Tuolumne, CA…Today Governor Edmund G. Brown was joined by the emergency management leadership of California during a briefing at a operations base camp of the Rim Fire in Tuolumne. The Rim Fire has grown to one of the largest fires in the state’s history, having burned more than 149,000 acres.
Groveland, CA…The now 15th largest fire in California History is making a push further into Yosemite National Park and closer to Hetch Hetchy today. Fire remained fairly active overnight in most all divisions. Increased activity developed on the eastern edge of the fire with very active burning inclusive of rapid rates of spread, torching and […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Over the past month, I’ve been visiting towns across America, talking about what our country needs to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class. This week, I met with high school and college students in New York and Pennsylvania to discuss the surest path to the middle class – […]
Monterey, CA – At about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2013, Carmel Highlands Fire Protection District (FPD)/CAL FIRE responded to a structure fire on Spindrift Road, in the community of Carmel Highlands (Monterey County). Carmel Highlands FPD responded with assistance from Cypress FPD and CAL FIRE; there were 16 firefighters on scene. Upon arrival, […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Thursday, August 22, 2013 – As firefighters from around the state continue to battle the rapidly expanding Rim Fire in Tuolumne County, volunteers with the American Red Cross Capital Region are working hard to meet the needs of evacuated residents. Since Tuesday, Red Cross volunteers have been operating an evacuation shelter in the […]
(Reuters) – Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier convicted of the biggest breach of classified data in the nation’s history by providing files to WikiLeaks, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday.
Sacramento, CA…For the second time in as many years, the State of California is mailing hundreds of thousands of fire tax bills to rural Californians who live in the so-called State Responsibility Area. The bills are hitting mailboxes even as the class action lawsuit I’m backing has finally received a green light to move forward. […]
Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address: Hi, everybody. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been visiting with Americans across the country to talk about what we need to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class. We need to rebuild an economy that rewards hard work and responsibility; an economy built firmly on […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Brown has signed AB1266 into law that will prohibit physical gender based school programs and make them and facilities open to all sexes based on their gender preference and not just physical gender. Some may see this as progress but I wonder how long until some kids decide they are “Male” this week […]
SACRAMENTO – Five California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisons were certified today by the American Correctional Association (ACA) during its 143rd Congress of Correction in National Harbor, Maryland. Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, High Desert State Prison in Susanville, Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, North Kern State Prison in Delano and Pelican […]
