Governor Newsom Kicks Off Clean California Day of Action Highlighting New Initiative to Clean and Revitalize Neighborhoods Across the State
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/08/2021 09:48 PM
Richmond, CA....$1.1 billion program will dramatically expand trash removal from state highways and fund local beautification and liter abatement projects. Creates up to 11,000 jobs, including for people exiting homelessness, formerly incarcerated individuals, veterans, students and local artists. Project opportunities in all 58 counties, nearly a third of program funding to be invested in cities, counties, tribes and transit agencies
Governor Newsom at Clean California site in Richmond.
As Drought Conditions Intensify, Governor Newsom Calls on Californians to Take Simple Actions to Conserve Water
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/08/2021 11:29 PM
San Luis Obispo County, CA...Voluntary 15 percent reduction in water use urged to preserve available supplies, protect water reserves. Emergency declaration expanded to nine additional counties, bringing total to 50 counties across the state now under a drought state of emergency. Amid intensifying drought and record-breaking temperatures across the Western United States, Governor Gavin Newsom today added nine counties to the regional drought state of emergency and called on Californians to voluntarily reduce their water use by 15 percent with simple measures to protect water reserves if drought conditions continue and to help maintain critical flows for fish and wildlife wherever possible.
Sacramento, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kelly Huston, 50, of West Sacramento, has been appointed Senior Policy Advisor at the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Huston has been Deputy Executive Director at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2019. He was Deputy Director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services from 2012 to 2019 and 2008 to 2009, Assistant Secretary for the California Emergency Management Agency from 2009 to 2012 and Vice President of Corporate Communications and Marketing for PMZ Inc. from 2005 to 2007. Huston was Assistant Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security in 2005, Commander of Public Affairs for the California Highway Patrol from 2004 to 2005 and Legislative Affairs and Media Relations Manager for the Stanislaus County Sherriff’s Department from 2000 to 2004. Huston earned a Master of Arts degree in homeland security and defense from the Naval Post Graduate School. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $170,004. Huston is a Democrat.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Reflect on 75 years of Marriage, the State of America Politics
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/07/2021 07:49 AM
Plains, GA.(PBS)..Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter is now 93, and former President Jimmy Carter is 96, making him the longest-living president in American history. This week, on July 7, marks their 75th wedding anniversary, another record among U.S. presidents. They sat down with Judy Woodruff in their hometown of Plains, Ga. to discuss their life together, their legacy and the current state of American politics.
President Biden Celebrating Independence Day and Independence from COVID-19
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/06/2021 07:18 AM
Washington, DC...Today — today we celebrate America — (applause) — our freedom, our liberty, our independence. The Fourth of July is a sacred day in our country — a day of history, of hope, remembrance and resolve, of promise and possibilities. Before me stands monuments of the greatest and the goodness of our nation — monuments of light and liberty. There’s a towering memorial to George Washington — the general who led our Revolution and the President who set our nation on its course. There’s a memorial to Thomas Jefferson, whose words about liberty and equality literally changed the world.
Attorney General Bonta Releases 2020 California Criminal Justice Statistics Reports
Posted by: News_Desk on 07/06/2021 02:50 PM
Oakland, CA... Highlights 10 new dashboards to help increase the accessibility of state criminal justice data. California Attorney General Rob Bonta on July 1st, 2021 released four annual reports — as well as 10 new data dashboards — that provide the public with statewide data on criminal justice statistics in California. The reports, as well as the data behind each report, are available on OpenJustice, a data-driven initiative that works to increase access to criminal justice data and support the development of public policy. The information contained in the reports reflects statistics for 2020 as submitted by California law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice entities. In reviewing the reports, readers should be mindful of the potential effects of the pandemic on the data, which significantly impacted daily life in California and across the world.
Keeping Customers Connected: Suspension of Energy Service Disconnections Extended to September 30, 2021
Posted by: News_Desk on 07/06/2021 03:30 PM
San Francisco, CA... Other COVID-19 Emergency Customer Protections Have Ended, With Changes to be Rolled Out in Phases. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it will extend the moratorium on utility service disconnections through September 30, 2021. The moratorium was put in place in March 2020 by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
Diary Entries of Former Deputy Coroner Reveal Profound Lessons for the Living
Posted by: News_Desk on 07/06/2021 03:32 PM
Los Angeles, CA... Donna Francart made a living in the “death industry,” and the experience made lasting impressions on the way she views life, death and the afterlife.
President Joe Biden on the Six-Month Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection on the Capitol
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/06/2021 08:11 PM
Washington, DC...Not even during the Civil War did insurrectionists breach our Capitol, the citadel of our democracy. But six months ago today, insurrectionists did. They launched a violent and deadly assault on the people’s house, on the people’s representatives, and on the Capitol police sworn to protect them, as our duly elected Congress carried out the sacred ritual of our republic and certified the Electoral College vote.
