State Water Board Approves Emergency Regulation to Ensure Agencies and State Residents Increase Water Conservation

State Water Board Approves Emergency Regulation to Ensure Agencies and State Residents Increase Water Conservation

Sacramento, CA…In response to the ongoing severe drought, on Tuesday the State Water Resources Control Board approved an emergency regulation to ensure water agencies, their customers and state residents increase water conservation in urban settings or face possible fines or other enforcement. The new conservation regulation is intended to reduce outdoor urban water use. The […]

City of South Lake Tahoe Election Filing Period Started July 14th

City of South Lake Tahoe Election Filing Period Started July 14th

South Lake Tahoe, CA – The City of South Lake Tahoe, in consolidation with the El Dorado County Elections Department, will be conducting an election on November 4, 2014 for the following elected positions: three (3) City Councilmembers, one (1) City Clerk, and one (1) City Treasurer.   The filing period opens on Monday, July 14, 2014 […]

Candidates Forum for District 5 El Dorado County Supervisor

Candidates Forum for District 5 El Dorado County Supervisor

South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – Candidates for the District 5 El Dorado County Supervisor will participate in a public forum on July 29 at 6:30 pm at the California Conservation Corps (CCC) Tahoe Center. TahoeChamber, Tahoe Daily Tribune and Tahoe Regional Young Professionals will host the forum in anticipation of the November election in which two candidates, […]

Op-Ed by City Manager Nancy Kerry: Growing the Economy is Not an Option, it’s a Necessity

Op-Ed by City Manager Nancy Kerry: Growing the Economy is Not an Option, it’s a Necessity

South Lake Tahoe, Ca – On June 17, 2014, the City Council held a workshop regarding the City’s five-year financial forecast and the overall economic forecast for the local community. While the forecast has improved, we need to attract substantial capital investment over the next ten years to grow the economy, meet the community’s needs […]

Hindu prayers open Douglas County Board

Hindu prayers open Douglas County Board

Minden, Nevada – Board of Commissioners of Douglas County, formed in 1861, began its meeting at Minden (Nevada) with Hindu invocation on July three, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.   Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the opening prayer from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the County Board. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the […]

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Los Angeles, Ca — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at a celebration at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. The event featured a diverse group of civil rights leaders who discussed the significance of the Act and the challenges […]

Kristin Olsen Next Assembly Republican Leader

Kristin Olsen Next Assembly Republican Leader

Dear friends, constituents and supporters, Today, I was unanimously elected by my colleagues to be the next Assembly Republican Leader.  During a time of transition, I will begin serving as Leader-Elect immediately, partnering with the current Republican Leader Connie Conway through the end of Session until I become Leader on a to-be-determined date this fall. […]

Covered California Accepting Applications for $16.9 Million in Grants for New Enrollment and Education Program

Covered California Accepting Applications for $16.9 Million in Grants for New Enrollment and Education Program

Sacramento, Ca — Covered California™ has announced its intent to award up to $16.9 million in grants for the launch of its Navigator Program, the next phase in the agency’s outreach, education and enrollment efforts. Covered California will award grants to educate consumers about Covered California health insurance plans and about how to obtain financial […]

Betty T. Yee Announces Simpler Sales Tax Regulation for Food Trucks

Betty T. Yee Announces Simpler Sales Tax Regulation for Food Trucks

San Francisco, Ca – Tired of digging in your pockets for change when it comes to buying from your favorite food truck? Well, the next time you step up for that bacon-encrusted, grilled-cheese sandwich, you might not have to thanks to a newly amended regulation from the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) announced Betty T. Yee, […]

2014 Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights Hearings in Culver City June 24

2014 Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights Hearings in Culver City June 24

Sacramento, Ca – Individuals and businesses with ideas or concerns about the administration and oversight of California’s business and property taxes are invited to attend the Board of Equalization’s (BOE) annual Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights hearings in Culver City on June 24, 2014. “We invite California taxpayers to share with us their ideas for how […]