SACRAMENTO – As of today, 2,572 inmates in 17 state prisons are on a mass hunger strike disturbance, down from 12,421 inmates on July 11, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). An inmate is considered to be on a hunger strike after he has missed nine consecutive meals. Today, 258 inmates […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On 7/12/13 the El Dorado Sheriff’s Office received information that a suicidal male subject was in the forest behind Heavenly Ski resort. The subject had posted a Facebook video of himself, which depicted him in this forested area, leaving a message to his family. The subject gave the GPS coordinates of his […]
Kings Beach, CA…Placer County is conducting a three-day planning workshop called the Kings Beach Vision Charrette, to help develop a plan for successful long-term environmental, community and economic benefit for Kings Beach. The public is invited to any of the public workshop sessions and its participation will be instrumental in shaping the future of Kings […]
Kings Beach, CA…Utility relocation work for the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project is planned for the week of July 15. Southwest Gas will continue with its road work in the following area: July 15 – July 18: Expect work along Highway 28 by Highway 267. Any work conducted on a Saturday will not start […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a brief with the California Supreme Court in response to the petition filed by proponents of Proposition 8. In the brief, Attorney General Harris urges the court to deny the proponents’ request to stop counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “Today’s filing by the […]
SACRAMENTO — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a nine-year state prison sentence of a man who defrauded the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) out of nearly $1.9 million. Eric Hodgson, 43, of Elk Grove, agreed to a plea deal that in addition to the nine-year prison sentence, included forfeiture of his personal and […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Two weeks ago, a large bipartisan majority of Senators voted to pass commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform – taking an important step towards fixing our broken immigration system once and for all. This bill was a compromise, and neither side got everything they wanted. But it was largely consistent with the key principles […]
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is responding to a mass hunger strike disturbance by thousands of inmates in several correctional facilities. As of today, 12,421 inmates in 24 state prisons and four out-of-state contract facilities have missed nine consecutive meals since Monday, July 8, 2013. An inmate is considered to […]
Gardnerville, Nev. – Great Basin Management Type 2 Team 3, operating under Incident Commander Mike Whalen, reports fire fighters made significant progress yesterday. Firefighters, both day and night shifts, concentrated their efforts yesterday along a ridge above the evacuated homes and other hot spots. The weather forecast yesterday called for evening thunderstorms with dry lightning […]
Kyburz, CA…The Kyburz Fire began on July 8 at 12:41 approximately 1/2 mile east of 29 Mile Post west of Kyburz California. More that 800 personnel are supporting fire fighting activity. Overnight, crews made good progress building fire line around the perimeter of the fire. The fire is officially 40% contained. Crews today will continue […]
