LaPlace, Louisiana,…St. John Parish’s Emergency Operations Center…MR. RICHMOND: Let me — let me thank everybody for coming here. I’m sure he doesn’t need any introduction, but I just want to say it’s good to be back, but, more importantly, the President wanted to get here as soon as, one, it wasn’t a distraction and draining […]
Washington, DC…Good morning. I’m sorry I’m a few minutes late. We’re getting ready to head down to Louisiana and I had a few things I had to do. Look, we — as we head into Labor Day weekend, we have more evidence of the progress of our economy from last year’s economic calamity. Today, we […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 5.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. So far this year, monthly job growth has averaged 586,000. In August, notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, transportation and warehousing, private […]
San Andreas, CA…Inside View is the long running public affairs program from Calaveras Community Television. In this episode Calaveras County Sheriff Rick DiBasilio lets us know on the latest on Law Enforcement here locally. Topics include: Emergency Evacuations & being prepared to go, Public’s expectations & curiosity on crime information vs what can be released, […]
Washington, DC…So we have another special guest today — a return visitor — Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger, who is going to speak to you briefly about cyberthreats. She only has time for just a very few questions because she has to run off to a meeting. I will always be the bad cop. […]
Washington, DC…Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following two individuals to serve in key roles: Brad Crabtree, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of Energy Tristan Leavitt, Nominee for Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board Brad Crabtree, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that, within hours of California’s request, the White House has approved a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to bolster the response to the Caldor Fire in El Dorado, Amador, Alpine and Placer counties. “We thank President Biden and Vice President Harris for their steadfast support to California […]
Washington, DC…Good morning. Sorry to keep you waiting; I was getting further updates. I just spoke with Governor Hochul of New York and Governor Murphy of New Jersey, and I plan to speak with Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania after last night’s devastating storm and floods from Hurricane Ida — the fifth-largest hurricane in our history. […]
Washington, DC…President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the Caldor Fire beginning on August 14, 2021, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of the United States’ failure to block a Texas law banning abortions after six weeks: “I am outraged that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas’ ban on most abortions to take effect. Silently, in the dead of night, the Supreme Court has […]
San Andreas, CA…The Board of Supervisors will be holding a series of public hearings to educate the public about redistricting process. All interested persons to encourage to participate. The meetings will be held in person with an option to attend virtually via Zoom. The link to join the meeting is on the agenda found on […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has signed legislation by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) to accelerate implementation of California’s Fair Pay to Play Act, first-in-the-nation legislation signed by the Governor in 2019 to allow college student athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness. The law inspired a […]
Sacramento, CA…At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as Hurricane Ida maked landfall in Louisiana, Governor Gavin Newsom approved the deployment of urban search and rescue (US&R) specialized personnel to the region to assist in life-saving disaster response. California maintains robust search and rescue resources within the state and the deployment does […]
Tokyo, Japan…The United States and Japan, alarmed by the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and other indicators of the growing need for accelerating and deepening emission reductions, are committed to making the 2020s the decisive decade for climate action, and to ensuring their collaborative efforts on the climate crisis a pillar of the […]
Washington, DC…Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki after President Biden’s Afghanistan Speech
Washington, DC…President Biden Delivered Remarks on Ending the War in Afghanistan
San Andreas, CA…As California is currently faced with a historic drought, Calaveras Conserves is encouraging all Calaveras County residents to use water wisely to maximize supplies and protect our water reserves in the event of yet another dry winter. Although no mandatory state conservation measures have been imposed, state officials are calling on all Californians […]
Washington, DC…I want to thank our commanders and the men and women serving under them for their execution of the dangerous retrograde from Afghanistan as scheduled – in the early morning hours of August 31, Kabul time – with no further loss of American lives. The past 17 days have seen our troops execute the […]
Washington, DC…Good afternoon, everybody. We’re waiting for a few more people to get on, but we’re going to get started if that’s okay with you all. And thanks for joining me. I’m here — the FEMA Director is on. FEMA Director Criswell — she’s on. And I’m here with my senior advisor and boy who […]
Vallejo, CA…August 30, 2021. To better provide public and firefighter safety due to the ongoing California wildfire crisis, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region is announcing a temporary closure of all National Forests in California. This closure will be in effect from Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. […]
Washington, DC…(AP) — Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate Saturday. The strike came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to […]
San Andreas, CA…On Friday, August 27, 2021, Officials from Calaveras Public Health and Mark Twain Medical Center reported a significant increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations this week. By Thursday, August 26, 2021, Mark Twain Medical Center neared capacity. The hospital typically operates with an average daily census of 9 patients. As of Thursday, there were a […]
Washington, DC…The eviction moratoriums issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saved lives by preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus throughout the pandemic. The Biden Administration is disappointed that the Supreme Court has blocked the most recent CDC eviction moratorium while confirmed cases of the Delta variant are significant across the […]
San Andreas, CA…The Board of Supervisors will be holding a series of public hearings to educate the public about redistricting process. All interested persons to encourage to participate. The meetings will be held in person with an option to attend virtually via Zoom. The link to join the meeting is on the agenda found on […]
Sacramento, CA…Californians will begin receiving the second round of Golden State Stimulus payments, the historic $12 billion state tax rebate program enacted by Governor Gavin Newsom to provide direct relief for Californians hit hardest by the pandemic and support the state’s economic recovery. The Golden State Stimulus program was a key element of the Governor’s […]
Washington, DC…As a mark of respect for the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack on August 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the […]
Washington, DC…Been a tough day. This evening in Kabul, as you all know, terrorists attacked — that we’ve been talking about and worried about, that the intelligence community has assessed has [was] undertaken — an attack — by a group known as ISIS-K — took the lives of American service members standing guard at the […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Health Officer and Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District are issuing a current joint air quality advisory to notify the public of the potential for poor air quality conditions primarily due to smoke from the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County, the Dixie Fire in Plumas County, the Airola Fire […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras OES has activated an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the Airola Fire, which started near the Parrot’s Ferry Bridge on the Calaveras County side of the North Fork of the Stanislaus River at approximately 2:59pm, August 25, 2021. The fire made a hard run up slope from the river, and is currently […]
Kabul, Afghanistan…”We can confirm that the explosion at the Abbey Gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of US & civilian casualties. We can also confirm at least one other explosion at or near the Baron Hotel, a short distance from Abbey Gate. We will continue to update.” John […]
