Reclamation Outlines Central Valley Project Initial 2021 Water Allocation

Reclamation Outlines Central Valley Project Initial 2021 Water Allocation

Sacramento, CA…Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2021 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project contractors. Allocation amounts are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to CVP water users and reflects current reservoir storages, precipitation, and snowpack in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. This year’s low allocation is an […]

Updated General Plan Triggers Zoning Changes for Almost 7,000 Parcels in Calaveras County ~ By Planning Commissioner Tim Laddish

Updated General Plan Triggers Zoning Changes for Almost 7,000 Parcels in Calaveras County ~ By Planning Commissioner Tim Laddish

San Andreas, CA…I am a Calaveras County planning commissioner.  On March 9, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will be considering the rezoning of almost 7000 parcels in the County to make the zoning consistent with the 2019 General Plan or to replace temporary “U” (Unclassified) zoning with specific zoning. No individual notices of proposed […]

Senator Borgeas Applauds Legislative Approval of Small Business Relief Funds in Emergency Budget

Senator Borgeas Applauds Legislative Approval of Small Business Relief Funds in Emergency Budget

Sacramento, CA…Last week the momentum generated by Senate Bill 74 (Borgeas-Caballero), otherwise known as the Keep California Working Act, successfully pushed Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leadership to include an additional $2.1 billion in economic relief for small businesses and nonprofits in an emergency budget measure, known as Senate Bill 87, which achieves the $2.6 […]

$1.4M Included in CA Budget Bill to Help Address Surge in Hate Against Asian Americans

$1.4M Included in CA Budget Bill to Help Address Surge in Hate Against Asian Americans

Sacramento, CA…In response to the recent wave of hate incidents targeting Asian Americans, California lawmakers today approved $1.4 million in state funding to bolster the research and reporting work underway that is tracking this concerning trend. The Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (APILC) lauds the efforts of Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the […]

Calaveras County Office of Education Nominates Calaveras Public Health for the Partners in Educational Excellence Award

Calaveras County Office of Education Nominates Calaveras Public Health for the Partners in Educational Excellence Award

Angels Camp, CA… Each year, the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) presents the Partners in Excellence Award to outstanding community partnerships. The award recognizes individual leadership and contributions of school administrators, educators, and community leaders. The Partners in Excellence Award was given to Calaveras Public Health for their excellence in communication, coordination and partnership […]

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is Back in Action on February 23rd, 2021 at 8:00 AM

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is Back in Action on February 23rd, 2021 at 8:00 AM

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Council of Governments Regular Meeting Will be Back in Action on February 9th, 2021 at 8:00 AM. The full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 2/23/2021 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll Call Closed Session […]

This Week’s Copperopolis & West Point Vaccination Clinics Are Filled

This Week’s Copperopolis & West Point Vaccination Clinics Are Filled

San Andreas, CA…Vaccination clinics this week for Copperopolis and West Point are currently full. We appreciate the community’s response and desire to be vaccinated. We will continue to host more clinics as soon as our vaccine allocation increases from the state. Source = Calaveras Dept of Public Health

Census Bureau Releases New Report on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

Census Bureau Releases New Report on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

Washington, DC…The U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of a new report that examines characteristics of the U.S. population with bachelor’s degrees. The report, Bachelor’s Degree Attainment in the United States: 2005 to 2019, is based on statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS). Since 2010, the ACS has published estimates based on five years of data […]

Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Specifically for 70 years & Older / Phase 1a Groups: February 26, 2021

Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Specifically for 70 years & Older / Phase 1a Groups: February 26, 2021

Sutter Creek, CA…Please be advised these clinics additionally include Amador residents 70 years and older ONLY. If individuals present to the clinic who do not qualify, they will be asked to reschedule at a time appropriate to their phase/tier. Vaccine is in very limited supply. Be assured that when Amador County has additional allocation of […]

Attorney General Announces Sentencing of Former Caltrans Employee in Bribery Case

Attorney General Announces Sentencing of Former Caltrans Employee in Bribery Case

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the sentencing of Alex Morales III, a former California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) employee who received payment in exchange for awarding contracts for projects that required some form of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. Morales pleaded guilty in December to two counts of felony bribery and was […]

The Communist Manifesto Was First Published On This Day in 1848

The Communist Manifesto Was First Published On This Day in 1848

London, UK….On this day in 1848 the Communist Manifesto was first published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries unite!” ~ Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto It was […]

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Internment

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Internment

Washington, DC…Seventy-nine years ago, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which stripped Japanese Americans of their civil rights and led to the wrongful internment of some 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent. In one of the most shameful periods in American history, Japanese Americans were targeted and imprisoned simply because of their heritage. Families were forced […]

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2021, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California.  The text of the proclamation can be found here and a copy is below: PROCLAMATION Issued on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the forced evacuation and incarceration of thousands of loyal […]

