Traffic & Fire Update….Sedan Causes Vegetation fire Near Hwy 1 & Plaskett Ridge Road

Traffic & Fire Update….Sedan Causes Vegetation fire Near Hwy 1 & Plaskett Ridge Road

Big Sir, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Sedan Causes Vegetation fire Near Hwy 1 & Plaskett Ridge Road Incident: 00237 Type: Report of Fire Location: Plasket Ridge Rd / Sr1 Loc Desc: PLASKETT RIDGE Lat/Lon: 35.917453 -121.468719 Detail Information 4:32 PM 23 [53] 22B PER CHN 2 TRAFFIC W/68B, 22B STILL ON COAST RD HEADING OVER TO […]

Trump Sign’s Executive Order Banning Chokeholds & Safe Policing for Safe Communities

Trump Sign’s Executive Order Banning Chokeholds & Safe Policing for Safe Communities

Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. As Americans, we believe that all persons are created equal and endowed with the inalienable rights to life and liberty. A fundamental purpose of government […]

Bi-Partisan Legislation Promises Direct Federal Aid for Smaller Counties

Bi-Partisan Legislation Promises Direct Federal Aid for Smaller Counties

Sacramento, CA…Last week, Representative Paul Cook (R-San Bernardino) introduced the Coronavirus County Relief and Stability Act (H.R. 7090), allowing every county to receive direct federal assistance amidst the coronavirus and reauthorizing the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for five years. Co-sponsored by Representative Salud O. Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Butte), […]

FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine

FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine

Washington, DC…Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate donated to the Strategic National Stockpile to be used to treat certain hospitalized patients with COVID-19 when a clinical trial was unavailable, or participation in a clinical trial was not feasible. The agency determined […]

Governor Newsom on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination

Governor Newsom on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement after today’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States protecting LGBTQ employees from discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity: “Nobody should ever have to fear losing their job simply because of who they are or whom they love. Today’s Supreme […]

President Trump at 2020 United States Military Academy at West Point Graduation

President Trump at 2020 United States Military Academy at West Point Graduation

West Point, NY…Thank you, General, and hello cadets. On behalf of our entire nation, let me say congratulations to the incredible West Point Class of 2020. Congratulations. Everyone have a good time, enjoy yourselves, because we are here to celebrate your achievements, and great achievements they are. Let us also recognize your remarkable Superintendent, General […]

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Challenge to California Sanctuary Law

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Challenge to California Sanctuary Law

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today released a statement following news that the U.S. Supreme Court denied the federal government’s petition for review in United States v. California: “In California, we’ve seen the success that comes from building trust between law enforcement and our hard-working immigrant communities. The last thing we need to do is […]

Forest Service Launches Online Map for Designated Recreation Sites in California

Forest Service Launches Online Map for Designated Recreation Sites in California

Vallejo, CA…The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region today launched a Geographic Information System (GIS) map that provides the public with updated information on the status of campgrounds, day-use sites, picnic areas, and other designated recreation sites on national forests throughout California. View the GIS map at https://www.fs.fed.us/r5/webmaps/RecreationSiteStatus/. For additional questions on parking, campsites amenities, and […]

Traffic Update….Rollover Blocking Lanes on Kings Creek Rd

Traffic Update….Rollover Blocking Lanes on Kings Creek Rd

Santa Cruz, CA…Traffic Update….Rollover Blocking Lanes on Kings Creek Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00406 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 19950 Kings Creek Rd Loc Desc: 1 MI JSO Lat/Lon: 37.198823 -122.119239 Detail Information 10:21 PM 3 [12] 1039 NETCOM FOR EQUIP 10:19 PM 2 [8] VEH IS 1125 ACROSS THE WHOLE […]

Could Social Media Destroy the World? ~ John Hamilton

Could Social Media Destroy the World? ~ John Hamilton

Moss Landing, CA…I have had a gnawing fear the last year that social media with all its benefits of instant gratification and at least the appearance of connectedness has a potentially catastrophic flaw. It has the ability to inspire mob like behavior almost instantly. Everything looks simple in a gif or a meme. Snippets of […]