Governor Gavin Newsom Signs SB 27: (Trump Tax Returns) Tax Transparency Bill

Governor Gavin Newsom Signs SB 27: (Trump Tax Returns) Tax Transparency Bill

Sacrameto, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed today legislation requiring candidates for U.S. President and California Governor to disclose their income tax returns in order to appear on California’s primary ballot. SB 27, by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), requires a candidate for U.S. President or California Governor to file copies of […]

President Trump at Signing of H.R. 1327, an Act to Permanently Authorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

President Trump at Signing of H.R. 1327, an Act to Permanently Authorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Washington, DC….Thank you very much. Well, thank you very much, everybody. Please, sit down. Very important day. And we’re gathered this morning at the White House to honor our solemn duty to America’s best, bravest, and finest, who I know so well. In a few moments, I will sign a bipartisan bill to fully reauthorize […]

Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Creating Safe Drinking Water Fund

Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Creating Safe Drinking Water Fund

Sanger, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today signed SB 200 by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), which establishes the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to help local water systems provide safe drinking water. Governor Newsom and legislators meet with Sanger residents who lack access to safe drinking water. In his first week in office, Governor Newsom proposed […]

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2019 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update

Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2019 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update

Washington, DC….Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.  The Bureau’s second-quarter advance estimate released today is based on source data […]

Trump Administration Agrees to Pay Fire Fighting Costs

Trump Administration Agrees to Pay Fire Fighting Costs

Washington, DC…The Trump Administration ended a long dispute with the State of California of the terms of the U.S. Forest Service’s reimbursement to state firefighting agencies for their assistance during the 2018 wildfire suppression efforts on federal lands. The U.S. Forest Service was disputing portions of a $72 million reimbursement owed to California according to […]

Governor Newsom Announces Regional Leaders & Statewide Experts who will Advise on Solutions to Combat Homelessness

Governor Newsom Announces Regional Leaders & Statewide Experts who will Advise on Solutions to Combat Homelessness

Sacramento, CA… Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the names of the regional leaders and statewide experts who will advise the Administration on solutions to address the state’s homelessness epidemic. Once convened, these leaders will join Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas in meetings across the state to assist local governments […]

Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019

Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019

Washington, DC…The Statement from the Supreme Court…Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Paul Stevens, died this evening at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, of complications following a stroke he suffered on July 15. He passed away peacefully with his daughters by his side. He was 99 years […]

You Can Stay at the Ahwahnee Hotel, Visit Curry Village & Ski at Badger Pass Once Again

You Can Stay at the Ahwahnee Hotel, Visit Curry Village & Ski at Badger Pass Once Again

Yosemite, CA…Lawsuit Settled Between National Park Service, DNC Parks and Resorts, and Yosemite Hospitality, LLC Over Trademarks and Service Marks. DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc. (Delaware North), the United States of America, and Yosemite Hospitality, LLC (Aramark) have settled the lawsuit filed by Delaware North related to Delaware North’s former concession contract at […]