Fontana, CA…As California emerges from the Omicron surge, Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled the state’s SMARTER Plan, the next phase of California’s pandemic response. Building on lessons learned over the past two years and the state’s ongoing commitment to equity, the SMARTER Plan will guide California’s strategic approach to managing COVID-19 while moving the state’s […]
Washington, DC…From at least January 2020, through February 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have observed regular targeting of U.S. cleared defense contractors (CDCs) by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors. The actors have targeted both large and small CDCs and subcontractors with varying levels […]
Oakland, CA…California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced charges against 54 former and current California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers in connection with an alleged, multiyear overtime fraud scheme. The charges are the result of an internal criminal investigation by CHP into whether officers in the East Los Angeles station exaggerated the number of overtime hours […]
Sacramento, CA…Assembly Member Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 1881, the “Dog and Cat Bill of Rights.” The bill, sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation, promotes the health and wellbeing of and fights against cruelty toward dogs and cats. The bill does so by having seven broad clauses with the rights of dogs and cats. […]
San Francisco, CA…LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America’s leading digital marketplace bank, released findings from its sixth edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series, conducted in partnership with PYMNTS.com. Key takeaway: At the end of 2021, 61 percent of the U.S. population lived paycheck to paycheck, up seven percentage points since the first report in June 2021. Forty-two percent […]
Helena, Mont…Together with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and 15 other governors, Governor Greg Gianforte today called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden to immediately reinstate the vaccine and quarantine exemptions available to cross border truck drivers. “We understand the vital importance of vaccines in the fight against COVID-19 […]
Washington, DC…Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Folks, my name is Joe Biden. (Laughter.) And I used to be a county councilman. (Applause.) And I ran for the Senate because it was too damn hard being in the council. (Laughter.) It’s great to be back with you all. Commissioner Larry Johnson of […]
“I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionary maxim. Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.” ~ Susan B. Anthony, February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906
Moss Landing, CA…All of us have heard the expression of “Follow the Money”. Why haven’t we heard about this during the Ukraine crisis? My gut and back of an envelop calculations lead me to believe that all of this Ukraine business has just been a ruse to drive up oil prices. If we just say […]
Moss Landing, CA…Traffic Update….Fatal Traffic Collision Partially Blocking Roadway Near Hwy1 and Jetty Road Incident: 00052 Type: Fatality Location: SR1 / Jetty Rd Loc Desc: NB SR1 JNO Lat/Lon: 36.816943 -121.785889 Detail Information 10:00 AM 19 [65] 1039 ATT POLES / TICKET #PE4XD542/ FOR IMMEDIATE DISPTACH 9:45 AM 18 [63] A27-074 ATT / TELEPHONE POLE […]