Calaveras Ag Dept Says...Do Not Open, Plant or Dispose of Seed Packets from China. Drop them off in San Andreas
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2020 04:39 PM
San Andreas, CA...Unsolicited seed packets from China and other parts of Asia have begun to arrive in Calaveras County. The Environmental Management Agency started receiving phone calls this afternoon. The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently became aware of the reports that seed packets are being shipped to home owners throughout the United States which now include Calaveras residents.
California Puts Money Back Into the Pockets of Millions of Working Californians Amid COVID-19 Recession
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2020 02:39 PM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom announced that over $1 billion has gone back into the pockets of more than 3.6 million working Californians and their families through the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) and Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC). He also announced that Californians will get the raise they deserve, by declining to use his authority to suspend the scheduled minimum wage increase in 2021, up to $14 per hour.
Governor Newsom Releases Final Water Resilience Portfolio
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2020 01:41 PM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom released a final version of the Water Resilience Portfolio, the Administration’s blueprint for equipping California to cope with more extreme droughts and floods, rising temperatures, declining fish populations, over-reliance on groundwater and other challenges. The portfolio outlines 142 state actions to help build a climate-resilient water system in the face of climate change. The actions tie directly to Administration efforts to carry out recent laws regarding safe and affordable drinking water, groundwater sustainability and water-use efficiency. They also elevate priorities to secure voluntary agreements in key watersheds to improve flows and conditions for fish, address air quality and habitat challenges around the Salton Sea and protect the long-term functionality of the State Water Project and other conveyance infrastructure.
USDA Urges Citizens Not to Plant & Investigating Unsolicited Seed Packages from China
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2020 06:20 PM
Washington, DC...USDA is aware that people across the country have received suspicious, unsolicited packages of seed that appear to be coming from China. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is working closely with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection, other federal agencies, and State departments of agriculture to investigate the situation.
Nine New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Calaveras County as Surge Continues
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2020 04:27 PM
San Andreas, CA...On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported nine new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include one female and two males between 0 to 17 years of age, four females and one male between 18 to 49 years of age, and one male over the age of 65. Four cases were reported in District 1, Districts 2 and 3 had one reported case each, and three cases were reported in District 5. No new cases were reported from District 4.
President Trump on COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, Therapeutics & More from North Carolina
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2020 11:54 AM
Morrisville, North Carolina...Thank you very much. Great to be in this wonderful state. So many friends, so much success, and we love being here. And we’re here, actually, today to discuss the exciting progress that we’ve achieved under the Operation Warp Speed — our historic initiative to develop, test, manufacture, and deliver a vaccine in record time. And that’s what it is, in record time. Likewise, therapeutically, we are very, very advanced. You’re hearing about it and you’ll be hearing about it a lot more in the next two weeks. We will achieve a victory over the virus by unleashing America’s scientific genius, which is what it is.
In Stockton, Governor Newsom Announces Actions to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in the Central Valley
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2020 11:08 AM
Stockton, CA...Building on the state’s Friday announcement focusing new efforts to support California’s essential workforce, Governor Gavin Newsom announced additional targeted actions to support the Central Valley – a region seeing concerning virus spread that is disproportionately impacting Latinos. The Governor announced $52 million for Central Valley counties – San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern – to help expand disease investigation, contact tracing and quarantine efforts. In addition, the state will deploy three Unified Support Teams to these counties, which are experiencing increased cases and hospitalizations.
Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2020 09:37 AM
San Andreas, CA...The Calaveras Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division supports the wellbeing of our county families, friends and colleagues. When you hear, read or watch news about an outbreak of an infectious disease, you may feel anxious and show signs of stress – even when the outbreak effects people far from where you live and you are at low risk of getting sick. These signs of stress are normal and may be more likely in people or loved ones of parts of the world affected by the outbreak. During an infectious disease outbreak, care for our own physical and mental health and reach out in kindness to those affected by the situation.
President Trump at Signing of Executive Orders on Lowering Drug Prices
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/27/2020 09:17 AM
Washington, DC... Thank you very much. Well, thank you very much, everybody. Please. (Applause.) This promises to be a very big and very important meeting, so bear with me. Take a little while. But it has to do with a thing called “drug pricing.” And as you know, Congress has been working on this for decades and decades. And we are now doing something that is going to be incredible for the American public. So today, I’m taking a bold and historic, very dramatic action to reduce the price of prescription drugs for American patients and American seniors.
Five New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Calaveras County
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/24/2020 04:14 PM
San Andreas, CA...On Friday, July 24, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported five new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include three females between 18 to 49 years of age, one male between 50 to 64 years of age, and one male over the age of 65. Districts 2, 4, and 5 each had one case. Two cases were reported in District 3. No new cases were reported from District 1.
