Sutter Creek, CA...Regardless of our perspectives on the immigration situation, many of us feel the pressing need to do something to work toward immediate family re-unification. Do you need to speak out? Do something? Stand up and be counted? Families Belong Together Community Rally, Saturday, June 30th 9:00 am – 10:30 am Vicinity of Trinity Episcopal Church, Hwy 49 and Ridge Rd, Sutter Hill.
Framework Discussions for Cooperation Between the United States and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 04:56 PM
Washington, DC...On June 22 in Geneva, officials from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held an all-day senior-level review of the 2018-2019 PRM-UNHCR Framework for Cooperation. First signed in 2000, the biennial Framework for Cooperation focuses on shared goals and priorities consistent with UN humanitarian reform efforts as well as oversight, monitoring, communications, and reporting requirements at an institutional level between UNHCR and its largest single donor, the United States. Given the unprecedented and increasing gap between needs and assistance, these Framework discussions present an opportunity to determine the best and most impactful use of U.S. taxpayer dollars.
Governor Brown Appoints Two Court of Appeal Justices
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 06:41 PM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Judge Thomas DeSantos and Judge Mark W. Snauffer as associate justices of the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Governor Brown Appoints David M. Sanders to Calaveras County Superior Court
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/27/2018 06:56 PM
Sacramento, CA...David M. Sanders, 63, of Pioneer, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Calaveras County Superior Court. Sanders has served as a commissioner at the Calaveras County Superior Court since 2015. He was a supervising attorney at Field and Sanders from 2009 to 2014 and at King Warwick and Sanders from 2002 to 2009. Sanders was an associate at Pagliero and Associates 1996 to 1999 and a partner at Pagliero and Sanders from 1999 to 2002 and a sole practitioner from 1993 to 1996. He was an associate at Johnson, Pagliero and Schachter from 1990 to 1993 and at Bullen, McKone, McKinley, Gay, Keitges and Pach from 1987 to 1990.
Sacramento, CA...Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of 10 California superior court judges, which include: One in Calaveras County; 4 in Los Angeles County; one in Orange County; one in San Francisco County; one in Santa Barbara County; one in Santa Clara County; and one in Sonoma County.
FDA Approves First Drug Comprised of an Active Ingredient Derived from Marijuana
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/26/2018 08:20 AM
Washington, DC...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients two years of age and older. This is the first FDA-approved drug that contains a purified drug substance derived from marijuana. It is also the first FDA approval of a drug for the treatment of patients with Dravet syndrome.
Chief Justice Roberts Delivered the Opinion of the Court Keeping Limited Travel Ban
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/26/2018 08:43 AM
Washington, DC...Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States undergo a vetting process to ensure that they satisfy the numerous requirements for admission. The Act also vests the President with authority to restrict the entry of aliens whenever he finds that their entry “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.” 8 U. S. C. §1182(f).
Attorney General Becerra Issues Statement on Supreme Court’s Ruling in NIFLA v. Becerra
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/26/2018 08:49 AM
Sacramento, CA...California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court struck down California’s Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency (FACT) Act in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Xavier Becerra in a 5-4 decision. The FACT Act required clinics to provide neutral, fact-based information to women regarding reproductive health and options.
Farm Subsidies Make No Sense. By Congressman Tom McClintock
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/26/2018 12:55 PM
Washington, DC...New Zealand is four times more dependent on agriculture than the United States, and it once maintained extensive farm subsidies. In 1984, it ended them. What happened? Farm productivity and earnings rose. The Federated Farmers of New Zealand fought just as vigorously as their American counterparts to preserve their subsidies. Yet in hindsight, the same group now says that its experience “thoroughly debunked the myth that the farming sector cannot prosper without government subsidies.” In fact, it thrives.
