Sacramento, CA…A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) inmate was hospitalized yesterday due to heat exhaustion suffered while fighting the Mount Diablo wildfire. “Because of the rough terrain, the inmate had to be airlifted by helicopter to an ambulance for transport to a local hospital for treatment,” said Lt. Lawrence Rodriguez of the Salt […]
Sacramento, CA..Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and legislative leaders agreed on amendments to SB 105 that allow the state to comply with a federal court order to limit the prison population to 137.5 percent of capacity, avoid the early release of thousands of prisoners and protect public safety. While the legislation provides an immediate path […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez today announced their strong support for AB 10 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), which will raise the minimum wage in California from $8.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour. “The minimum wage has not kept pace with […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2013, as Patriot Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Twelve years ago today, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners to use as suicide missiles against major […]
Washington, DC…In an effort to defeat encrypted communications worldwide, the National Security Agency has manipulated U.S. and global encryption standards; utilized supercomputers to break open encrypted communications and data; and has persuaded, and sometimes forced, technology and Internet service providers to give it access to protected data, according to reports published today in The Guardian […]
Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address. Almost three weeks ago in Syria, more than 1,000 innocent people – including hundreds of children – were murdered in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. And the United States has presented a powerful case to the world that the Syrian government was responsible for this […]
Sacramento, CA…Jerome Horton, Chairman of the Board of Equalization, which oversees the welfare exemption for hospitals and other organizations, has announced that the Internal Revenue Service has issued temporary and proposed regulations for charitable hospital organizations on how to report any excise taxes for failing to meet the community health needs assessment requirements of the […]
San Francisco, CA…The New Bay Bridge is now open and traffic is flowing after being closed over the Labor Day Weekend. Caltrans sent out a notification earlier that it was to open between 9 and 10pm. We tried a couple of different locations on the bridge to see it traffic was flowing yet and it […]
Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) honored 116 employees August 29th during the department’s annual Medal of Valor Ceremony. Employees were recognized for extraordinary bravery and conduct above and beyond the call of duty, often in life-saving incidents where public safety was at risk. “CDCR employees statewide are committed to protecting public […]
Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address. The White House, August 31, 2013. Hi, everybody. This Labor Day weekend, as we gather with family and friends, we’ll also come together as a nation to honor some of our own – the working men and women of America who, across the generations, built this country up and […]
