Vallejo, CA… Stop the spread of nonnative insects – An act as simple as transporting firewood can lead to widespread devastation. Since 2008, the Pacific Southwest Region Forest Health Protection staff of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has been cooperating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to monitor the flow of firewood […]
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 (Hollingsworth v. Perry): “After years of struggle, the U.S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California. In light of the decision, I have directed the California Department of Public […]
LOS ANGELES – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today declared that the United States Supreme Court’s historic opinion in Hollingsworth v. Perry means that every county in the State of California must now recognize the right of same sex couples to legally marry and asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to lift its stay […]
Washington, DC…Hi everybody. Right now, the United States Senate is debating a bipartisan, commonsense bill that would be an important step toward fixing our broken immigration system. It’s a bill that would continue to strengthen security at our borders, and hold employers more accountable if they knowingly hire undocumented workers, so they won’t have an […]
Washington, DC…Remarks of President Barack Obama. As Prepared for Delivery. The White House, June 15, 2013. Hi, everybody. This Sunday is Father’s Day, and so I wanted to take a moment to talk about the most important job many of us will ever have – and that’s being a dad. Today we’re blessed to live […]
Mooresville, North Carolina…Hi, everybody. In the next few days, America will take an important step towards fixing our broken immigration system. The entire United States Senate will begin debating a commonsense immigration reform bill that has bipartisan support. See, we define ourselves as a nation of immigrants. The promise we find in those who come […]
Carmel Valley, CA…Crews are working a vegetation fire off of Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade. CHP is reporting traffic issues in the area as well. Please use caution and/or avoid the area unit the incident is cleared…
Washington, DC…Weekly Addressof President Barack Obama. Hi, everybody. Over the past four and a half years, we’ve been fighting our way back from an economic crisis and punishing recession that cost millions of Americans their jobs, their homes, and the sense of security they’d worked so hard to build. And thanks to the grit and […]
Davenport, CA…Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival Sailed into town today. The top professional windsurfers from all over the world will come to Santa Cruz to compete in this event. It is free for spectators and is taking place near Waddell Creek, north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1, Davenport americanwindsurfingtour.com May 30, 2013 – June […]