Trump Administration Agrees to Pay Fire Fighting Costs
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/20/2019 07:22 PM
Washington, DC...The Trump Administration ended a long dispute with the State of California of the terms of the U.S. Forest Service’s reimbursement to state firefighting agencies for their assistance during the 2018 wildfire suppression efforts on federal lands. The U.S. Forest Service was disputing portions of a $72 million reimbursement owed to California according to the California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA).
Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday Celebration Friday August 9th, 2019
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/20/2019 07:29 PM
Sonora, CA...The Stanislaus National Forest is having a party for Smokey Bear! Come on down and join the Stanislaus National Forest, along with CAL-FIRE, Tuolumne County Fire, local Law Enforcement and EMS for Smokey Bear’s 75th birthday celebration. A special story time presenting “The True Story of Smokey Bear” and birthday card making will begin at 10 a.m. at the Tuolumne County Library located at 480 Greenley Road, Sonora CA 95370. The party and public safety event will be held at the Heaven for Kids
Before We Landed on the Moon it Started with President Kennedy's Speech at Rice University September 12, 1962
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/19/2019 09:45 AM
Houston, TX...Before we landed on the Moon it started with the goal. The goal also had a timeline. President Kennedy's full speech follows. "President Pitzer, Mr. Vice President, Governor, Congressman Thomas, Senator Wiley, and Congressman Miller, Mr. Webb, Mr. Bell, scientists, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen: I appreciate your president having made me an honorary visiting professor, and I will assure you that my first lecture will be very brief. I am delighted to be here, and I'm particularly delighted to be here on this occasion.
Thomas Karl Standen III Receives the 2018 Barry Hance Memorial Award at Yosemite National Park
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/18/2019 08:19 PM
Yosemite, CA...Yosemite National Park is proud to announce that Thomas (Tom) Karl Standen III is the recipient of the 2018 Barry Hance Memorial Award. This ceremony was attended by approximately 400 Yosemite National Park employees, retirees, volunteers, and park partners including several past Barry Hance Memorial Award recipients.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "These comments are racist." Floor Speech
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/17/2019 01:30 AM
Washington, DC...House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "These comments from the White House are disgraceful and disgusting and these comments are racist. How shameful to hear him continue to defend those offensive words, words that we have all heard him repeat, not only about our members, but about countless others." Full video here
Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/17/2019 10:25 AM
Washington, DC...The Statement from the Supreme Court...Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Paul Stevens, died this evening at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, of complications following a stroke he suffered on July 15. He passed away peacefully with his daughters by his side. He was 99 years old. Justice Stevens was appointed to the Court by President Ford in 1975, and retired in 2010, after serving more than 34 years on the Court. He is survived by his children, Elizabeth Jane Sesemann (Craig) and Susan Roberta Mullen (Kevin), nine grandchildren: Kathryn, Christine, Edward, Susan, Lauren, John, Madison, Hannah, Haley, and 13 great grandchildren. His first wife Elizabeth Jane, his second wife, Maryan Mulholland, his son, John Joseph, and his daughter, Kathryn, preceded him in death.
Governor Newsom Announces Regional Leaders & Statewide Experts who will Advise on Solutions to Combat Homelessness
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/17/2019 11:36 AM
Sacramento, CA... Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the names of the regional leaders and statewide experts who will advise the Administration on solutions to address the state’s homelessness epidemic. Once convened, these leaders will join Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas in meetings across the state to assist local governments in crafting their regional strategies to address homelessness, with a particular focus on homelessness prevention and early intervention. Recent homeless data shows the cost crisis is a major driver of homelessness as many Californians struggle to afford rent. As the state invests historic amounts of money in homelessness, including for shelters and mental health services, there remains a great need to slow or stop the in-flow of people becoming homeless in the first place.
Congressman Tom McClintock on H. Res. 489 , The Trump Racism Resolution
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/17/2019 08:27 PM
Washington, DC...Congressman McClintock delivered the following remarks yesterday on the House floor. The Congressman voted NO on H. Res. 489. "Mr. Speaker: We have unfortunately entered a period of our history when our political rhetoric has become hyperbolic, while our political views are becoming increasingly irreconcilable. We would all be well advised not to continue down this path. “America, love it or leave it” is not a new sentiment or a radical sentiment and it is certainly not a racist sentiment. It should remind us of commonly held and enduring founding principles that ought to unite us as Americans: respect for the rule of law, and the uniquely American principles of individual liberty, constitutionally limited government and personal responsibility that have produced the happiest, most productive and most powerful nation in the history of the world.
President Trump on Supporting the Passage of the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/15/2019 08:37 AM
Milwaukee, WI....Derco Aerospace...Thank you very much. Thank you very much. We’ve had an exciting time. It’s been incredible. And, as you know, we just hit the highest we’ve ever hit on the Dow. The stock market is the best it’s ever been. Jobs are the best they’ve ever been. A couple of other little factors, not so bad. We’re doing great and we have a great military, and I thank you for that.
