Gas Prices Jump a Ahead of Independence Day Holiday. California Gas Taxes Rise To 47.3 Cents Per Gallon

Gas Prices Jump a Ahead of Independence Day Holiday.  California Gas Taxes Rise To 47.3 Cents Per Gallon

Walnut Creek, CA…Following weeks of steady pump price declines, gas prices are starting to increase across the country. On the week, a gallon of regular unleaded is, on average, a nickel more expensive with nearly 25 states seeing an increase of a nickel or more since last Monday. “For the more than 41 million motorists […]

California Department of Justice Announces New Ammunition Regulations

California Department of Justice Announces New Ammunition Regulations

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) has issued a notification to California ammunition vendors regarding new ammunition regulations taking effect as part of Proposition 63. The ammunition-related regulations explain: the process that must be followed to purchase or transfer ammunition; what to do if an attempted purchase or transfer is denied; and what […]

Attorney General Becerra Applauds Ruling Blocking Trump’s Funding for Border Wall

Attorney General Becerra Applauds Ruling Blocking Trump’s Funding for Border Wall

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to find unlawful and permanently block President Trump’s attempt to divert $2.5 billion in funding to begin building a border wall in El Centro, California and New Mexico. […]

Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1:1 Meeting

Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1:1 Meeting

North/South Korea….CHAIRMAN KIM: (In progress.) (As interpreted.) It’s always special and I want to thank you (inaudible) for having me. PRESIDENT TRUMP: I want to thank you. Because (inaudible.) It was great. Look, I mean, the world is watching, and it’s very important for the world. CHAIRMAN KIM: (As interpreted.) And also, the place of […]

Maduro Dictatorship Tortures Opponent to Death

Maduro Dictatorship Tortures Opponent to Death

Washington, DC…The United States condemns the killing and torture of Capitan de Corbeta Rafael Acosta Arévalo, a Venezuelan Naval Officer, who died while in the custody of Maduro’s thugs and their Cuban advisers. We express deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. This is not the first time the Maduro regime has used violence […]

President Trump and President Putin Before Bilateral Meeting in Japan

President Trump and President Putin Before Bilateral Meeting in Japan

Osaka, Japan…Thank you very much everybody. It’s a great honor to be with President Putin, his representatives, my representatives. We have many things to discuss, including trade, and including some disarmament and some — a little protectionism, perhaps, in a very positive way. And we’re going to discuss a lot of different things. We’ve had […]

Felony Hit & Run Driver Apprehended for March Collision

Felony Hit & Run Driver Apprehended for March Collision

Watsonville, Ca – Felony Hit & Run driver apprehended. On March 9, 2019, CHP responded to a Hit & Run collision involving two pedestrians at Pinto Lake County Park located at 757 Green Valley Road. An errant driver of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu struck two pedestrians, pinning a 28-year-old female from Aptos between the Chevrolet […]

Supreme Court Decides 5-4 Citizenship Question Off 2020 Census Forms

Supreme Court Decides 5-4 Citizenship Question Off 2020 Census Forms

Washington, DC…What follows is a a section of the Chief Justice Roberts opinion of the Court. The full opinion is in the full document below. “The Secretary of Commerce decided to reinstate a question about citizenship on the 2020 census questionnaire. A group of plaintiffs challenged that decision on constitutional and statutory grounds. We now […]

Governor Newsom on Restrictive New Gun Laws & Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases

Governor Newsom on Restrictive New Gun Laws & Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today heralded the implementation of Proposition 63 gun-safety reforms. Approved by California voters in 2016, Proposition 63 is a package of provisions to keep guns and ammunition out of the wrong hands, including first-in-the-nation required point-of-sale background checks for the purchase of ammunition. “Gun violence is an American epidemic, and California […]