Sacramento – More than 400 young men and women of the California Conservation Corps are working 16-hour shifts supporting firefighters throughout California, according to the CCC Foundation. At the request of CalFire and the U.S. Fire Service (USFS), 35 crews currently are assigned to eight different fires between Humboldt and Tuolumne counties. Crews typically […]
BERLIN, GERMANY. – September 3rd, 2013:Lenovo(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced new thinner and lighter additions to the ThinkPad portfolio. The ThinkPad T440s, T440 and X240 Ultrabook laptops demonstrate a deliberate and purposeful look and feel. The new modern design of the ThinkPad laptops delivers the performance users expect in business while eliciting the excitement […]
Yosemite, CA…Yosemite Conservancy announced that it has established a special fund to help restore trails, facilities and natural habitat in Yosemite National Park damaged by the Rim Fire that has burned more than 190,000 acres so far in portions of the park and the surrounding forests and communities. “We anticipate that significant work will be […]
Monterey, CA…With funding from the California Energy Commission and the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District as the lead Sponsoring agency, Ecology Action will be hosting 3 workshops for the tri-county region of Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito to gather public input on our regional Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan. There are 4 main […]
Pebble Beach, CA…Pebble Beach Resorts welcomes the 2013 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach September 24 – 29, and celebrates the tournament’s 10th anniversary on the Monterey Peninsula. Golf Digest’s top-rated public golf course in America, Pebble Beach Golf Links, and historic Del Monte Golf Course will play host to legendary Champions Tour […]
SAN FRANCISCO – August 29, 2013 – The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced the completion of a comprehensive upgrade to the Airport’s free Wi-Fi network. In response to customer feedback, passengers can now connect ad-free with one click by accepting the terms and conditions. “We are proud to offer an improved free Wi-Fi experience […]
Sacramento – The Board of Equalization earned a 2013 Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations Project Excellence Award from the Center for Digital Government for its role in creating a less costly, more efficient debt-collection program – the Financial Institution Record Match Project. The FIRM project is a collaborative effort between the Board of Equalization, Franchise […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today ruled that same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages, will be treated as married for federal tax purposes. The ruling applies regardless of whether the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage or a jurisdiction […]
Groveland, CA…The now 15th largest fire in California History is making a push further into Yosemite National Park and closer to Hetch Hetchy today. Fire remained fairly active overnight in most all divisions. Increased activity developed on the eastern edge of the fire with very active burning inclusive of rapid rates of spread, torching and […]
REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 23, 2013 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, Ballmer will continue as CEO and will lead Microsoft through the next steps of […]
