” of his address “Four score and seven years ago our fathers […]

Stanislaus River Flows Will Stay High Through Memorial Day Weekend

Stanislaus River Flows Will Stay High Through Memorial Day Weekend

Sonora, CA…The Bureau of Reclamation is alerting the public to take extra safety precautions this Memorial Day weekend near the Stanislaus River below Goodwin Dam due to high flows. River flows were ramped up May 10 and will be maintained through the end of May, creating hazardous conditions for river recreation. “All river recreation activities […]

Public Notice Regarding $10,058.00 Seizure of Currency in Valley Springs

Public Notice Regarding $10,058.00 Seizure of Currency in Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA…NOTICE REGARDING SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4 To: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING SEIZED PROPERTY: $10,058.00 Currency of the United States of America. Notice is hereby given that the property described above was seized on December 7, […]

Public Notice Regarding $4,174.00 Seizure of Currency in Rail Road Flat

Public Notice Regarding $4,174.00 Seizure of Currency in Rail Road Flat

San Andreas, CA…NOTICE REGARDING SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4 To: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING SEIZED PROPERTY: $4,174.00 Currency of the United States of America. Notice is hereby given that the property described above was seized on January 4, […]

Public Notice Regarding $6,357.00 Seizure of Currency in Murphys

Public Notice Regarding $6,357.00 Seizure of Currency in Murphys

Murphys, CA…NOTICE REGARDING SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4 To: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING SEIZED PROPERTY: $6,357.00 Currency of the United States of America. Notice is hereby given that the property described above was seized on August 9, 2017, […]

Public Notice Regarding $50,607.00 Seizure of Currency in Murphys

Public Notice Regarding $50,607.00 Seizure of Currency in Murphys

San Andreas, CA…NOTICE REGARDING SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4 To: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING SEIZED PROPERTY: $50,607.00 Currency of the United States of America. Notice is hereby given that the property described above was seized on August 9, […]

The Calaveras County Purchasing Agent Will Receive Bids for: Construction of the Tax Collector Security Wall

The Calaveras County Purchasing Agent Will Receive Bids for: Construction of the Tax Collector Security Wall

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Purchasing Agent will receive bids for: Construction of the Tax Collector Security Wall System Project BID No. 17-1060-17-914 Bids may be obtained from the Calaveras County Administrative Office, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249, or from Public Purchase at: https://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/calaverasco,ca/buyer/public/home A Mandatory Pre-Bid/Site Visit Meeting is scheduled for […]