London, UK….On this day in 1848 the Communist Manifesto was first published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries unite!” ~ Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto It was […]
Washington, DC…Seventy-nine years ago, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which stripped Japanese Americans of their civil rights and led to the wrongful internment of some 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent. In one of the most shameful periods in American history, Japanese Americans were targeted and imprisoned simply because of their heritage. Families were forced […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2021, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California. The text of the proclamation can be found here and a copy is below: PROCLAMATION Issued on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the forced evacuation and incarceration of thousands of loyal […]
Kalamazoo, MI…Albert, thank you very much. Thank you not only for what you do for the — the credit you give me that I really don’t deserve. This is — this is a case of life and death. We’re talking about people’s lives. I want you to know that once we beat COVID, we’re going […]
Washington, DC…Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. And it’s great to be with Angela and Emmanuel. We just spent part of — from Washington’s perspective — the morning together. But I want to say hello to everyone and thanks, you — at the Munich Conference for hosting this special session. For decades, as you pointed out, I’ve […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding efforts to safely reopen schools in California: “Since the first week of this year, the Legislature has had before it our Administration’s plan to accelerate and support school reopenings for our youngest students – as safely and quickly as possible. My Administration has not waited: […]
Washington, DC..,Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us on this snow day. And we wanted to ensure we held a briefing today to, of course, keep our streak going and ensure we were being as transparent and open as possible to all of you and the questions you have on a daily basis. And […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today announced that they have reached an agreement on a package of immediate actions that will speed needed relief to individuals, families and businesses suffering the most significant economic hardship from the COVID-19 Recession. The compromise builds on the […]
Pasadena, CA…The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST). Packed with groundbreaking technology, […]
Sacramento, CA…California Governor Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration today announced the opening of the nation’s first community vaccination sites in Oakland and Los Angeles. These pilot sites at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and California State University, Los Angeles opened their gates at 9:00 a.m. this morning as part of the wider effort to establish a […]
