Autopsy Scheduled In Death Of 14 Year Old Valley Springs Girl

Autopsy Scheduled In Death Of 14 Year Old Valley Springs Girl

Valley Springs, CA…On 02/10/16 at about 0820 hours, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department responded to a residence on the 300 block of Sequoia Avenue, in Valley Springs, for a subject that was not breathing. Deputies arrived on scene and observed a 14 year old female who was pronounced deceased on scene by medical staff. The […]

Board Votes 3-2 That Conditional Use Permit Not Required For Proposed Asphalt Plant At Hogan Quarry

Board Votes 3-2 That Conditional Use Permit Not Required For Proposed Asphalt Plant At Hogan Quarry

San Andreas, CA….The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to deny the appeal of the Planning Commission decision that a conditional use permit is not required for the proposed asphalt plant at Hogan Quarry. Supervisors Edson, Oliveira & Kearney voted for the resolution that denied the appeal and Supervisors Wright & Ponte against. Today […]

Sec State John Kerry Condemns DPRK Missile Launch

Sec State John Kerry Condemns DPRK Missile Launch

Washington, DC…The United States strongly condemns today’s missile launch by the D.P.R.K. — a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolutions related to the D.P.R.K. use of ballistic missile technology. This is the second time in just over a month that the D.P.R.K. has chosen to conduct a major provocation, threatening not only the security […]

Presidential Weekly Address: Doubling Our Clean Energy Funding to Address the Challenge of Climate Change

Presidential Weekly Address: Doubling Our Clean Energy Funding to Address the Challenge of Climate Change

Washington, DC…Hi everybody. One of the things that makes America great is our passion for innovation – that spirit of discovery and entrepreneurship that helps us meet any challenge. One of the greatest challenges of our time is climate change. Over the last seven years, we’ve made historic investments in clean energy that helped private […]

CCWD Assists Butte Fire Recovery Efforts Of CalaverasGROWN

CCWD Assists Butte Fire Recovery Efforts Of CalaverasGROWN

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Water District Board of Directors recently contributed $5,000 to CalaverasGROWN to aide in Butte Fire recovery efforts. The community organization used the funds to purchase weed-free rice straw, which is spread over burned areas that have the highest risk of erosion. These efforts provide significant benefits to private landowners by […]

WHO Declares Zika Virus A Global Health Emergency

WHO Declares Zika Virus A Global Health Emergency

Geneva…WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, convened an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations. The Committee ascertained the outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Outbreak in the Americas In May 2015, Brazil reported its first case of Zika virus disease. Since then, the […]

CodeRED Emergency Notification System to be Tested “All-Call” Set for February 2nd

CodeRED Emergency Notification System to be Tested “All-Call” Set for February 2nd

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County’s Emergency Notification System, CodeRED, will be tested Tuesday, February 2nd to validate landline telephone numbers in the database. These landline telephone numbers are primarily received from telephone companies that provide services to Calaveras County. The Caller ID will read “800-791-3749” and the message will say “This is an important message from […]

Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Regulatory Update

Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Regulatory Update

Sacramento, CA…The latest updates on regulations from the RCRC.  RCRC members are encouraged to submit comments on regulatory matters to state and federal regulatory bodies, and to provide a copy to RCRC’s Government Affairs staff.  Click “Read More” to access information related to the current status of regulations impacting California’s rural counties. Revised Proposal to […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Giving Every Student an Opportunity to Learn Through Computer Science For All

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Giving Every Student an Opportunity to Learn Through Computer Science For All

Washington, DC…Hi everybody. As I said in my State of the Union address, we live in a time of extraordinary change – change that’s affecting the way we live and the way we work. New technology replaces any job where work can be automated. Workers need more skills to get ahead. These changes aren’t new, […]

Update On The Precautionary (Now Lifted) Lockdown At Bret Harte High School

Update On The Precautionary (Now Lifted) Lockdown At Bret Harte High School

Angels Camp, CA…We would like to thank Bret Harte Unified School District Superintendent Michael Chimente for some additional details on this mornings incident.  “We did have a threat and the campus was placed on precautionary lockdown while ACPD, TCSO and other agencies did a sweep of the campus.  The lockdown was lifted at 10:40am this […]

Flash Flood Watch In Effect From Friday Afternoon Through Saturday Morning For Butte Fire Burn Area

Flash Flood Watch In Effect From Friday Afternoon Through Saturday Morning For Butte Fire Burn Area

San Andreas, CA…Flash Flood Watch for anyone living or traveling on roads in the Butte Fire Burn Area along Jesus Maria Creek and the Calaveras River especially from Whiskey Slide to Highway 26 should be alert for probable road problems due to flooding, rock and debris, Mountain Ranch Rd and the connecting smaller roads within […]

Road Charging Is Potential Long-Term Transportation Funding Solution ~ Op-Ed By Jim Madaffer, Chair of the Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee and California Transportation

Road Charging Is Potential Long-Term Transportation Funding Solution ~ Op-Ed By Jim Madaffer, Chair of the Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee and California Transportation

