Sacramento, CA….The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) today released the external review of Caltrans it ordered last year—which has found that over the past decades the department has not kept pace with changes in transportation policy—and called for department reforms to modernize its mission, strengthen management and performance, and match investments and resources to the […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA… U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations in several locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning tomorrow February 4, 2014. On the South Shore, operations will take place on the east side of Tahoe Mountain in South Lake Tahoe, the south side of Highway 89 N near […]
Washington, DC… Janet L. Yellen on Monday took the oath of office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The oath was administered by Governor Daniel K. Tarullo in the Board Room. President Obama announced his intention to nominate Dr. Yellen to be the Chair of the Board of Governors […]
Washington, DC…In this week’s address, the President discussed the goals he laid out in the State of the Union address to expand opportunity for all so that every American can get ahead and have a shot at creating a better life for their kids. Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address The White House February […]
Springfield, MA…Smith & Wesson Corp. announced today that although it continually seeks ways to refine and improve its firearms so that consumers have access to the best possible products, the State of California is making that impossible when it comes to California residents. Under California’s “Unsafe Handgun Act,” any new semi-automatic pistol introduced into that […]
Los Angeles, CA…Derek Cressman asked Charles and David Koch today to disclose whether Charles Schwab was attending their secret political fundraising meeting in Indian Wells, California. Schwab was among the largest donors contributing to a dark money group that illegally funnelled $14 million into California elections in 2012 with the help of the Koch brothers’ […]
Sacramento, CA…In his 2014-15 State Budget released last week, Governor Brown proposed the complete elimination of funding for the Agricultural Education Incentive Grant, which supports high quality Agricultural Education standards in our public schools. This grant program is designed to provide matching funds for districts who commit to meeting state-approved program standards in Ag Education, […]
Washington, DC…”Hi, everybody. This week, I called members of my Cabinet to the White House to deal with a challenge that affects so many families and communities – the crime, the outrage, of sexual violence. Sexual assault is an affront to our basic decency and humanity. And it’s about all of us – the safety […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA….Just three hours after the City of South Lake Tahoe Police Department asked for the community’s help in finding a 27-year-old man suspected of felony crimes including elder abuse, the suspect, James Michael Valero was arrested and is in custody. After receiving a phone tip from a citizen, officers found the suspect […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On January 21, 2014, at about 11:11pm, South Lake Tahoe Police Officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of 3rd Street regarding a burglary in progress. When they arrived, about two minutes later, they found the victim, a 92 year old manager of the apartment complex; a World War […]
