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President Obama Visits California and Announces Drought Response |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/14/2014 12:05 PM
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Fresno, CA...As communities across California struggle with the impacts of one of the state’s worst droughts in over 100 years, President Obama is committed to ensuring that his Administration is doing everything it can help the farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and communities being impacted. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of the Interior (DOI) and other federal agencies are using their existing authorities and working closely with their state and local partners as the state of California responds to and recovers from this historic drought...
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Judge Swift Officially Kicks Off Campaign With Event At Newsome Harlow |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/14/2014 11:12 AM
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Murphys, CA....We are now entering the core of our local election season. As an example was the festive and elegant affair to kick off the election campaign for Judge Hugh Swift. The recently seated jurist now has to roll up his robe sleeves and earn the votes from our local voters to continue his service to the area. Governor Brown led with his vote of confidence when he appointed Judge Swift. Many in the community stopped by to show their support and volunteer to work on his campaign and contribute...
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President Obama on Raising Federal Contract Minimum Wage "Opportunity For All: Rewarding Hard Work" |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/12/2014 12:14 PM
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Washington, DC...Today, continuing to fulfill his promise to make 2014 a year of action, the President will sign an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract workers. The Executive Order the President will sign today will benefit hundreds of thousands of people working under contracts with the federal government who are making less than $10.10 an hour. It will also improve the value that taxpayers are getting from the federal government’s investment. Studies show that boosting low wages will reduce turnover and absenteeism, while also boosting morale and improving the incentives for workers, leading to higher productivity overall. These gains improve the quality and efficiency of services provided to the government....
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Recent Brown Appointments Include Three for Mother Lode Fair Board |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/12/2014 10:10 AM
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| SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Nancy Ward, 58, of Sacramento, has been appointed chief deputy director at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Ward has served in multiple positions for Region IX of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency since 2000, including regional administrator and director of the Response and Recovery Division. Ward was chief of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Disaster Assistance Division from 1993 to 2000 and a staff services manager at the California Department of Social Services from 1989 to 1993. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $165,000. Ward is registered without party preference.... |
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CAL FIRE Increases Firefighter Staffing in Central Valley & Sierra |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/12/2014 08:29 AM
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Sacramento, CA...Despite recent rain, California has not received enough rainfall to make up for this winter’s dry weather pattern and the third dry year in a row. As a result, continued drought conditions and wildfires have required CAL FIRE to hire several dozen seasonal firefighters earlier than normal across the Central Valley and Central Sierra. “The recent rainfall is not enough for us to let our guard down,” said Chief Dale Hutchinson, CAL FIRE Southern Region Chief. “Though the rain is great in the short term, even if it rained straight for several months, we wouldn’t catch up to the amount of rainfall we need.” The additional seasonal firefighter hiring includes 15 firefighters in CAL FIRE's Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit, 14 in the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, and 12 in the Fresno-Kings Unit. The additional firefighters come just one week after nearly two dozen seasonal firefighters were hired in Tulare County....
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Open House Slated for Updates on Rim Fire Recovery Project |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/11/2014 09:48 PM
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Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest will host an open house on Thursday, February 13 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Stanislaus National Forest’s Conference Room at 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora (across the street from the Tuolumne County Library). “We want to continue to provide information to the public regarding the progress on the proposed Rim Fire Recovery Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This will be another great opportunity for the public to see what the Forest is proposing during this initial phase of recovery within the burn,” Maria Benech, Rim Fire Recovery EIS ID Team Leader said. Several dozen members of the local community attended three previous Open Houses held in December which provided an overview of the initial proposed actions and poster presentations by various resource experts. This Open House is intended to share information regarding new alternatives developed based on public involvement and collaborative efforts....
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Rim Fire Burn Area Responding Well to Recent Rains |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/11/2014 05:28 PM
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Sonora, CA...Since October 1, rainfall ranging from approx. six to 12 inches has fallen across the Rim Fire burn area, with close to half this amount falling in the last five days. Near Groveland, almost three inches of rain fell in the last five days, while Mt. Elizabeth, near Twain Harte received almost seven inches in the same period, sparking fears of storm damage in the Rim Fire burn area....
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Community Plans out of General Plan? ~MyValleySprings.com |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/10/2014 11:27 AM
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Valley Springs, CA...Communities and the General Plan. At the General Plan meeting on January 28, it was suggested ALL Community and Special Plans may be LEFT OUT of the Calaveras County General Plan update—that those Plans could be addressed later, AFTER the General Plan is adopted. The reason given for removing community plans was to speed up the General Plan revision process, because it would be too “complex” to bring both existing and new community plans into legal and technical consistency with the new General Plan. But wait—aren’t our Calaveras communities the heart of Calaveras County? Aren’t Community Plans the building blocks for the General Plan? Aren’t already-adopted Community and Special Plans considered part of the General Plan by State law? Didn’t the County promise in 2007 to include community plans in the General Plan update?
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The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Feb. 11th |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/10/2014 09:01 PM
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San Andreas, CA....The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is back in action tomorrow with a closed session that starts at 8am and a regular board meeting that commences at 9am in the Board Chambers. With persistent budget issues and with 2014 being an election year the meetings will again be ground zero for debate and community involvement. The agenda is enclosed...
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Expedited Rim Fire Salvage Logging Clears First House |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/08/2014 05:29 PM
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| Washington, DC...Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Amendment 554 by Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA). This amendment added language to HR 2954, a wider public lands package, that would expedite the post-Rim Fire timber salvage process on federal Forest Service lands around, but not within the boundaries of, Yosemite National Park. The bill would allow for an expedited environmental review process for salvage and restoration projects in those areas, dramatically decreasing the amount of time and costs associated with completing these activities.... |
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