CALSSA on AB 1139’s Failure to Pass the California Assembly

CALSSA on AB 1139’s Failure to Pass the California Assembly

Sacramento, CA…“California is and has always been a solar state. AB 1139 was out of step with the deep and wide popularity of rooftop solar in the golden state and worthy of the resounding rejection it got today.” The California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) released the following statement on AB 1139’s failure* to earn […]

SBA Launches 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, Debuts SBIR Catalyst to Award over $5 Million in Prizes

SBA Launches 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, Debuts SBIR Catalyst to Award over $5 Million in Prizes

Washington, DC…The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) with the addition of a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale. The 2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst programs will recognize the nation’s most innovative organizations with […]

Republican Chairman’s Comments and Article

Republican Chairman’s Comments and Article

Altaville, CA…Ed Langan, Chairman of the Calaveras Republicans Central Committee wants to share this article with the parents and grandparents of school-aged children in Calaveras County. The author Bob Unruh analytical view of the original article by James Dobson is very telling, as he views our educational failures and distractions that we should have challenged […]

Fly-In Acres and DaLee / Cassidy Bond Refinancing May Lower Customers Bills

Fly-In Acres and DaLee / Cassidy Bond Refinancing May Lower Customers Bills

San Andreas, CA…Earlier this year, Calaveras County Water District identified a savings opportunity for over 150 taxpayers in the Fly-In Acres and Dalee/ Cassidy Assessments Districts by refunding (refinancing) outstanding bonds at lower interest, all while maintain the existing length of debt repayment. The total savings is approximately $794,000. Property owners in these areas can […]

Administration Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap

Administration Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap

Tulsa, OK…One hundred years ago, the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as “Black Wall Street,” was ruthlessly attacked by a violent white supremacist mob. An estimated 300 Black Americans were killed and another 10,000 were left destitute and homeless. The destruction wrought on the Greenwood neighborhood and its families was followed […]

President Proclaims June as Great Outdoors Month, 2021

President Proclaims June as Great Outdoors Month, 2021

Washington, DC…America’s great outdoors, diverse landscapes, and pristine waterways are a limitless source of pride, inspiration, and sustenance of both body and soul — and an essential part of our national identity. It is our shared responsibility as Americans to be good stewards of these irreplaceable treasures for our children and grandchildren, and for generations […]

PAWS Vegetation Management Project (VMP) 125 Acre Control Burn on June 2 & 3rd, 2021

PAWS Vegetation Management Project (VMP) 125 Acre Control Burn on June 2 & 3rd, 2021

San Andreas, CA…San Andreas–California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit will be completing a hazardous fuel reduction burn near the intersection of Highway 49 and Pool Station Road adjacent to the community of San Andreas in Calaveras County on June 2nd and 3rd 2021. The two burn units included in the […]

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

Gettysburg, PA…While it was delivered 5 years before our country officially started celebrated Decoration Day which became Memorial Day. The Gettysburg Address remains one of the most eloquent of tributes to those who gave their all that we might be free. The Images Above Are of The “Bliss Copy” of His Address and Kept in […]

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation on Memorial Day 2021

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation on Memorial Day 2021

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring May 31, 2021, as “Memorial Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation can be found below: PROCLAMATION On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those fallen heroes who gave their lives while defending our Constitution and our freedoms. In enduring respect and gratitude […]

President Biden at Veterans Memorial Park Annual Memorial Day Service

President Biden at Veterans Memorial Park Annual Memorial Day Service

New Castle, Delaware…Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. It’s good to be here on this solemn occasion with so many friends — Governor Carney, Senator Carper, Attorney Keneral- [sic] — General Kathy Jennings. General Berry, it’s good to see you. And thank you for everything you do for the Delaware National Guard. By the […]

Proclamation on Day Of Remembrance: 100 Years After The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Proclamation on Day Of Remembrance: 100 Years After The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Washington, DC…One hundred years ago, a violent white supremacist mob raided, firebombed, and destroyed approximately 35 square blocks of the thriving Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Families and children were murdered in cold blood. Homes, businesses, and churches were burned. In all, as many as 300 Black Americans were killed, and nearly 10,000 […]

President Joe Biden on Texas Senate Bill 7

President Joe Biden on Texas Senate Bill 7

Washington, DC…Texas legislators put forth a bill that joins Georgia and Florida in advancing a state law that attacks the sacred right to vote. It’s part of an assault on democracy that we’ve seen far too often this year—and often disproportionately targeting Black and Brown Americans. It’s wrong and un-American. In the 21st century, we […]

