SACRAMENTO – Five California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisons were certified today by the American Correctional Association (ACA) during its 143rd Congress of Correction in National Harbor, Maryland. Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, High Desert State Prison in Susanville, Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, North Kern State Prison in Delano and Pelican […]
Moss Landing, CA……What is Hyperloop? Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk has unveiled an open spec and plans for a high speed transport system. Think of it as an air hockey puck large enough to hold people or even vehicles. Instead of a table it would ride on air in a tube. And the projected cost […]
Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address. Hi, everybody. For the past few weeks, I’ve been visiting folks across America to talk about what we need to do as a country to secure a better bargain for the middle class. I’ve been laying out my ideas for how we can build on the cornerstones of what […]
Washington, DC….THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about what I believe should be our number-one priority as a country — building a better bargain for the middle class and for Americans who want to work their way into the middle class. At the same […]
Pebble Beach, CA…The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is most often recognized as the world’s premier celebration of collector cars, but an increasing number of new cars also make history here. While 260 historic automobiles compete for top honors on the event’s main show field on August 18 along the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach […]
Santa Cruz, CA…On the evening of August 30, 1934, CHP Officer Albert Donald Hoover was traveling home on his departmental motorcycle. Officer Hoover was driving toward the city of Santa Cruz on what was known as the Santa Cruz-Watsonville Highway near Slaughterhouse Curve (now Soquel Drive near Mission Drive). A truck made a left turn […]
Sacramento, CA…Covered California™ announced that insurance companies signed contracts to participate in the newly created health benefit exchange. Twelve health insurance companies will offer coverage in the individual exchange, with six of those companies offering plans through the exchange’s Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) market as well. A 13th tentatively selected company, Ventura County […]
Prunedale, CA..CHP reported a major injury accident this morning on Hwy 101 in the Prunedale area. Please use caution in the area… ncident: 00111 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Us101 / Messick Rd Loc Desc: NB 101 AT MESSICK Lat/Lon: 36.801305 -121.660944 Detail Information 11:42 AM 19 [60] PER FIRE COM PARTY BEING FLOWN TO […]
Felton, CA…CHP is providing traffic control on Hwy 9 in the Felton area for a brush fire. Please use caution and expect delays while the incident is active…
Sacramento, CA…State Controller John Chiang today released a series of audits focusing on the City of Stockton. The Controller found significant weaknesses in the City’s fiscal management practices and internal controls which, if left unaddressed, will continue to invite wasteful spending and abuse of public resources. The audits also found that the City misused cash […]
