President’s Weekly Address: Celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture

President’s Weekly Address: Celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Washington, DC…Hi everybody. This weekend, we’ll dedicate the newest American icon on our National Mall – the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It’s a beautiful building, five stories high and some 70 feet below the ground, situated just across the street from the Washington Monument. And this museum tells a story of […]

Caltrans And Fish And Wildlife Urge Motorists To Be Alert During Watch Out For Wildlife Week

Caltrans And Fish And Wildlife Urge Motorists To Be Alert During  Watch Out For Wildlife Week

Sacramento, CA…Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) remind motorists to remain alert for wildlife on roadways during Watch Out for Wildlife Week, which runs September 18-24. “We urge motorists to remain alert and be cautious when traveling through wildlife areas, so our roadways will remain as safe as possible,” said Caltrans […]

Domestic Violence Shelter Funding And Disaster Tax Relief Extensions Help Victims

Domestic Violence Shelter Funding And Disaster Tax Relief Extensions Help Victims

Sacramento, CA… The Governor signed two bills strongly supported by the Chairwoman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Fiona Ma, CPA, to help victims of domestic violence and businesses devastated by natural disasters. AB 1399 (Baker) will create a checkoff box on California personal income tax return forms which will allow Californian’s to donate […]

Scientists Film Bacteria’s Maneuvers As They Become Impervious To Drugs

Scientists Film Bacteria’s Maneuvers As They Become Impervious To Drugs

Boston, MA….This is the best visualization of the progression of antibiotic bacteria we have ever seen.  The following is from the Harvard Medical School that should have all of us cutting back on the antibiotics.  “In a creative stroke inspired by Hollywood wizardry, scientists from Harvard Medical School and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have designed a […]

Offender Walks Away From Bakersfield Re-Entry Facility ~ By Krissi Khokhobashvili

Offender Walks Away From Bakersfield Re-Entry Facility ~ By Krissi Khokhobashvili

Bakersfield, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for an offender who walked away from a Bakersfield re-entry facility on Sunday, Sept. 11. Stephen Beavers, 30, was transferred from Wasco State Prison to the Male Community Re-entry Program (MCRP) in Kern County on Aug. 19. After being notified at approximately 7 p.m. […]

Inmate Attacks Officer At Pelican Bay State Prison

Inmate Attacks Officer At Pelican Bay State Prison

Crescent City, CA…Officials at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) are investigating an assault by an inmate that sent three employees to the hospital. At 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, inmate Eliseo Pichaco, 32, entered a correctional sergeant’s office and attacked him, striking his face and upper body. Two other correctional officers sustained minor injuries during […]

Tanner Guillory, 31 From Santa Cruz Lost His Life In Early Morning Motorcycle Collision

Tanner Guillory, 31 From Santa Cruz Lost His Life In Early Morning Motorcycle Collision

Santa Cruz, CA…Early this morning, Tanner Guillory, 31 from Santa Cruz was riding his 2005 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle traveling eastbound on East Cliff Drive east of Prospect Street. The rider was traveling at a high rate of speed when he failed to maintain control of his motorcycle and crossed into the opposing lane and struck […]

Dump Truck vs Motorcycle Fatality Near Prospect & East Cliff Drive.

Dump Truck vs Motorcycle Fatality Near Prospect & East Cliff Drive.

Santa Cruz, CA…CHP is reporting a dump truck vs motorcycle fatality that was reported first at 6:19am this morning. Emergency crews and investigators are still working in the area. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected.. Incident: 00056 Type: Fatality Location: Prospect St / E Cliff Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 36.963327 -121.995155 Close Detail […]

EFF to Court: Public’s Right To Access The Law Should Not be Blocked By Bogus Copyright Case

EFF to Court: Public’s Right To Access The Law Should Not be Blocked By Bogus Copyright Case

Washington, D.C.—On Monday, September 12, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Legal Director Corynne McSherry will urge a federal court to confirm that the public has a right to access and share the laws, regulations, and standards that govern us and cannot be blocked by overbroad copyright claims. The court in Washington, D.C., is hearing arguments in […]

Iconic U.S. Flag NYC Firefighters Raised At Ground Zero On 9/11 Has Been Donated To The National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Iconic U.S. Flag NYC Firefighters Raised At Ground Zero On 9/11 Has Been Donated To The National September 11 Memorial & Museum

New York, NY…The 15th Annual 911 Memorial Service is going on now. It has also been released that the iconic American flag three New York City firefighters raised above World Trade Center rubble on 9/11 that later disappeared has been recovered and donated to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, 9/11 Memorial President Joe […]