Roseville, CA….The Jessica Morse for Congress campaign today announced that she has raised more than $294,000 and has more than $492,000 cash on hand in her race to defeat Tom McClintock in the 4th Congressional District. In her first quarter (Q3), Jessica raised $268,000, which was more money raised by any challenger in an entire […]
Sacramento, CA… Keeping the state on a path to long-term fiscal stability, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $131.7 billion General Fund budget plan for 2018-19 that fills the state’s Rainy Day Fund to its constitutional target, fully implements the state’s K-12 school funding formula two years ahead of schedule and provides $4.6 […]
Arnold, CA….ARNOLD SIR (Sons in Retirement), Branch 152, will hold its Monthly Luncheon Meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 11:00 am, in Snow Flake Lodge at the Blue Lake Springs Homeowners Association, 335 Blue Lake Springs Dr., Arnold, CA Steven Walloupe, Calaveras Big Trees Supervising State Park Ranger Our speaker this month will be, Supervising […]
Vista, CA…This morning, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Vista) released the following statement: “Two decades ago, when I stepped away from the business I’d built to enter public service, I never could have imagined that a long-shot bid for U.S. Senate would lead to 18 years in the House of Representatives and endless opportunities to make a […]
Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra – joined by the Attorneys General for Maine, Maryland and Minnesota, as well as the University of California, individual Dreamers and other plaintiffs – obtained a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration over its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The ruling in the […]
Washington, DC…Cabinet Room 11:39 A.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, everyone, for being here. I’m thrilled to be with a distinguished group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers from both the House and the Senate. We have something in common, we’d like to see this get done, and you know what this means. […]
Washington, DC…The United States welcomes the January 9, meeting between the Republic of Korea and North Korea aimed at ensuring a safe, secure, and successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The United States remains in close consultations with ROK officials, who will ensure North Korean participation in the Winter Olympics does not violate the sanctions imposed […]
Washington, DC…President Trump Meets with Bipartisan Members of the Senate on Immigration.
Washington, DC…Sen. Dianne Feinstein has released the entire transcript of the congressional testimony given by Fusion GPS’s Glenn Simpson appeared before the investigative committee. We have placed a full copy on our servers as well. Click below for complete copy.
San Andreas, CA…The contentious first board meeting of the year has begun with Supervisor Gary Tofanelli being elected Board Chair. Currently they are sparing over Vice-Chair and the perception that Jack Garamendi was passed over and that Distric Two has been passed over and under represented. More to follow….
Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote better access to broadband internet service in rural America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Americans need access to reliable, affordable broadband internet service to succeed […]
Nashville, TN…President Trump Gives Remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention
Murphys, CA…Take a complimentary guided tour beginning in the tasting room (offered Wednesday – Sunday only) at 1:30 pm. Or take the self-guided tour. Print out the self-guided map here. Ironstone is open Daily from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are back in action on January 10th to conduct a Public Hearing to adopt an Ordinance rescinding Chapter 17.95 and replacing it with a new Chapter 17.95 banning or regulating cannabis cultivation and related commercial activities; certify Environmental Impact Report and adopt Findings of Fact; adopt the […]
Washington, DC…”I don’t have concerns, I create them” ~ Jim Mattis
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are back in action on January 9th. Topping the agenda is picking the Board Chair & Vice Chair for 2018. This is normally routine but in past years there have been some cases of political elbow throwing and infighting. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 1/9/2018 8:00 AM […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Angels Camp City Council voted to have Amanda Folendorf serve as the Mayor of Angels Camp for 2018. Linda Hermann was nominated and voted to serve as Vice Mayor. The complete meeting video from January 2nd is below…
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: $5,804.00, Currency of the United States seized from Hwy 4 and Angel Oaks Road, Angels Camp in Calaveras County, California. Notice is […]
San Andreas, CA…COUNTY OF CALAVERAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. STAGECOACH ROAD LOW WATER CROSSING REPLACEMENT PROJECT. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES. Notice is hereby given that Calaveras County is releasing a Request for Proposals for professional construction engineering services for the Stagecoach Road Low Water Crossing Replacement Project, BRLO-5930(039); construction of the project will […]
San Andreas, CA…NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The County of Calaveras will receive sealed bids for Stagecoach Road Low Water Crossing Replacement Project, Federal-aid Project No. BRLO-5930(039). The Request for Bids is available through www.publicpurchase.com within the section dedicated to this solicitation under the agency of the County of Calaveras. This project, generally described, consists of bridge […]
Valley Springs, CA…Two more indoor marijuana grows were seized last week by the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team. On 12-29-17 Deputies served search warrants at two houses on Greer Way in Valley Springs. Both locations were identified as unregistered illegal marijuana cultivation sites inside residences. It is suspected that the two locations are […]
Sacramento, CA….Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation today to protect California residents from the targeted federal tax increases that were enacted in the GOP’s recent tax reform. “The Republican tax plan gives corporations and hedge-fund managers a trillion-dollar tax cut and expects California taxpayers to foot the bill,” Senator de […]
Washinton, DC…U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has announced the next step for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024, which proposes to make over 90 percent of the total OCS acreage and more than 98 percent of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas […]
Washington, DC…THE PRESIDENT: Important meeting. Thank you very much for being here. We’re making a lot of progress on a lot of different things. Today, I’m with the Senate working group on immigration. It’s become a very big subject. I think that started around November 8th, and maybe a year and a half before that, […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 148,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in health care, construction, and manufacturing. __________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data | | | |Seasonally adjusted household survey data […]
Sacramento, CA…The Department of Water Resources (DWR) first manual snow survey east of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada found little snowpack, which was predictable after a dry December throughout California. Measurements at Phillips Station revealed a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 0.4 inches, 3 percent of the average SWE of 11.3 inches in early January […]
Washington, DC….The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Small Business Health Plans, also known as Association Health Plans. Up to 11 million Americans working for small businesses/sole proprietors and their families lack employer-sponsored insurance. These 11 million […]
From Politico…WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. Sessions will instead let federal prosecutors where pot is legal decide how aggressively to enforce federal marijuana […]
Berkeley, CA…The U.S. Geological Survey said the 4.5 temblor along the Hayward Fault rattled the Bay Area Awake but apparently has done little damage other than knocking items off of shelves. A bit more about the Hayward Fault from the USGS is below. The Hayward Fault is a mostly right-lateral, strike-slip fault with approximately 5 […]
Whitehouse, DC…Press Briefing with Press Secretary Sarah Sanders
