Sacramento, CA…The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously that the City of Berkeley’s ban on natural gas in buildings violates federal law, specifically the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The City of Berkeley cannot bypass federal preemption by banning the pipes instead of natural gas products themselves, according to the panel. […]
New York, NY…Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the indictment of DONALD J. TRUMP, 76, for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election. During the election, TRUMP and others employed a “catch and kill” scheme to […]
Phillips Station, CA…The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the fourth snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 126.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 54 inches, which is 221 percent of average for this location on April 3. The snow water equivalent measures the amount […]
Auvers-sur-Oise, France…Vincent van Gogh 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890 “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” “The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the availability of approximately $736 million in Homekey funding for local governments to build or purchase housing for individuals experiencing homelessness. To date, Homekey has created 12,774 permanent and interim homes through 210 projects across the state. This additional Homekey investment provides an opportunity to extend and scale up […]
Sacramento, CA…Surrounded by legislators and community leaders in the rotunda of the California State Capitol, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to implement the strongest state-level oversight and accountability measures on Big Oil in the nation – bringing transparency to California’s oil and gas industry, shining new light on the corporations that have for decades operated […]
Sacramento, CA…As California continues to deploy personnel and resources to protect communities and support recovery efforts amid ongoing severe storms, Governor Gavin Newsom today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the emergency response and recovery in the counties of Calaveras, Kern, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare, and Tuolumne. To […]
Bennington, VT…Poet Robert Lee Frost March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963. “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled […]
Ottawa, CA…PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU: (As interpreted.) Good afternoon, everyone. (In English.) It is a real pleasure to welcome my friend President Biden, Joe, to Canada this week. We had the opportunity to discuss the progress made under the February 2021 Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership, a plan our countries put forward a month after […]
Bridgeport, CT…Fanny J. Crosby, March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915. Was the blind “Queen of Gospel Song Writers” who wrote over 8,000 hymns & gospel songs. “God will answer you prayers better than you think. Of course, one will not always get exactly what he has asked for….We all have sorrows and disappointments, but […]
