Attorney General Becerra Threatens Trump Administration if they Open California’s Coast to Offshore Drilling
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/09/2018 03:05 PM
Sacramento, CA...California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today submitted a 22-page comment letter to the Trump Administration, detailing the plethora of reasons why opening California’s coasts to new offshore drilling would be unjustified, unprecedented, and ill-advised. California is home to approximately 1,100 miles of world-renowned coastline, and Attorney General Becerra underscores that he is prepared to do what is necessary to protect every single one of those 1,100 miles, including going to court.
Public Notice on Lease Agreement Between Chamber of Commerce and County
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 08:35 AM
San Andreas, CA...Calaveras County, as Lessee, intends to enter into a 5 year lease agreement with Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce, as Lessor, for the Huberty Building, 7 Main Street, San Andreas, CA. APN 042-016-014. The annual rent will be $1. This lease is scheduled to be approved and executed on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 by the Board of Supervisors. Any questions should be addressed to: Calaveras County Administration, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249. 209-754-6025.
Tariffs: Turning Abundance Into Scarcity By Rep. Tom McClintock, CA-04
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 01:19 PM
Roseville, CA...Frederic Bastiat, the great 19th Century economist, posed a simple question we need to think about carefully as we consider tariffs and trade wars. What is better: abundance or scarcity? The answer might seem self-evident, yet protectionists throughout history can’t seem to grasp it.
Three Berkshire Hathaway Realtors Awarded the 2017 “Chairman’s Circle Gold Award.”
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 03:56 PM
Sonora, CA - The national sales awards for Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services have just been announced and our own Realtors® Robin Rowland, Berit Kentta-Brown and Paul Wild are among Berkshires most successful and highest producing agents nationwide. The three were awarded the 2017 “Chairman’s Circle Gold Award.” This award is presented to only the TOP 2% of all Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices agents! This is a tremendous accomplishment considering in the 1,300 offices of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices employing over 43,000 agents nationwide.
Berit Kentta-Brown, Steve Campbell Sr., Paul Wild and Robin Rowland
President Trump Signs Proclamations For Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 04:11 PM
Washington, DC...Earlier today the President hosted a group from the steel and Aluminum industry for a signing ceremony at the Whitehouse. The full video of the ceremony is below and the proclamation on steel follows...
Town Hall Meeting for Supervisorial District Three on March 8th
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 04:36 PM
San Andreas, CA – Supervisor Michael Oliveira will be hosting a Town Hall meeting Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The meeting will be held at Independence Hall, 1445 Blagen Road. Items to be discussed will include the status of the 2017 Winter Storms Disaster Recovery Projects (Blagen Road, Canyon View Drive, Murphys Drive and Pennsylvania Gulch); establishment of temporary/permanent access/egress for Emergency Response; and the process and funding for permanent road capital improvement projects.
Inquiries may be directed to the County PIO, Timothy Lutz, at 209-754-6025.
ADP Says...Private Sector Employment Increased by 235,000 Jobs in February
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/07/2018 08:01 AM
Roseland, NJ...Private sector employment increased by 235,000 jobs from January to February according to the February ADP National Employment Report®. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
Jeff Bezos Tops Forbes' 32nd Annual World's Billionaires List
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/07/2018 01:14 PM
New York, NY...A record 2,208 billionaires made Forbes’ 32nd annual ranking of the world’s billionaires, as featured in the March 31, 2018 issue of Forbes magazine."The superrich continue to get richer, widening the gap between them and everyone else," said Luisa Kroll and Kerry A. Dolan, Assistant Managing Editors of Wealth, at Forbes Media. Centi-billionaire Jeff Bezos seizes the top spot for the first time. Bezos has a fortune of $112 billion, up $39.2 billion from 2017, the biggest one-year gain ever. Bill Gates, who has been the richest person in the world for 18 of the past 24 years, drops to No. 2 on the Forbes billionaires list. Gates has a fortune of $90 billion, up from $86 billion last year. This is the biggest gap (in dollars) between the top 2 spots since 2001. Warren Buffett, worth $84 billion, falls to the No. 3 spot. His net worth increased from $75.6 billion in 2017. Bernard Arnault, with a fortune of $72 billion, ascends 7 spots in the ranks to No. 4. Thanks to his $30.5 billion gain in the past year, Arnault is the richest person in Europe for the first time since 2012. Rounding out the top five is Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, worth $71 billion. Spanish clothing retailer Amancio Ortega (best known for the Zara fashion chain) in at No. 6, drops out of the top 5 for the first time since 2011. Ortega’s net worth is $70 billion, a $1.3 billion decrease from 2017.
Flippy, the World’s First Autonomous Robotic Kitchen Assistant, Now Cooks Burgers at CaliBurger in Pasadena, California
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/06/2018 08:13 AM
Pasadena, CA...Miso Robotics, the leading robotics and artificial intelligence solutions company, announced the public debut of ‘Flippy,’ the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen assistant. Flippy will begin working alongside kitchen staff at CaliBurger’s Pasadena, California location during lunchtime by flipping burger patties and removing them from the grill when cooked to order.
Good Morning Calaveras Featuring Keynote by Kathy Toepel, Associate Director Common Ground Senior Services
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/06/2018 08:52 AM
San Andreas, CA...The Monthly Good Morning Calaveras Program is March 7th. This month the Guest Speaker is Kathy Toepel, Associate Director, Common Ground Senior Services. Get Your Tickets Now...
