Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address. Hi, everybody. For the past few weeks, I’ve been visiting folks across America to talk about what we need to do as a country to secure a better bargain for the middle class. I’ve been laying out my ideas for how we can build on the cornerstones of what […]
Washington, DC….THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about what I believe should be our number-one priority as a country — building a better bargain for the middle class and for Americans who want to work their way into the middle class. At the same […]
Santa Cruz, CA…On the evening of August 30, 1934, CHP Officer Albert Donald Hoover was traveling home on his departmental motorcycle. Officer Hoover was driving toward the city of Santa Cruz on what was known as the Santa Cruz-Watsonville Highway near Slaughterhouse Curve (now Soquel Drive near Mission Drive). A truck made a left turn […]
Sacramento, CA…Covered California™ announced that insurance companies signed contracts to participate in the newly created health benefit exchange. Twelve health insurance companies will offer coverage in the individual exchange, with six of those companies offering plans through the exchange’s Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) market as well. A 13th tentatively selected company, Ventura County […]
Sacramento, CA…State Controller John Chiang today released a series of audits focusing on the City of Stockton. The Controller found significant weaknesses in the City’s fiscal management practices and internal controls which, if left unaddressed, will continue to invite wasteful spending and abuse of public resources. The audits also found that the City misused cash […]
Washington, DC…Given that a number of our embassies and consulates were going to be closed in accordance with local custom and practice for the bulk of the week for the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan, and out of an abundance of caution, we’ve decided to extend the closure of several embassies and consulates […]
Washington, DC…”Hi, everybody. This week, I went down to an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee to talk more about what we need to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class – to make sure that anyone who works hard can get ahead in the 21st century economy. Over the past four and a […]
Vallecito, CA… Noah Coughlan is running for the cure for Batten Disease, a rare brain disease. He’s running from San Francisco to Boston. Noah’s personal connection to this disease is found in his past. Noah knows two sisters with the rare Batten Disease, one of whom passed within the past year. Several people with Batten […]
Salinas, CA…Date of Report: 7/29/2013 Time of Report: 04:17 Deputy Name: Brown, Chris Report Number: 04541-13 Charges: 664 484 P.C. Suspect Arrested Y/N: No Arrestee: None Location: Mesa Verde Rd., King City Synopsis: Unknown suspect(s) took various items out of different vehicles that were left unlocked. The suspect(s) got spooked and dropped the items outside […]
Washington DC…During the past 72 hours, the FBI; its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners; and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VII, a three-day enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. The operation included enforcement actions in 76 cities across 47 […]
