Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway and Overturned on Hwy 88

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway and Overturned on Hwy 88

Kirkwood, CA….Crews are working a vehicle off roadway incident where a vehicle has gone off the roadway and overturned. Occupants are out of the vehicle but appear to be in shock. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00040 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 0 Sr88 Loc Desc: BOTTOM OF RED LAKE GRADE Lat/Lon: 38.712748 […]

Weekly Address: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow the Economy

Weekly Address: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow the Economy

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Yesterday, we learned that in 2013, our businesses created 2.2 million new jobs – including 87,000 last month. Our unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since October 2008. And across our broader economy, there are signs of progress. Our manufacturing and housing sectors are rebounding. Our energy, technology, and auto […]

BOE Puts the Squeeze on the Underground Economy

BOE Puts the Squeeze on the Underground Economy

Moreno Valley, CA — Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome E. Horton took off his suit coat, climbed aboard the back of a large truck, and with vindication in his eye, helped BOE investigators dump more than 32 pallets of contraband cigarettes and other tobacco products into the Riverside County Waste Management dump. The cartons of […]

First Snow Survey of 2014 Shows Dry Conditions

First Snow Survey of 2014 Shows Dry Conditions

Sacramento, CA…As California’s dry weather pushes into the new year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced that its first snow survey of the winter found more bare ground than snow. Manual and electronic readings record the snowpack’s statewide water content at about 20 percent of average for this time of year. That is […]

CDCR to Build New Housing Units at Two Existing Prisons Including 1,584 Beds in Ione

CDCR to Build New Housing Units at Two Existing Prisons Including 1,584 Beds in Ione

Sacramento, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) today announced the locations of three new Level II housing unit facilities, a total of 2,376 beds, to be built at two existing prison sites. One 792-bed facility will be built on state prison land adjacent to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) in San Diego and […]

White House Seeks Affordable Healthcare Act Success Stories As Program Goes Live

White House Seeks Affordable Healthcare Act Success Stories As Program Goes Live

Washington, DC…Americans across the country have new health insurance that starts today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Today, health reform is real in a new way for people like Daniel, a 22-year-old student who enrolled in a gold-level insurance plan and is paying just $70 a month after subsidies. It’s real for Lucy, from […]

Controller Chiang Updates Pay Site With More Local Government Compensation Figures

Controller Chiang Updates Pay Site With More Local Government Compensation Figures

Sacramento, CA…State Controller John Chiang has updated his public employee compensation website with the latest wage and benefit data for California city and county employees. The site – publicpay.ca.gov – offers maps, search functions, and custom report-building tools. It also allows users to download raw data for their own research. This update covers calendar year […]