Washington, DC…5:35 P.M. EDT, MR. BARDEN: Hello. My name is Mark Barden. Just four months ago, my wife Jackie and I lost our son, and our children, James and Natalie, they lost their little brother Daniel. Daniel was a first-grader at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Our sweet, 7-year-old Daniel was one of 20 children, six […]
Sacramento, CA… The Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) today announced $1.6 million in awards to support targeted initiatives and innovative projects that benefit low-income individuals, families and communities under the federally-funded Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). “These grants provide communities around the state with opportunities to create and implement innovative solutions to improve the […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA… The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the annual process of opening recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Campgrounds, beaches, and forest roads generally open in mid-May, weather permitting. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center and the Tallac Historic Site open Memorial Day weekend. Before recreation […]
Sacramento, CA… Dorothy Killian Painter (1913-2002) was born in Nebraska, orphaned at 4 years old, and moved to California for foster care. As an adult, she took up sewing as a way to pass the time while recovering from a serious accident and resulting infection. Her quilts and doll clothes were made of fabric scraps, […]
Washington, DC…The White House. Remarks of Francine Wheeler. The President’s Weekly Address. Hi. As you’ve probably noticed, I’m not the President. I’m just a citizen. And as a citizen, I’m here at the White House today because I want to make a difference and I hope you will join me. My name is Francine Wheeler. […]
Stateline, NV…The Tahoe Transportation District Board of Directors recommends advancing five alternatives that have been developed for the US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project (Loop Road) to the environmental analysis stage. “We made the recommendation to ensure a range of options are thoroughly examined for the greater benefit to the community while providing an opportunity […]
Washington, DC… Congressman Tom McClintock today submitted the attached letter commenting on the Merced River Draft Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. April 12, 2013 Don Neubacher, Superintendent Attn: Merced River Plan P.O. Box 577 Yosemite, CA 95389 Dear Mr. Neubacher: I am writing to provide comments on the National Park Service’s (NPS) Draft […]
Sacramento — Today, Assembly Bill 67, a joint effort between Assemblymembers Kristin Olsen, (R-Modesto), Rocky Chavez (R-Oceanside) and Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) passed out of the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee with bipartisan support. To ensure that Proposition 30 tax dollars are actually used to protect higher education as the voters intended, Assembly Bill 67 would freeze […]
South Lake Tahoe, California – On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Our top priority as a nation, and my top priority as President, must be doing everything we can to reignite the engine of America’s growth: a rising, thriving middle class. That’s our North Star. That must drive every decision we make. Now, yesterday, we learned that our businesses created 95,000 new jobs […]
