New Years Traffic Fatality

New Years Traffic Fatality

Santa Cruz, CA…On December 31st at approximately 11:15 p.m. an individual was driving a 1989 Toyota Pickup truck northbound on a private dirt road within the property of 23981 Hwy 9. The driver lost control of the vehicle and was fully ejected from the Toyota. Friends and acquaintances located the driver, placed him in one […]

Fourth Annual Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Celebration January 13th – February 28th, 2017

Fourth Annual Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Celebration January 13th – February 28th, 2017

San Luis Obispo, CA…SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The 10 destinations along California’s Highway 1 Discovery Route (H1DR) in San Luis Obispo County from Ragged Point and Cambria to Avila Beach and Oceano are serious when it comes to the annual Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Celebration. Coastal San Luis Obispo County […]

Joint DHS, ODNI, FBI Statement On Russian Malicious Cyber Activity

Joint DHS, ODNI, FBI Statement On Russian Malicious Cyber Activity

Washington, DC…On October 7, 2016, Secretary Johnson and Director Clapper issued a joint statement that the intelligence community is confident the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from U.S. persons and institutions, including from U.S. political organizations, and that the disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks are consistent […]

California’s Sales Tax Rate To Decrease In January 2017

California’s Sales Tax Rate To Decrease In January 2017

Sacramento, CA…On January 1, 2017, the statewide sales and use tax rate will decrease one quarter of one percent (0.25%) from 7.50 percent to 7.25 percent. The decrease in the statewide rate is effective for all cities and counties in California; however, in many jurisdictions in California the actual sales and use tax rate may […]

Curve Realignment Project On Highway 129 Continues With A Five-Day Full Closure

Curve Realignment Project On Highway 129  Continues With A Five-Day Full Closure

Santa Cruz County, CA… A major curve realignment project near Aromas, which began in April, will continue on a ½-mile section of Hwy. 129 near the Santa Cruz/San Benito County line/railroad crossing and requires a five-day full closure starting on Sunday night, January 15, weather permitting. This closure is necessary so that Caltrans can complete […]

Actress Debbie Reynolds Passes Away At 84

Actress Debbie Reynolds Passes Away At 84

Beverly Hills, CA…Actress Debbie Reynolds passed away on Wednesday, December 28th due to a stroke in her son’s Beverly Hills home; just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died of a heart attack. She was age 84. Mary Frances “Debbie” Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, entertainer, […]

Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks On Middle East Peace

Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks On  Middle East Peace

Washington, DC…SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those of you who celebrated Christmas, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy Chanukah. And to everybody here, I know it’s the middle of a holiday […]

Remarks By President Obama & Prime Minister Abe Of Japan At Pearl Harbor

Remarks By President Obama & Prime Minister Abe Of Japan At Pearl Harbor

Oahu, HI…PRIME MINISTER ABE: (As interpreted.) President Obama, Commander Harris, ladies and gentlemen, and all American citizens: I stand here at Pearl Harbor as the Prime Minister of Japan. If we listen closely, we can make out the sound of restless waves breaking and then retreating again. The calm inlet of brilliant blue is radiant […]

Liftopia Unleashes Best in Snow Awards, The Preeminent Rankings of the Best Ski Areas in North America

Liftopia Unleashes Best in Snow Awards, The Preeminent Rankings of the Best Ski Areas in North America

San Francisco, CA…Liftopia, the largest online and mobile marketplace for lift tickets and other mountain activities, today unveiled its first-ever 2016-17 Best in Snow Awards honoring the most beloved ski areas in North America. Unlike other awards, the 2016-17 Best in Snow Awards, Powered By Liftopia is the only ranking that incorporates the largest dataset […]