SFO Wins FAA Award for Small Business Advocacy

SFO Wins FAA Award for Small Business Advocacy

SAN FRANCISCO – September 17, 2013 – The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) was recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the winner of the 2013 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Advocate and Partner Award. The award, issued by the Office of Civil Rights, recognizes SFO for its strategies to promote small disadvantaged business participation […]

The Environmental Promise of Open Ocean Fish Farms ~ By Brita Belli

New York, NY…Innovative submersible fish pens and new developments in fish food may change the way “fish farming” is conducted throughout the world. Sustainable aquaculture is possible, say some innovative practitioners — and open ocean fish farms may be the solution to a whole range of environmental problems. These are not the crowded, close-to-shore pens […]

Senate Confirms Two Top CDCR Executive Appointments

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced that the California State Senate has confirmed Dan Stone as the Director of Adult Parole Operations and Jay Virbel as Associate Director of Female Offender Programs, Services and Special Housing. “During these times of unprecedented public safety changes, both within our prisons and […]

Bill to Crack Down on Criminal Tax Evasion Headed to Governor’s Desk

Sacramento, CA…A bill that will codify a partnership made up of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), Franchise Tax Board (FTB), Employment Development Department (EDD), and Department of Justice (DOJ) is headed to the Governor’s desk. Legislation unanimously supported by the BOE (Assembly Bill 576, V. Manuel Pérez) would strategically target sales, income, and […]

Naval Yard Shooter Acted Alone and Started Assault with Legally Purchased Shotgun

Naval Yard Shooter Acted Alone and Started Assault with Legally Purchased Shotgun

Washington, DC…The following remarks were prepared for delivery by FBI Washington Assistant Director in Charge Valerie Parlave concerning the September 16, 2013 shootings at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Good afternoon. As we have progressed past the initial 24 hours after yesterday’s shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, we wanted to take a moment […]

Feds Reward California with Near-Record $155 Million in Extra Funding for Launching All Projects before Federal Deadlines

Feds Reward California with Near-Record $155 Million in Extra Funding for Launching All Projects before Federal Deadlines

Sacramento, CA…The California State Transportation Agency today joined the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in announcing that the federal government has rewarded California with a near-record $155 million in transportation funding after the state met all its 2013 transportation project federal deadlines. “The federal government has rewarded Caltrans – yet again – for using all […]

Statement by the President on U.S.-Russian Agreement on Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons

Statement by the President on U.S.-Russian Agreement on Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons

Washiington, DC…I welcome the progress made between the United States and Russia through our talks in Geneva, which represents an important, concrete step toward the goal of moving Syria’s chemical weapons under international control so that they may ultimately be destroyed. This framework provides the opportunity for the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons in a […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address “On Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria”

President Obama’s Weekly Address  “On Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria”

Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address for September 14, 2013. “This week, when I addressed the nation on Syria, I said that – in part because of the credible threat of U.S. military force – there is the possibility of a diplomatic solution. Russia has indicated a new willingness to join with the international community […]