National Archives Releases Most Remaining JFK Assassination Records
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/26/2017 05:06 PM
Washington, DC...President Orders Release of All Remaining Section 5 Records and More Precise Review for Remaining Redactions within Six Months. The National Archives today released 2,891 records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are subject to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Act). These records are available for download online.
Yosemite on List of National Parks Seeking $70 Peak Season Entrance Fee
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/25/2017 09:15 AM
Yosemite, CA...As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. Proposed peak season entrance fees and revised fees for road-based commercial tours would generate badly needed revenue for improvements to the aging infrastructure of national parks. This includes roads, bridges, campgrounds, waterlines, bathrooms, and other visitor services.
Governor Brown and Texas Governor Abbott Announce Friendly World Series Wager
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/25/2017 02:59 PM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a friendly wager with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series, which begins tonight. In the spirit of bi-partisanship and in recognition of the resilience of the communities impacted by the recent wildfires in California and Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the governors are wagering wine, beer and food from businesses in regions impacted by these disasters and encouraging the public to see, taste and experience what their respective states have to offer.
Court Denies Emergency Order to Compel Trump Administration to Continue Subsidy Payments
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/25/2017 03:17 PM
Sacramento, CA...California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied an emergency motion filed by California and a coalition of attorneys general to compel the federal government to continue to pay the Affordable Care Act (ACA) cost-sharing subsidies that lower healthcare costs while the case is litigated in court. While the court declined to enter an emergency order, the case will continue, and the States will press for a permanent resolution of their lawsuit to require the Administration to resume making the payments in compliance with the law.
TRAIN WRECK, A Calaveras County Resident Warns of the Coming Disaster by David Vassar
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/23/2017 08:46 AM
Arnold, CA...For the past few weeks Calaveras County has felt like a slow moving train wreck. There is a tremendous amount of noise in any train wreck, but in this case no one is listening. And no one seems to notice that the train wreck is actually the future of Calaveras County. The train left the station in May of 2016 when the Calaveras Board of Supervisors passed an “Urgency Ordinance” with a vote of 4 to 1. The ordinance prescribed rules and regulations for the legal cultivation of cannabis in Calaveras County.
Nearly $3.4 Billion in Transportation Projects to Be Accelerated
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/23/2017 04:05 PM
Sacramento, CA...Caltrans added nearly 1,200 lane miles of pavement repair and 66 bridges to its growing list of projects to be delivered sooner than planned thanks to the imminent influx of revenue from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1), the transportation funding and reform package passed in April. To date, Caltrans has now expedited nearly $5 billion in “fix-it-first” projects since the spring.
President Trump to Allow Rest of JFK Files to be Released
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/21/2017 08:19 AM
Washington, DC..."Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened." President Trump on Twitter
Becerra Announces $120M Multistate Settlement With General Motors Over Defective Ignition Switch
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/20/2017 09:23 AM
Sacramento, CA...California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a $120 million multistate settlement with General Motors Company (GM) over allegations that the company concealed safety issues related to defective ignition switches in GM vehicles. California will be receiving over $7 million. The settlement, reached among the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia and GM, concludes a multistate investigation into the auto manufacturer’s failure to disclose in a timely manner known safety defects associated with unintended key-rotation and/or ignition-switch related issues in several models and model years of GM vehicles.
