Sacramento, CA….The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) unanimously acted to help preserve some low-income housing projects across California. The approved legal annotation clarifies that low-income housing properties subject to “payment in lieu of taxes” (PILOT) agreements may still be able to qualify for a property tax exemption. PILOT agreements are made between developers of […]
Hagåtña, Guam…Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo issued the following statement regarding a training exercise of U.S. B-52 bombers in the area near the Senkaku Islands. The bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base as part of an ongoing training exercise. “Our island has again shown that we are a strategic point to defend our nation’s […]
Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address –Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28, 2013. Hi, everybody. On behalf of all the Obamas – Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo, and the newest member of our family, Sunny – I want to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. We’ll be spending today just like many of you – sitting down […]
Auburn, CA…Placer County has selected the head of Nevada County’s health agency to take over as Director of the Placer County Health and Human Services Department. Jeffrey S. Brown, Director of the Nevada County Health and Human Services Agency since 2005, was appointed to his new post by Placer County Executive Officer David Boesch in […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced Friday the 82nd Annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 12th on the West Steps of the State Capitol. This year’s tree is a 55-foot tall red fir from the Latour Demonstration State Forest located near Redding in Shasta County, the second Capitol […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced on Thursday the approval of the state’s new flammability standards for upholstered furniture, the culmination of the administration’s year-long effort to modernize the standards and reduce Californians’ exposure to harmful flame retardant chemicals. “Today, California is curbing toxic chemicals found in everything from high chairs to sofas,” said […]
New York, NY…Citing intense global concern over the impact of disclosures regarding surveillance programs directed by the U.S. government agencies, investors in AT&T and Verizon Communications have filed shareholder proposals calling on the companies to publish semi-annual reports detailing how often they have shared information with U.S. or foreign governments and what type of customer […]
Washington, DC….THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Today, the United States — together with our close allies and partners — took an important first step toward a comprehensive solution that addresses our concerns with the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program. Since I took office, I’ve made clear my determination to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear […]
Gardnerville, NV…On November 21, 2013, at approximately 1:20 P.M. the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a person shot in the 1300 block of Homestead Road, Gardnerville, NV. Deputies arrived on scene and found a 51 year old female, identified as Catherine Mary Costanza, from Concord, CA, deceased from an apparent gunshot […]
Dallas, TX…50 years ago today President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of the crime and arrested that evening, but Jack Ruby shot and killed him two days later, before a trial could take place. The FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald was […]