Executive Order on Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Executive Order on Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) individuals and communities are irrefutable sources of our Nation’s strength. These communities have molded the […]

President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitic Attacks

President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitic Attacks

Washington, DC…In the last weeks, our nation has seen a series of anti-Semitic attacks, targeting and terrorizing American Jews. We have seen a brick thrown through window of a Jewish-owned business in Manhattan, a swastika carved into the door of a synagogue in Salt Lake City, families threatened outside a restaurant in Los Angeles, and […]

President Biden Addressing Service Members and their Families

President Biden Addressing Service Members and their Families

Hampton, Virginia….I’ll let you guys get comfortable. (Laughs.) Colonel Ross — Clint, it’s wonderful to see you again. Thank you. When our path last crossed, as Jill said, you were serving in the White House. And I never thought we’d be standing here today doing what we’re doing today. And, Chief Master Sergeant Peterson, thank […]

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments

Sacramento, CA… Moisés Moreno-Rivera, 30, of Sacramento, has been appointed Assistant Secretary for Equity and Environmental Justice at the California Natural Resources Agency. Moreno-Rivera has been Assistant Tribal Liaison for the State Water Resources Control Board since 2019, where he served as an Environmental Justice Specialist from 2018 to 2019. He was Central Coast Program […]

500,000 Working California Families Still Need to Apply for $220 Million in Tax Credits

500,000 Working California Families Still Need to Apply for $220 Million in Tax Credits

Los Angeles, CA… While the tax filing deadline has passed, an estimated 500,000 working families in California are still eligible to apply for the $220 million in tax credits available to them from the State of California through the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) and Golden State Stimulus (GSS). United Ways of California and […]

White House Says Memorial Day Gas Prices Not Actually High

White House Says Memorial Day Gas Prices Not Actually High

Washington, DC…Across America, the pandemic is in retreat. As we continue to make progress, and our life returns to normal, Americans are eager to make up for lost time, and more people are traveling this Memorial Day weekend. And as Americans are hitting the road, they are paying less in real terms for gas than […]

Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Clinic at Health & Human Services Building on June 4, 2021 at 10 AM – 3 PM

Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Clinic at Health & Human Services Building on June 4, 2021 at 10 AM – 3 PM

Amador County, CA… Eligibility for this clinic includes people 18 years & older (Janssen vaccine) The clinic will be held at Health & Human Services located at 10877 Conductor Blvd, Sutter Creek, CA 95685. Drive around to the BACK of the building and park in the back parking lot. To register for an appointment, visit the My […]

Pfizer Vaccine Clinic at Health & Human Services Building on June 1, 2021 at 12 PM – 4 PM

Pfizer Vaccine Clinic at Health & Human Services Building on June 1, 2021 at 12 PM – 4 PM

Amador County, CA… Eligibility for this clinic includes people 12 years & older (Pfizer vaccine) The clinic will be held at Health & Human Services located at 10877 Conductor Blvd, Sutter Creek, CA 95685. Drive around to the BACK of the building and park in the back parking lot. To register for an appointment, visit the My Turn website: https://myturn.ca.gov […]

Governor Newsom Announces Historic “Vax for the Win” Program

Governor Newsom Announces Historic “Vax for the Win” Program

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today launched “Vax for the Win,” a new multi-faceted vaccine incentive program designed to motivate Californians to get their vaccination leading up to the state’s reopening on June 15. The incentives aim to give an extra nudge to those who still need to get vaccinated against COVID-19, especially those in hard-to-reach communities, […]

Traffic Advisory One Traffic Control on State Routes 49 & 88

Traffic Advisory One Traffic Control on State Routes 49 & 88

Amador County, CA… The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will employ one-way traffic control while performing construction and maintenance activities next week in Amador County. State Route 49 • Crews will conduct drainage work from Bush Street to Main Street/Plymouth Shenandoah Road in Plymouth from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. beginning Tuesday, June 1 through […]

USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Reminds Visitors to Recreate Responsibly this Memorial Day Weekend

USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Reminds Visitors to Recreate Responsibly this Memorial Day Weekend

Vallejo, CA…This Monday, Memorial Day, as we honor all the heroes who gave their lives in military service to this nation, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region would also like to remind all visitors to plan ahead before visiting one of our 18 National Forests in California. Please recreate responsibly, including packing out your […]

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