Tahoe City, CA… Dear Friends, I am honored to share some significant news with you. After 18 months as a volunteer organization, today we named Amy R. Berry as the first CEO of the Tahoe Fund. A full-time CEO means we will be able to continue to do the important work of raising funds for […]
Nonfarm payroll employment changed little in May (+69,000), and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health care, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade but declined in construction. Employment was little changed in most other major industries. Household Survey Data Both the […]
SACRAMENTO (May 31, 2012) – Earlier today, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation voted to steal up to $31 million dollars from the California Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund and transfer it to non-OHV related programs. This pilfering of user-pay funding is part of the “Sustainable Parks Proposal” being championed by the […]
WASHINGTON— With the largest civilian fleet in the world — nearly 214,000 vehicles traveling nearly 1.3 billion miles each year — the U.S. Postal Service knows a lot about vehicles and tire pressure. Summer driving season is approaching and the Maintain Tire Pressure postage stamp helps remind motorists that proper tire pressure can help improve […]
HOUSTON — The International Space Station’s Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to the space station Friday. This is the first time a commercial company has accomplished this type of space operation. “Today marks another critical step in the future of American spaceflight,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. “Now that a U.S. […]
Sacramento – Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, exposed the Mother Lode Taxpayers Association as a fake taxpayer organization funded by a quarter-million dollars from Sacramento special interests. The group appears to have been set up in the last 60 days in the 5th Assembly district which includes parts of El Dorado […]
Carson City, NV…The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Google’s license application to test autonomous vehicles on Nevada public roads. It is the first license issued in the United States under new laws and regulations that put Nevada at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development. After drive testing demonstrations along freeways, state highways and […]
Kings Beach, CA…The Placer County Board of Supervisors received presentations on numerous Tahoe area issues at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday and Tuesday April 23-24, 2012 in Kings Beach. Issues the Board heard included an update on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s (TRPA) Regional Plan Update, the Placer County Community Plan Update for the […]
SACRAMENTO – Senator Ted Gaines (R-Rocklin) and Assemblywoman Beth Gaines (R-Rocklin) along with the El Dorado County, Cameron Park/Shingle Springs and Camino/Pollock Pines Chambers of Commerce; California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse; and Lawyers Against Lawsuit Abuse, have teamed up to host a workshop for small businesses focused on Americans with Disability Act (ADA) issues. This […]
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 – USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford today released the following statement on the detection of BSE in the United States: “As part of our targeted surveillance system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy […]
