South Lake Tahoe, CA… The City of South Lake Tahoe’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11, in observance of Indigenous People’s Day. While Columbus Day is the current federal holiday’s nomenclature, the City formally recognizes the holiday as Indigenous People’s Day, following a City Council resolution adopted on June 18, 2019. All […]
Washington, DC…Today, President Joseph Biden issued an Executive Proclamation restoring Bears Ears National Monument, Grand Staircase-Escalante in southeast Utah and Northeast Canyon and Seamounts Marine National Monument on the New England coast. The protection of Bears Ears National Monument has been one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s top priorities for the past decade. […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The City of South Lake Tahoe asks members of the community to participate in the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Survey. The survey, which was developed by Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions in coordination with South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, is being conducted online and is open now through Friday, November 12. […]
Washington, DC…Hello, folks. Good afternoon, everyone. Today, for the first time since March of 2020, the American unemployment rate is below 5 percent. In just eight months since I became President, in the midst of a grave public health and economic crisis, the unemployment rate is now down below 5 percent — at 4.8 percent. […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in retail trade, and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in public education […]
Washington, DC…During the Trump Administration, Republicans passed one of the biggest tax cuts in American history and the greatest regulatory relief ever. The result was the biggest economic expansion in our lifetimes. Before the lockdown left took a wrecking ball to our economy, Americans were prospering with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years – […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 45 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) – Industrial hemp products. AB 218 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) – Change of gender and sex identifier AB 260 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) – Guardianships. AB 292 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of the Governor’s Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education during a visit to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. The newly created Council will be tasked with identifying instructional resources to teach students across California about the Holocaust and other acts of genocide and provide young people […]
Huntington Beach, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom traveled to Bolsa Chica State Beach Oct. 5th for a briefing by U.S. Coast Guard, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and California Natural Resources Agency officials on the emergency response to the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach. Governor Newsom yesterday proclaimed a state of emergency in Orange […]
Sacramento, CA…Taking action to combat plastic pollution and advance a more sustainable and renewable economy, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a package of legislation designed to raise consumer awareness and industry accountability, complementing his bold $270 million investment to modernize recycling systems and promote a more circular economy as part of the California Comeback Plan’s […]
