Governor Brown on Thousand Oaks Shooting

Governor Brown on Thousand Oaks Shooting

Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement in response to the shooting last night in Thousand Oaks, California: “Our hearts ache today for the victims of this heinous act and our deepest condolences are with the Thousand Oaks community and those who lost friends and loved ones. We are grateful for law […]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Suffers Three Broken Ribs in Fall

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Suffers Three Broken Ribs in Fall

Washington, DC…Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell in her office at the Court last evening. She went home, but after experiencing discomfort overnight, went to George Washington University Hospital early this morning. Tests showed that she fractured three ribs on her left side and she was admitted for observation and treatment. Updates will be provided as […]

Calaveras County CDBG Public Hearing

Calaveras County CDBG Public Hearing

San Andreas, CA…NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors shall conduct a public hearing at 9:30 a.m., or shortly thereafter, on Tuesday, the 4th of December, 2018 at the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA. The hearing is being called by the Board […]

Calaveras County Purchasing Agent Receiving Bids For Tree Removal Services

Calaveras County Purchasing Agent Receiving Bids For Tree Removal Services

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Purchasing Agent will receive bids for: Tree Removal Services – Administrative Office/Office of Emergency Services BID No. 18-1000-12-968 Tree Mortality Program Project #10. 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. Project Area #10 […]

AG Jeff Sessions Has Resigned

AG Jeff Sessions Has Resigned

Washington, DC…Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 84th Attorney General of the United States from 2017 to 2018. A Republican, Sessions previously served as United States Senator from Alabama from 1997 to 2017, resigning the position in order to serve in the Trump […]

Tuolumne County Election November 8th Election Results

Tuolumne County Election November 8th Election Results

Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County Election November 8th Election Results SUMMARY REPORT TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA UNOFFICAL RUN DATE:11/06/18 GENERAL ELECTION RUN TIME:10:26 PM NOVEMBER 6, 2018 VOTES PERCENT PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 73) . . . . . 73 100.00 REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL . . . . . 31,999 BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL. . . . . […]

The Ban Slam: State Numbers Reveal a Damaged Calaveras Economy ~ David Kevin Sweet and Prapanna Smith.

The Ban Slam: State Numbers Reveal a Damaged Calaveras Economy ~ David Kevin Sweet and Prapanna Smith.

San Andreas, CA…What was the effect of three Supervisors exiling 1000 workers representing 16% of the Calaveras County workforce without even a plan to replace those jobs? Except for in touristdriven downtown Murphys, exiling those missing customers spelled R-E-C-E-S-S-I-O-N throughout the county. Data available from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (formerly, Board […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Summary Public Notice

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Summary Public Notice

San Andreas, CA…On October 23, 2018, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors adopted ordinance 3102 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 out the plans for the protection of persons […]

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2018-053 Zoning Amendment and Agriculture Preserve Contract No. 362 for Denise Simonich Pombo and Steven Simonich The applicants are requesting approval of a California Land Conservation Contract/Agriculture Preserve No. 362 for 345.4 […]

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2018-052 Zoning Amendment and Agriculture Preserve Contract No. 363 for Mark Connolly Mark Connolly filed an application to establish a California Land Conservation Contract / Ag Preserve No. 363 for 176.01 acres […]

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing on Planned Development

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing on Planned Development

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2018-044 GPA/ZA – General Plan Amendment to remove Planned Development combining land use designation and Zoning Amendment to remove the Planned Development combining zone and to add the Design Review combining zone: […]

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing on Design Review

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing on Design Review

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2017-118 ZA, Ordinance Amendment to Title 17, Chapter 17.52, Design Review: Calaveras County is proposing to add Chapter 17.52, Design Review, to Title 17 of the Calaveras County Code. The proposed ordinance […]

Update to Fish & Game Commission Organization & Structure

Update to Fish & Game Commission Organization & Structure

San Andreas, CA…AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.52 “FISH AND GAME ADVISORY COMMITTEE” TO CLARIFY THE TITLE, DUTIES, POWERS, AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THE CALAVERAS FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Calaveras hereby ordains as follows: Section 1. – Chapter 2.52 “Fish and Game Advisory Committee” needs amendment to […]

Public Notice on Proposition 4 Appropriations

Public Notice on Proposition 4 Appropriations

San Andreas, CA…PUBLIC NOTICE: Article XIIIB was added to the California Constitution by way of initiative approved by the voters at a State election held in November 1979. Said initiative, also know as “Proposition 4,” provided for appropriations limits for State and local government. Government Code § 7910 requires that each year the governing body […]

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. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 11/6/2018 8:30 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 sec. 54957.6, conference […]

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing

PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2018-060 Appeal of ABC License Denial for the West Point Dollar General by Alcoholic Beverage Specialists, Steve Rawlings On behalf of the West Point Dollar General, Steve Rawlings with Alcoholic Beverage Specialists filed an appeal […]