Sacramento, CA…California drivers are bearing the burden of the state’s transportation funding crisis, with the average driver spending more than $500 a year to repair the wear and tear on their vehicle caused by bad roads. Gas tax revenues currently fund most of the state’s road maintenance and repairs, but gas tax revenues are declining […]

Dr. Ben Carson Releases Policy Plan for Defeating the Islamic State and Eliminating the Threat from Radical Islamic Terrorism

Dr. Ben Carson Releases Policy Plan for Defeating the Islamic State and Eliminating the Threat from Radical Islamic Terrorism

Alexandria, Va. – January 27, 2016 – Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, today released his plan to defeat the Islamic State and the larger threat of radical Islamic terror. This is Dr. Carson’s third plan addressing national security issues announced this month. Combined with plans to overhaul government bureaucracy, the […]

Join The CCOG Team! You Can Become A Citizen Member

Join The CCOG Team!  You Can Become A Citizen Member

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Council of Governments is the Regional Transportation Planning Agency for Calaveras County. Currently we have an opening on the Council for One (1) Alternate Citizen Member. We welcome your application! The CCOG has a number of transportation planning programs as well as bike and pedestrian programs, all of which are having […]

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through Jan. 28

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through Jan. 28

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community TV is located in San Andreas, CA. We are a non-profit organization which helps facilitate the local studio and air original community programming to your home. The goals for PEG Access Television are to promote free speech, foster diverse points of view, encourage communications, create opportunities, encourage artistic expression, expand educational […]

Department of Justice Review of Solitary Confinement

Department of Justice Review of Solitary Confinement

Washington, DC…In July 2015, the President announced that he had asked the Attorney General to review “the overuse of solitary confinement across American prisons.” Since that time, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has undertaken a thorough review to determine how, when, and why correctional facilities isolate certain prisoners from the general inmate population, and has […]

The CCWD Board Is Back In Action On Wednesday, January 27

The CCWD Board Is Back In Action On Wednesday, January 27

San Andreas, CA…The CCWD Board will be back in action for their monthly meeting on Wednesday in their board chambers. The the full agenda is enclosed… BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terry Strange, President Jeff Davidson, Vice President Scott Ratterman, Director Bertha Underhill, Director Dennis Mills, Director RESOLUTION NO. 2016–02 ORDINANCE NO. 2016–01 AGENDA MISSION STATEMENT “Our […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Obamacare Making a Difference for Millions of Americans

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Obamacare Making a Difference for Millions of Americans

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. When I took office seven years ago this week, more than 15% of Americans went without health insurance. For folks who did have coverage, insurance companies could deny you coverage or charge you more just because you’d been sick. And too many Americans gave up their dreams of changing jobs or going […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Improving Economic Security by Strengthening and Modernizing the Unemployment Insurance System

President Obama’s Weekly Address: Improving Economic Security by Strengthening and Modernizing the Unemployment Insurance System

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. On Tuesday, I gave my final State of the Union Address. And a focus was this: how do we make the new economy work better for everyone, not just those at the top? After the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, we’re in the midst of the longest streak of private-sector job […]

IAEA Director General’s Statement on Iran….US Lifts Sanctions

IAEA Director General’s Statement on Iran….US Lifts Sanctions

Vienna, AUS…Today, I released a report confirming that Iran has completed the necessary preparatory steps to start the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The report was submitted to the IAEA Board of Governors and to the United Nations Security Council. It was issued after Agency inspectors on the ground verified that Iran […]

Calaveras County Contracts with CodeRED to Provide Emergency Notification Services

Calaveras County Contracts with CodeRED to Provide Emergency Notification Services

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County has implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based Emergency Communications Network. The CodeRED system is an important tool for Calaveras County emergency planning and communications outreach. By using the system’s capabilities to send telephone calls, text messages, emails and alerts on social media, the […]

Calaveras County Seeks Public Input To Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Calaveras County Seeks Public Input To Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

San Andreas CA…Nationwide, taxpayers pay billions of dollars annually helping communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals recover from disaster. Some disasters are predictable and, in many cases, much of the damage can be reduced or even eliminated. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has targeted natural disaster loss reduction as one of its primary goals. The […]

Calaveras County has a new Emergency Alert System

Calaveras County has a new Emergency Alert System

San Andreas Calif. Calaveras County CodeRED Alert Notification System provides a number of ways in which the county may contact the community in the event of an emergency such as: evacuations due to wildfires, floods, urgent law enforcement operations, urgent public health issues, other issues of high importance to quickly communicate to the public.   Calaveras […]

Gov. Nikki Haley’s GOP Response To 2016 State Of The Union

Gov. Nikki Haley’s GOP Response To 2016 State Of The Union

Columbia, SC…Good evening. I’m Nikki Haley, Governor of the great state of South Carolina. I’m speaking tonight from Columbia, our state’s capital city. Much like America as a whole, ours is a state with a rich and complicated history, one that proves the idea that each day can be better than the last. In just […]

President Obama’s Final State of the Union Address

President Obama’s Final State of the Union Address

Washington, DC…Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year that I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to try to make it a little shorter. (Applause.) I know some of you are antsy to get back […]