Markleeville & Lake Alpine, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will formally reopen State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. for the spring/summer 2023 season barring any unforeseen circumstances. Ebbetts Pass, at 8,730 feet of elevation, has been closed since mid-November for the 2022-23 winter season. Caltrans crews […]
New York, Riyadh & Ponte Vedra Beach, FL…The PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) today announced a landmark agreement to unify the game of golf, on a global basis. The parties have signed an agreement that combines PIF’s golf-related commercial businesses and rights (including LIV Golf) with the commercial businesses […]
Washington, DC…In 2011, Congress faced an impasse on raising the debt limit. It was the first year of a new Republican House majority and the third year of a spendthrift Obama administration. It’s a myth that the impasse caused Standard and Poors to downgrade the nation’s Triple-A credit rating. S&P had warned explicitly for months […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 29, 2023, as “Memorial Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION On Memorial Day, we remember and honor the courageous men and women who laid down their lives to protect our cherished freedoms […]
Pickett’s Junction, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 10 has employed one-way traffic control on State Route 88 from the north junction of SR-89 to one mile west of Woodfords due to aggressive snow melt undermining the road. Crews are working to repair the damage per an emergency director’s order. One-way traffic control will […]
Tahoe Vista, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr267 / Mt Watson Rd Incident: 00027 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr267 / Mt Watson Rd Loc Desc: ITA BROCKWAY // NB Lat/Lon: 39.261360 -120.071744 Detail Information 12:58 PM 13 [24] PARTY STILL TRAPPED IN VEH 12:57 PM 12 [21] VEH OCCUPD X1 12:55 PM 11 [19] […]
Markleeville, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 10 moved the closure on the east side of State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass from Gate #5 at the State Route 89/4 junction to Gate #4 at Wolf Creek at approximately 8:00 a.m. today (Wednesday, May 17, 2023). This allows the public to access the East Fork of […]
Olympic Valley, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Overturned Dump Truck Collision Near Sr89 / Alpine Meadows Rd Incident: 00041 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr89 / Alpine Meadows Rd Loc Desc: NB 89 Lat/Lon: 39.187027 -120.195001 Detail Information 3:20 PM 5 [4] 1039 FIRE 3:19 PM 4 [6] [Appended, 15:20:47] [2] MALE OO VEH 3:19 PM 3 […]
Washington, DC…Today, we are in a different phase of the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic than we were in October 2021, when I issued Proclamation 10294 of October 25, 2021 (Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic). At the time, new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes […]
Washington, DC…Thank you, Secretary Buttigieg. Thank you all for being here. Please, sit down. As we approach Memorial Day this weekend and — Memorial Day Weekend — I’m rushing it — and a busy summer travel season, I’m here to talk about steps my administration is taking to make air travel better for all Americans. […]
