Washington, DC…THE PRESIDENT: Hello everybody, and happy holidays. THE FIRST LADY: We know how busy this time of year is for everyone, so we’re not going to take much of your time. But we did want to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas, from our family to yours. THE PRESIDENT: This […]
Monterey, CA. – The Monterey City Council has narrowed the field of candidates for the position of City Manager to four finalists. The finalists have been asked to return for a second round of interviews in Monterey on January 9, 2014. “The Council interviewed several very well qualified candidates in closed session yesterday,” said Mayor […]
Monterey, CA. – The Monterey City Council has named Assistant City Manager Mike McCarthy to the position of Interim City Manager effective January 1, 2014. McCarthy will lead the 400-person City organization after City Manager Fred Meurer retires at the end of December. “The City Council has full confidence in Mike’s ability to lead Monterey […]
Washington, DC… Hi, everybody. This week, Congress finished up some important work before heading home for the holidays. For the first time in years, both parties came together in the spirit of compromise to pass a budget – one that helps chart our economic course for the next two years. This budget will unwind some […]
San Francisco, CA…Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced a $2.1 billion multistate and federal settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (Ocwen) over alleged mortgage servicing misconduct. The settlement makes California homeowners eligible to receive up to $268 million in first lien principal reductions and nearly $23 million in cash payments to […]
Sacramento, CA…The California State Board of Equalization’s (BOE) newest convenient website service allows qualifying tax or feepayers to request a payment plan online. Payment plans allow tax or feepayers to pay down a past due balance over time, helping them avoid additional penalties and interest. “California taxpayers deserve credit for bringing this commonsense idea to […]
Sacramento, CA…The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is proud to announce that it has been honored with three State Agency Recognition Awards for its outstanding work with California’s small and disabled veteran owned businesses. The following awards will be presented at the December 17, 2013 Board meeting in Sacramento: Most Notable Improvement for Disabled Veteran Business […]
Washington, DC…Dear Mr. President: We are honored to present you with the Final Report of the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. Consistent with your memorandum of August 27, 2013, our recommendations are designed to protect our national security and advance our foreign policy while also respecting our longstanding commitment to privacy and civil […]
Washington, DC…Today, President Obama met with his Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies — Richard Clarke, Michael Morell, Geoffrey Stone, Cass Sunstein and Peter Swire — to discuss the report they submitted to the President on December 13. This meeting offered President Obama an opportunity to hear directly from the group’s members and discuss […]
Washington, DC…Last month, California lawmakers, including Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, and Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-North Coast), Mike Thompson (D-Napa), Sam Farr (D-Monterey), and Doug LaMalfa (R-Butte), submitted a letter calling on the U.S. Sentencing Commission to release legal guidelines on the environmental impacts of illegal marijuana cultivation. The U.S. Sentencing Commission is responsible […]
