Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Arrests in State Contract Fraud Scheme

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Arrests in State Contract Fraud Scheme

Sacramento, CA…  Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrest of three individuals who allegedly engaged in fraud against the State of California by taking bribes, misappropriating taxpayer money and forging documents. The complaint alleges that Michael Mathison, owner of Veteran Toners Services, supplied inflated quotes to the Department of Fish and Wildlife and […]

Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin

Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin

THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session. The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks, there’s going to obviously be a whole […]

Governor authorizes Detroit bankruptcy filing for $18 billion debt and unfunded liabilities

Governor authorizes Detroit bankruptcy filing for $18 billion debt and unfunded liabilities

DETROIT – Gov. Rick Snyder today authorized Detroit’s emergency manager to seek federal bankruptcy protection for the city, saying it was the only viable option to provide the 700,000 people of Detroit with the public services they need and to restore the city. “The fiscal realities confronting Detroit have been ignored for too long. I’m […]

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Files Brief with California Supreme Court on Proposition 8

SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a brief with the California Supreme Court in response to the petition filed by proponents of Proposition 8. In the brief, Attorney General Harris urges the court to deny the proponents’ request to stop counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “Today’s filing by the […]

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Sentencing in CalTrans Fraud Case

SACRAMENTO — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a nine-year state prison sentence of a man who defrauded the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) out of nearly $1.9 million. Eric Hodgson, 43, of Elk Grove, agreed to a plea deal that in addition to the nine-year prison sentence, included forfeiture of his personal and […]

Monterey County Sheriff’s Logs for July 14th

Monterey County Sheriff’s Logs for July 14th

Salinas, CA…Date of Report: 7/14/2013 Time of Report: 15:44 Deputy Name: Villasenor, Jesse Report Number: 04244-13 Charges: M-17 Suspect Arrested Y/N: No Arrestee: None Location: Barlow Camp, pine Ridge Trail, Big Sur. 9 miles in Synopsis: Injured hiker was rescued at Barlow Camp. She was taken to local hospital. Date of Report: 7/14/2013 Time of […]

President Barack Obama Weekly Address On Immigration July 13, 2013

President Barack Obama Weekly Address On Immigration July 13, 2013

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Two weeks ago, a large bipartisan majority of Senators voted to pass commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform – taking an important step towards fixing our broken immigration system once and for all. This bill was a compromise, and neither side got everything they wanted. But it was largely consistent with the key principles […]

CDCR Says Hunger Strikers Could Face Disciplinary Action Under state law

CDCR Says Hunger Strikers Could Face Disciplinary Action Under state law

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is responding to a mass hunger strike disturbance by thousands of inmates in several correctional facilities. As of today, 12,421 inmates in 24 state prisons and four out-of-state contract facilities have missed nine consecutive meals since Monday, July 8, 2013. An inmate is considered to […]

June Jobs Numbers, Non-Farm Payroll Up 195,000. Percent with Full Time Jobs Drops to 47%

June Jobs Numbers, Non-Farm Payroll Up 195,000.  Percent with Full Time Jobs Drops to 47%

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and financial activities. Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons, at 11.8 million, […]