Angels Camp, CA…Angels Camp City Council Meeting Video for July 6th, 2021. Caroline Schirato was voted to Fill the Vacancy of Council Member Jeremy Leonard with a term set to expire December 21, 2022 & much more. Full meeting video is below…
Washington, DC…Good afternoon. Earlier today, I was briefed by our senior military and national security leaders on the status of the drawdown of U.S. forces and allied forces in Afghanistan. When I announced our drawdown in April, I said we would be out by September, and we’re on track to meet that target. Our military […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kelly Huston, 50, of West Sacramento, has been appointed Senior Policy Advisor at the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Huston has been Deputy Executive Director at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2019. He was Deputy Director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services […]
San Luis Obispo County, CA…Voluntary 15 percent reduction in water use urged to preserve available supplies, protect water reserves. Emergency declaration expanded to nine additional counties, bringing total to 50 counties across the state now under a drought state of emergency. Amid intensifying drought and record-breaking temperatures across the Western United States, Governor Gavin Newsom […]
Richmond, CA….$1.1 billion program will dramatically expand trash removal from state highways and fund local beautification and liter abatement projects. Creates up to 11,000 jobs, including for people exiting homelessness, formerly incarcerated individuals, veterans, students and local artists. Project opportunities in all 58 counties, nearly a third of program funding to be invested in cities, […]
Crystal Lake, Illinois…Thank you, Edith. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please. Please, be seated. Mr. President — what he hadn’t told you today: He had to delay his vacation to be here today. (Laughter.) He heard Biden is coming. He goes, “Oh, my God, when is he coming?” (Laughter.) But — (laughs) — […]
Plains, GA.(PBS)..Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter is now 93, and former President Jimmy Carter is 96, making him the longest-living president in American history. This week, on July 7, marks their 75th wedding anniversary, another record among U.S. presidents. They sat down with Judy Woodruff in their hometown of Plains, Ga. to discuss their life […]
Washington, DC…Not even during the Civil War did insurrectionists breach our Capitol, the citadel of our democracy. But six months ago today, insurrectionists did. They launched a violent and deadly assault on the people’s house, on the people’s representatives, and on the Capitol police sworn to protect them, as our duly elected Congress carried out […]
San Francisco, CA… Other COVID-19 Emergency Customer Protections Have Ended, With Changes to be Rolled Out in Phases. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it will extend the moratorium on utility service disconnections through September 30, 2021. The moratorium was put in place in March 2020 by the California Public Utilities Commission […]
Oakland, CA… Highlights 10 new dashboards to help increase the accessibility of state criminal justice data. California Attorney General Rob Bonta on July 1st, 2021 released four annual reports — as well as 10 new data dashboards — that provide the public with statewide data on criminal justice statistics in California. The reports, as well […]
Angels Camp, CA…THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20, ISSUED BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ON JUNE 15, 2021 THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT (CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54950, ET SEQ.), AND THE FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT ANGELS FIRE HOUSE, 1404 VALLECITO ROAD AND […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring July 4, 2021, as Independence Day in the State of California. PROCLAMATION Each year we celebrate the Fourth of July as the birth of America, commemorating the day our founders stood up to tyranny and formed a new nation founded on the principles of equality, freedom and […]
Washington, DC…Today — today we celebrate America — (applause) — our freedom, our liberty, our independence. The Fourth of July is a sacred day in our country — a day of history, of hope, remembrance and resolve, of promise and possibilities. Before me stands monuments of the greatest and the goodness of our nation — […]
Fort Meade, MD…The National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a Cybersecurity Advisory today exposing malicious cyber activities by Russian military intelligence against U.S. and global organizations, starting from mid-2019 and likely ongoing. This advisory is being released as part […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 850,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, professional and business services, retail trade, and other services. This news release presents statistics from […]
