Speaker Pelosi on McCarthy Opposition to January 6th Commission
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/19/2021 09:53 AM
Washington, D.C....Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Minority Leader McCarthy’s new opposition to the agreement on the bipartisan January 6th Commission reached by his own Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee:
Traffic Advisory Mountain Pass Closures State Route 4/ Ebbetts Pass and Route 108/ Sonora Pass
Posted by: News_Desk on 05/19/2021 03:25 PM
Stockton, CA... The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to close State Route 108/Sonora Pass and Route 4/Ebbetts Pass at noon Thursday due to an approaching storm.
New and Updated Web Resources to Help Customers Financially Impacted by COVID-19
Posted by: News_Desk on 05/19/2021 04:25 PM
San Francisco, CA... Customers May Qualify for Several Different Financial Assistance Programs at Once. Apply or Enroll Now, Don’t Wait for Summer. Customers who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can now find new and updated information and web resources on various programs available to those who are behind on their bills and/or needing financial assistance due to the ongoing pandemic by going to pge.com/covid19.
Attorney General Bonta Issues Consumer Alert Warning Californians About Counterfeit COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards
Posted by: News_Desk on 05/19/2021 05:29 PM
Sacramento, CA... California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert today warning Californians not to print fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards at home and not to purchase them from individuals selling counterfeits.
Sacramento, CA... Over 80 percent of properties have completed the debris clean up stage. The remains of 2020 wildfire survivors’ homes and property -- burned metal, concrete, ash and contaminated soil -- have now been cleared from more than 80 percent of the properties enrolled in California’s statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program. Most properties still need critical soil testing, erosion control, and hazard tree removal to ensure the lots are safe for families to rebuild.
Welcome Aboard Community Service Officer Joelyne Lemas to Sonora Police Dept!
Posted by: News_Desk on 05/19/2021 07:51 PM
Sonora, CA... The Sonora Police Department would like to introduce you to our new Community Service Officer Joelyne Lemas. CSO Lemas was born in Fremont, California, and was raised in Modesto. She moved to Tuolumne County with her Fiance in 2013 and married him in 2014. The couple welcomed their son in 2017, who is a 6th generation Tuolumne County Resident. She has visited the motherlode throughout her life and has many fond memories of the area, including summer camping with her father around Pinecrest Lake.
Combining Departments May Double or Triple Costs & Increase Liability Says Coroner Raggio
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/18/2021 08:18 AM
Angels Camp, CA...We sat down for a few minutes Monday morning with Calaveras County Coroner Kevin Raggio. The county is discussing combining the Sheriff and Coroner Departments. Roughly half of California counties have done so. Conventional wisdom dictates that combining departments may drive cost savings. In Calaveras County however the Coroner says it may double or triple yearly costs and necessitate significant capital improvement costs if the county has to construct facilities to house the department.
Our Borderless Country ~ Congressman Tom McClintock
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/18/2021 09:23 AM
Washington, DC – Congressman McClintock this morning delivered the following remarks on the House Floor discussing illegal immigration. Mr. Speaker: Last year, we achieved operational control of our southern border for the first time in generations. Would be trespassers knew they would be turned back and so never started the perilous journey.
San Andreas, CA... The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) will be conducting a hazardous fuel reduction burn near the Observation Point area of New Hogan Reservoir in Valley Springs on Thursday, May 20, 2021.