Sacramento, CA…With climate change-induced drought reducing water levels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to alarming lows, the State Water Resources Control Board today approved an emergency curtailment regulation with measures to preserve stored water to protect drinking water supplies, prevent salinity intrusion and minimize impacts to fisheries and the environment. The emergency regulation must be […]
Washington, DC…Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 943,000 in July, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.5 percentage point to 5.4 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in local government, education, and in professional and business services. Reflecting the initial impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the labor market, job losses totaled […]
New York, NY…S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data released today for May 2021 show that home prices continue to increase across the U.S. More than 27 years of history are available for the data series, and […]
Santa Cruz, CA…1,313 PG&E Customers Without Power in Santa Cruz. 6:30pm Est Restoral Time. See the map below for details and yes. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is in the affected area.
Monterey, CA…The Monterey Ag Commissioner’s Report follows… In accordance with Sections 2272 and 2279 of the California Food and Agricultural Code, I am pleased to announce the release of the 2020 Annual Crop and Livestock Report for the County of Monterey. This report reflects a production gross value of $3,910,135,000 which is a decrease of […]
New York, NY….Monday Morning has been a tough one for Wall Street. The Dow as of this writing is down over 800 points on economic recovery concerns in the wake of the Covid 19 variants that are moving through the world’s unvaccinated populations.
Sacramento, CA…On the heels of signing transformative state budget legislation yesterday including the biggest economic recovery package in California’s history, Governor Gavin Newsom today visited a youth and family center in Los Angeles serving Californians who are receiving direct relief through the $100 billion California Comeback Plan, including cash payments from the Golden State Stimulus […]
Washington, DC…The U.S. Department of State, alongside the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the U.S. Department of Labor, issued an updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory in response to the government of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) […]
San Francisco, CA…With electric transmission lines from Oregon still threatened due to the fast-growing Bootleg Fire and continued hot temperatures in California and throughout the West, the state’s grid operator has issued a Flex Alert for today (Monday, July 12), asking for voluntary conservation from 4-9 p.m. Californians who conserve energy this afternoon and evening […]
Las Cruces, NM…Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“the Company” or “Virgin Galactic”) today announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space, completing the Company’s fourth rocket-powered spaceflight. Today’s flight was the 22nd test flight of VSS Unity and the first test flight with a full crew in the cabin, including the Company’s founder, Sir Richard […]