President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference

President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference

Washington, DC…Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. And it’s great to be with Angela and Emmanuel. We just spent part of — from Washington’s perspective — the morning together. But I want to say hello to everyone and thanks, you — at the Munich Conference for hosting this special session. For decades, as you pointed out, I’ve […]

Governor Newsom on Legislative Proposal for School Reopening

Governor Newsom on Legislative Proposal for School Reopening

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding efforts to safely reopen schools in California: “Since the first week of this year, the Legislature has had before it our Administration’s plan to accelerate and support school reopenings for our youngest students – as safely and quickly as possible. My Administration has not waited: […]

Jobless Claims Inch Up to 861,000 & Previous Week Revised up to 848,000

Jobless Claims Inch Up to 861,000 & Previous Week Revised up to 848,000

Washington, DC…In the week ending February 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 861,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 55,000 from 793,000 to 848,000. The 4-week moving average was 833,250, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week’s revised […]

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Immediate Action Agreement for Relief to Californians Experiencing Pandemic Hardship

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Immediate Action Agreement for Relief to Californians Experiencing Pandemic Hardship

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today announced that they have reached an agreement on a package of immediate actions that will speed needed relief to individuals, families and businesses suffering the most significant economic hardship from the COVID-19 Recession. The compromise builds on the […]

Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet

Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet

Pasadena, CA…The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST). Packed with groundbreaking technology, […]

Governor Newsom, Biden-Harris Administration Partners Celebrate Opening of Community Vaccination Sites

Governor Newsom, Biden-Harris Administration Partners Celebrate Opening of Community Vaccination Sites

Sacramento, CA…California Governor Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration today announced the opening of the nation’s first community vaccination sites in Oakland and Los Angeles. These pilot sites at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and California State University, Los Angeles opened their gates at 9:00 a.m. this morning as part of the wider effort to establish a […]

Teachers Union Calls for “Safety First” Before Reopening School Campuses

Teachers Union Calls for “Safety First” Before Reopening School Campuses

Burlingame, CA…The California Teachers Association launched an ad campaign today highlighting the ongoing threat of COVID-19 and its variants, and the importance of vaccines and multilayered safety measures as politicians and school districts ready to open additional schools for in-person instruction and accommodate more students on already-open campuses. The television ads, titled “Safety First,” warn of schools […]

42 Year Old Male Arrested for Having Stolen Firearm in Possession from Sonora Police Dept. and More…

42 Year Old Male Arrested for Having Stolen Firearm in Possession from Sonora Police Dept. and More…

Sonora, CA… On Saturday night, the Police Department arrested 42-year-old Brandon Hamilton Blas of Sonora for multiple charges, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded and concealed firearm within a vehicle, and providing false identification to a peace officer. Just before 11:30 pm on Saturday, February 13, one of […]

Welcome The Newest Tuolumne County Deputies Neri, Cordes, and Hope!

Welcome The Newest Tuolumne County Deputies Neri, Cordes, and Hope!

Sonora, CA… We are excited to introduce the three newest members of our patrol team, Deputy Neri, Deputy Cordes and Deputy Hope. Photo from left to right: Deputy Neri, Deputy Cordes, Sheriff Pooley and Deputy Hope. Deputies Neri and Hope were formally employed as Jail Deputies prior to applying for, and making it into the […]

Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Cases of Ebola

Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Cases of Ebola

Washington, D.C…. Infectious diseases are transnational health and national security threats. While the world is reeling from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola has again emerged, simultaneously, in both Central and West Africa. The world cannot afford to turn the other way. We must do everything in our power to respond quickly, effectively, and with commensurate […]

Biden Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Forbearance and Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners

Biden Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Forbearance and Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners

Washington, DC…As millions of Americans face continued hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden is continuing to take action to help keep individuals and families in their homes. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a housing affordability crisis. Today, 1 in 5 renters is behind on rent and just over 10 million homeowners are behind on  mortgage […]

Traffic Update….Truck vs Gas Pump Near Sr120 / Ferretti Rd

Traffic Update….Truck vs Gas Pump Near Sr120 / Ferretti Rd

Groveland, CA…Traffic Update….Truck vs Gas Pump Near Sr120 / Ferretti Rd Incident: 00277 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr120 / Ferretti Rd Loc Desc: CLAIM JUMPER OUTPOST Lat/Lon: 37.817128 -120.129641 Detail Information 4:27 PM 2 [2] REQ FIRE 4:27 PM 1 [1] MAR TK HIT GAS PUMP Unit Information 4:28 PM 2 Unit Enroute 4:28 […]

Executive Order on the Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Executive Order on the Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

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 better serve people in need through partnerships with civil society, while preserving our fundamental constitutional commitments, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. Faith-based and other community-serving organizations are vital […]

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