Calaveras County November Election Polling Locations

Calaveras County November Election Polling Locations

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Cou nty polls will be open on November 6, 2018, for the Statewide General Election from the hour of 7:00 a.m. to the hour of 8:00 p.m. Polling Locations are below… Polling Place, Address, A.D.A. Accessible San Andreas County Library 1299 Gold Hunter Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 NO Jenny Lind […]

Senate Judiciary Committee Releases Summary of Investigation from Supreme Court Confirmation

Senate Judiciary Committee Releases Summary of Investigation from Supreme Court Confirmation

Washington, DC…Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa is releasing a summary report on the committee majority’s investigation of misconduct allegations presented during the confirmation process of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “The revelation of last minute allegations tested the committee in many ways. But these investigative efforts rose to the occasion and were […]

Governor Brown and Attorney General Becerra Honor Five Public Safety Officials with Medal of Valor Awards

Governor Brown and Attorney General Becerra Honor Five Public Safety Officials with Medal of Valor Awards

Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined Attorney General Xavier Becerra on October 29th to present the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to five public safety leaders from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department who went above and beyond the call of duty. “American democracy is not going to […]

CPUC Issues $50,000 Citation to Alpine Natural Gas for Violations

CPUC Issues $50,000 Citation to Alpine Natural Gas for Violations

Valley Springs, CA…We have issued a $50,000 citation to Alpine Natural Gas (ANG) for violation of leak survey interval requirements. During a scheduled inspection in 2017, our Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) reviewed leak survey records and found 88 instances where plat maps in ANG’s residential areas were surveyed at intervals greater than required by […]

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism and the Challenge to Democracy

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism and the Challenge to Democracy

Washington, DC…Governments around the world are tightening control over citizens’ data and using claims of “fake news” to suppress dissent, eroding trust in the internet as well as the foundations of democracy, according to Freedom on the Net 2018: The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism,  the latest edition of the annual country-by-country assessment of online freedom, released […]

Economy Roars On with 250,000 Jobs Added in October. Health Care, Manufacturing & Construction Lead the Way!

Economy Roars On with 250,000 Jobs Added in October.  Health Care, Manufacturing & Construction Lead the Way!

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 250,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in manufacturing, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. __________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Hurricane Michael | | | | Hurricane Michael made […]

President Trump Says…”Our Nation’s Weak Asylum Laws are Encouraging an Overwhelming Increase In Illegal Immigration”

President Trump Says…”Our Nation’s Weak Asylum Laws are Encouraging an Overwhelming Increase In Illegal Immigration”

Washington, DC…”We will not rest until our border is secure, our citizens are safe, and we finally end the immigration crisis once and for all.” President Donald J. Trump MISUSED ASYLUM LAWS: Flaws in our asylum system allow illegal aliens with meritless claims to cross our borders and remain here for years. Our Nation’s asylum […]

President Trump Optimistic on China Trade & North Korea

President Trump Optimistic on China Trade & North Korea

Washington, DC…”Just had a long and very good conversation with President Xi Jinping of China. We talked about many subjects, with a heavy emphasis on Trade. Those discussions are moving along nicely with meetings being scheduled at the G-20 in Argentina. Also had good discussion on North Korea!” President Donald Trump on Twitter

Final Environmental Impact Statement Features New Preferred Alternative for Over-snow Vehicle Use Designation on the Eldorado National Forest

Final Environmental Impact Statement Features New Preferred Alternative for Over-snow Vehicle Use Designation on the Eldorado National Forest

Placerville, CA…The Eldorado National Forest has released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Draft Record of Decision for Over-snow Vehicle (OSV) Use Designation. The Final EIS includes a preferred alternative that was developed in response to comments from both motorized and non-motorized winter recreationists. Individuals or organizations that commented on the Draft EIS can […]

Presidential Proclamation on National Entrepreneurship Month, 2018

Presidential Proclamation on National Entrepreneurship Month, 2018

Washington, DC…Since the founding of our Nation, generations of Americans have drawn upon every last measure of grit and determination to push the limits of human knowledge, invention, and capability. Our Nation thrives today because bold entrepreneurs and innovators had vision and drive, stopping at nothing to realize their dreams. This intrepid spirit, which burns […]

President Trump Attends the Our Pledge to America’s Workers Event

President Trump Attends the Our Pledge to America’s Workers Event

Washington, DC…”We’re asking businesses and organizations across the country to sign our new pledge to America’s workers.” President Donald J. Trump ANSWERING THE PLEDGE: Companies and associations are responding to President Donald J. Trump’s call and pledging to educate and train more than 6 million workers. Companies and associations continue to sign the Pledge to […]

Chinese Intelligence Officers and Their Recruited Hackers and Insiders Conspired to Steal Sensitive Commercial Aviation and Technological Data for Years

Chinese Intelligence Officers and Their Recruited Hackers and Insiders Conspired to Steal Sensitive Commercial Aviation and Technological Data for Years

Washington, DC…Chinese intelligence officers and those working under their direction, which included hackers and co-opted company insiders, conducted or otherwise enabled repeated intrusions into private companies’ computer systems in the United States and abroad for over five years. The conspirators’ ultimate goal was to steal, among other data, intellectual property and confidential business information, including […]