Washington, DC…Hello, hello, hello! Hey! Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. We’ve got some work to do here. (Laughter.) This is not all fun and games. Welcome to the White House, everybody. Today, we celebrate extraordinary Americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, […]
New York, NY…The President-elect shares an update on the Presidential Transition, an outline of some of his policy plans for the first 100 days, and his day one executive actions.
Vallejo, CA…The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016. This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102 million on 7.7 million acres of California’s drought stricken forests. […]
Washington, DC…Hi folks, this is Joe Biden. Over the last eight years, we’ve created more jobs than all the advanced economies in the world combined. Unemployment has been cut in half. Wages are finally on the rise. We’ve gone from economic crisis to recovery to the cusp of genuine resurgence—and we’re better positioned to own […]
Albany, NY…Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement on the $25 million settlement agreement reached in Trump University case: In 2013, my office sued Donald Trump for swindling thousands of innocent Americans out of millions of dollars through a scheme known as Trump University. Donald Trump fought us every step of the way, […]
Washington, DC…Chairman Coats, Ranking Member Maloney, and members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today. I will discuss the current economic outlook and monetary policy. The Economic Outlook The U.S. economy has made further progress this year toward the Federal Reserve’s dual-mandate objectives of maximum employment and price stability. Job […]
Athens, Greece…Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Please, please have a seat. Thank you. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: Chicago! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Chicago — (laughter.) Hello, Greece! (Applause.) Yia sas! Kalispera! To the government and the people of Greece — including Prime Minister Tsipras, who I thank for his partnership and for […]
Monterey, CA…A new State law requires all California jurisdictions to allow accessory dwelling units in residential zoning districts. The law becomes effective January 1, 2017. Therefore, the City’s current prohibition of “Second Units” in the Single-Family Zoning District will expire on January 1, 2017. The City’s Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the […]
Santa Cruz, CA…The City Council, on October 25th, adopted a 45-day moratorium on establishing new residential vacation rentals in the City of Santa Cruz. As part of this action, the Council authorized the formation of a 10-member short-term rental/vacation rental working committee to be comprised of various community stakeholders which may include residents, neighborhood group […]