Sacramento, CA…A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) inmate was hospitalized yesterday due to heat exhaustion suffered while fighting the Mount Diablo wildfire. “Because of the rough terrain, the inmate had to be airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance for transport to a local hospital for treatment,” said Lt. Lawrence Rodriguez of the Salt […]
Sacramento, CA..Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and legislative leaders agreed on amendments to SB 105 that allow the state to comply with a federal court order to limit the prison population to 137.5 percent of capacity, avoid the early release of thousands of prisoners and protect public safety. While the legislation provides an immediate path […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez today announced their strong support for AB 10 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), which will raise the minimum wage in California from $8.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour. “The minimum wage has not kept pace with […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2013, as Patriot Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Twelve years ago today, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners to use as suicide missiles against major […]
Washington, DC…War, Peace and the Constitution, September 11, 2013. Mr. Speaker: Amidst the international humiliation and farce we have suffered with our abortive war with Syria, there are two good things the President has done, and they need to be noted. Last night, he stepped back from an international crisis that could have had catastrophic […]
Washington, DC…In an effort to defeat encrypted communications worldwide, the National Security Agency has manipulated U.S. and global encryption standards; utilized supercomputers to break open encrypted communications and data; and has persuaded, and sometimes forced, technology and Internet service providers to give it access to protected data, according to reports published today in The Guardian […]
Reno, NV… Washoe County residents who want to be better prepared for an emergency are invited to participate in free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training offered by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Corps during the last two weekends in September. CERT training is conducted by Citizen Corps staff and volunteers along with appropriate […]
Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address. Almost three weeks ago in Syria, more than 1,000 innocent people – including hundreds of children – were murdered in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. And the United States has presented a powerful case to the world that the Syrian government was responsible for this […]
Olympic Valley, CA…As part of ongoing efforts to engage the public, community organizations and other interested parties, the Planning Services Division has begun to publish a monthly project update newsletter for the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan website. The newsletters will be published by the second Friday of each month and will include a […]
Foresthill, CA…With full containment of the American Fire, California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 will transition management of the fire to a local incident management team. Transfer of commandwill occur at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, September 2. Today, crews will continue to patrol the fire area seeking out hotspots. Firefighters working in the interior of […]