Washington, DC…In these cases, we are called upon for the first time to apply §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to regulations that govern how ballots are collected and counted. Arizona law generally makes it very easy to vote. All voters may vote by mail or in person for nearly a month before […]
Sacramento, CA…Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis issued a proclamation today declaring a special gubernatorial recall election on September 14, 2021 to determine whether Gavin Newsom, Governor of the State of California, shall be recalled, and if the majority vote on the question is to recall, to elect a successor. ### Eleni Kounalakis is the 50th lieutenant […]
San Andreas, CA…MTMC will be awarding $34,000 in January of 2022. Mark Twain Medical Center, (MTMC) through its affiliation with Dignity Health, has announced the opening of the 2022 Dignity Health Community Grants Program. The Dignity Health Community Grants Program is designed to support nonprofits that collaborate to address community health needs, particularly those that […]
Sacramento, CA…Starting today, California drivers will pay more at the pump when another hike in the state gas tax takes effects. At a time when the state is experiencing a historic surplus and highest in the nation gas prices, Senate Republicans proposed a Holiday Gas Tax for the fiscal year which would give taxpayers a […]
Washington, D.C…Today, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement condemning their gruesome legacy and highlighting the importance of holding them accountable: “From Tiananmen Square to Hong Kong to the camps in Xinjiang to the coronavirus cover up, the past 100 […]
Washington, D.C….House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement on why he’s asked House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes (CA-22) to investigate the National Security Agency: “For the past several months, I have seen a disturbing trend at the National Security Agency. “Earlier this year, I sent a letter […]
Washington, D.C….Speaker Nancy Pelosi today named her appointments to a bipartisan Select Committee to examine and report upon the facts and causes relating to the terrorist mob attack on the United States Capitol Complex on January 6th, 2021. “January 6th was one of the darkest days in our nation’s history, with five people killed, 140 […]
Sonora, CA…As many of you recall, the Crystal Falls Lake was drained in late April after detectives obtained leads related to Troy Galloway’s disappearance. Two weeks ago, detectives began the search of the lakebed. After a search spanning six days, no human remains were found. The search included an ROV submersible sonar scan when the […]
Placerville, CA… Holiday weekends are always an active time for human caused fire starts, and an important reminder that fireworks are prohibited on public lands – every forest, every campsite, every day. Campfire restrictions are currently in effect due to severe drought conditions and will remain in effect for the duration of the 2021 fire […]
Arnold, CA… Clean – up volunteers needed Monday, July 5th, 2021 at 9:30 AM for U.S. Forest Services! Please check in at the Spicer Sno-Park. Come join us to clean up trash left behind in campgrounds, non-established campgrounds, and alongside the roadways after the busy holiday weekend. All cleaning supplies provided. All volunteers who check […]
Amador County, CA… Amador County Public Health reports 13 more cases of COVID-19 since last Tuesday’s update, bringing the total laboratory confirmed case count to 1,851. The new cases include 8 males and 5 females, 1 child under the age of 18, 1 aged 18-49, 2 aged 50-64, 9 age 65 and above; 4 living […]
Washington, DC…President Biden:(Audio turned off.) (In progress) — proud of our Cabinet. And they’re all here today. They all want to be engaged. They all want to help. And so, hopefully we’re going to get into some exchanges going down the line here. I want to thank you all again for being in the support […]
Washington, D.C…As he continues to move at an historic pace with respect to judicial nominees, the President is announcing eight new candidates for the federal bench and one new candidate for District of Columbia courts, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also […]
Washington, D.C…Greetings from the White House. President Macron, President López Obrador, Mis- — (applause) —PRESIDENT MACRON: Big applause to welcome you. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS: (Laughs.) Merci beaucoup. It is — it is wonderful to be with you. President Macron, Mr. Secretary-General, Madam Executive Director, Shantel, and the Youth Task Force: Thank you for convening this […]
Washington, DC…Ever since the Magna Carta, it has been a settled principle of good governance that the power that appropriates public funds should not be the same power that spends them. This principle is at the heart of our Constitution: the separation of powers. Simply speaking, it is mother’s rule writ large. Mother has one […]
