November General Election Vote by Mail Ballot Update and Voter Alert of Robocalls and Misleading Mailings for State Propositions

November General Election Vote by Mail Ballot Update and Voter Alert of Robocalls and Misleading Mailings for State Propositions

San Andreas, CA…Vote by mail ballots are in the mail and are expected to be delivered by mid-week. If you do not receive your mail ballot by Friday, please contact the County Elections office to have a ballot re-issued to you. Ballots must be returned to the Election’s Office or a polling place by Election […]

Removal of Butte Fire Disaster Debris Project Signs

Removal of Butte Fire Disaster Debris Project Signs

San Andreas, CA…During the recovery phase of the 2015 Butte Fire signage was erected at each property that participated in the Cal Recycle debris removal program. These signs were used by Cal OES, Cal Recycle and Calaveras County to coordinate the project with the various agencies. As the work has been completed, the signs can […]

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 10/16/2018 9:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet  Video Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Announcements This is a time for […]

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with Saudi King Salman

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with Saudi King Salman

Washington, DC….Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh. The Secretary thanked the King for Saudi Arabia’s strong partnership with the United States. The Secretary and the King discussed a number of regional and bilateral issues. The Secretary also thanked the King for his commitment to supporting a thorough, […]

Cherokee Nation Says Senator Warren’s DNA Test Undermining Tribal Interests

Cherokee Nation Says Senator Warren’s DNA Test Undermining Tribal Interests

Tahlequah, OK…Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued the following statement Monday in response to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test claiming Native Heritage: “A DNA test is useless to determine tribal citizenship. Current DNA tests do not even distinguish whether a person’s ancestors were indigenous to North or South America,” Cherokee Nation Secretary […]

President Trump in Meeting with Pastor Andrew Brunson

President Trump in Meeting with Pastor Andrew Brunson

Washington, DC…Well, thank you very much, everybody. This has been a long journey. But for Andrew, it’s been a very interesting day. Because as you probably heard, I said a little bit earlier, from a Turkish prison to the White House in 24 hours. That’s not bad. (Applause.) Actually — And I want to start […]

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 […]