Washington, DC...Well, thank you very much. What a group. Some great friends, great mayors. Please sit down. We have really hardworking, brilliant people in this room. I know so much about being a mayor.
State Dept on Venezuela's Snap Presidential Elections ~ By Heather Nauert
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/24/2018 09:26 PM
Washington, DC...The United States strongly rejects the call by Venezuela’s illegitimate Constituent Assembly for snap presidential elections before April 30. This vote would be neither free nor fair. It would only deepen, not help resolve, national tensions. It would not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people, and would be seen as undemocratic and illegitimate in the eyes of the international community. We call on the Maduro regime to respect the human rights of all of its citizens, and to return to democratic constitutional order.
Environmental Health Investigation: Mule Creek State Prison Water Drainage System
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/24/2018 03:55 PM
Jackson, CA - On January 22, 2018, the Amador County Public Health and Environmental Health departments were notified that earlier this month Central Valley Water Quality Control Board personnel determined via sampling and laboratory analysis that water discharged from a storm water drainage system at Mule Creek State Prison (the Prison) was not solely stormwater or irrigation tailwater but that it was gray water, sewage, or a mixture.
Supervisor Mills & Supervisor Tofanelli Served Recall Notices At Today's Meeting!!
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/23/2018 01:50 PM
San Andreas, CA...Well for those of you who thought the reality show that is the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors might have a calm meeting or two before the drama picked back up you were mistaken. Before they broke for lunch Board Chair, Supervisor Tofanelli & Supervisor Dennis Mills were served recall notices and read a litany of complaints and misdeeds from the perspective of the complainants. We have carved out a few minutes of video that encapsulates the bulk of it.
Washington, DC...It seems if the logjams have been temporarily cleared enough for the Senate to overwhelmingly vote to get the US Government officially back up and running. For 99.9% of Americans it will be as if it had never been closed. Questions still remain on if the American People will start ranking Washington as functioning better. Congress especially has low approval ratings and this last weekends obvious dysfunction will probably not inspire confidence....
San Andreas, CA...On January 11th a good sized crowd was on hand at the San Andreas Town Hall as Gary Stevens officially launched his campaign for the top law enforcement job in Calaveras County. Gary L. Stevens, long time Calaveras County resident is running as candidate for Sheriff.
Former CIA Officer Arrested for Retaining Classified Information That Possibly Lead to Deaths of Field Agents
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/21/2018 09:09 AM
Washington, DC...Jerry Chun Shing Lee, aka Zhen Cheng Li, 53, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, was arrested on charges of unlawful retention of national defense information. Dana J. Boente, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Andrew W. Vale, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, made the announcement.
Yosemite National Park To Remain Open During Government Shutdown ~ Rep. Tom McClintock CA-04
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/19/2018 08:12 PM
Roseville, CA...The House yesterday passed a bill to continue to fund the government through February 16th to accommodate ongoing discussions over budget caps, immigration policy and other issues. If Senate Democrats use the Senate cloture rule to prevent the bill from being taken up, the government will shut down at midnight on January 19th. The vendors, visitors and gateway communities to our national parks suffered enormously during the government shutdown in 2013 because of deliberate actions by the Obama administration. The administration ordered businesses in the parks to cease operations, cancelled long-standing tourist reservations, barricaded park entrances and even blocked turn-out lanes overlooking the Yosemite Valley. The shutdown required none of these measures.
AG Becerra Held Joint Press Conference to Urge Students to Submit DACA Renewal Applications
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/19/2018 05:43 PM
Sacramento, CA...AG Becerra Held Joint Press Conference to Urge Students to Submit DACA Renewal Applications.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, University of California President Janet Napolitano, California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, and CSU Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Loren J. Blanchard held a press conference to discuss important steps students can take following a court order that required the Trump Administration to begin accepting DACA renewal applications.
