Sacramento, CA…State Controller John Chiang today released a series of audits focusing on the City of Stockton. The Controller found significant weaknesses in the City’s fiscal management practices and internal controls which, if left unaddressed, will continue to invite wasteful spending and abuse of public resources. The audits also found that the City misused cash […]
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Washington, DC…Given that a number of our embassies and consulates were going to be closed in accordance with local custom and practice for the bulk of the week for the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan, and out of an abundance of caution, we’ve decided to extend the closure of several embassies and consulates […]
Monterey, CA – Just before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2013, CAL FIRE received a call for a high angle cliff rescue in Pinnacles National Park, near the Chaparral Parking Lot in West Pinnacles (Monterey County). CAL FIRE responded with a chief officer and 2 engines, along with a ranger from Pinnacles National Park. […]
Washington, DC…”Hi, everybody. This week, I went down to an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee to talk more about what we need to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class – to make sure that anyone who works hard can get ahead in the 21st century economy. Over the past four and a […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade, food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons, at 11.5 million, and […]
Vallecito, CA… Noah Coughlan is running for the cure for Batten Disease, a rare brain disease. He’s running from San Francisco to Boston. Noah’s personal connection to this disease is found in his past. Noah knows two sisters with the rare Batten Disease, one of whom passed within the past year. Several people with Batten […]
Monterey, CA…On March 11, 2013, Stahl Motors at 498 Fremont, Monterey, reported the theft by fraud of a 2013 Mercedes CL63AMG valued at $161,255.00. The suspect used a stolen identity and fraudulent documents to steal the vehicle. The suspect was described as a black female in her early 30’s, approximately 5 foot 8 inches, 150, […]
Salinas, CA…Date of Report: 7/29/2013 Time of Report: 04:17 Deputy Name: Brown, Chris Report Number: 04541-13 Charges: 664 484 P.C. Suspect Arrested Y/N: No Arrestee: None Location: Mesa Verde Rd., King City Synopsis: Unknown suspect(s) took various items out of different vehicles that were left unlocked. The suspect(s) got spooked and dropped the items outside […]
Washington DC…During the past 72 hours, the FBI; its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners; and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VII, a three-day enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. The operation included enforcement actions in 76 cities across 47 […]
