Protect Our Forests and Trees by Not Moving Firewood

Protect Our Forests and Trees by Not Moving Firewood

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 […]

Governor Brown Directs Counties to Start Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses When Stay Lifted

Governor Brown Directs Counties to Start Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses When Stay Lifted

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 […]

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Celebrates Marriage Equality, Asks Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Lift Same Sex Stay

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Celebrates Marriage Equality, Asks Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Lift Same Sex Stay

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 […]

President’s Weekly Address is on Immigration Reform

President’s Weekly Address is on Immigration Reform

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 […]

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Celebrating Father’s Day Weekend

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Celebrating Father’s Day Weekend

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 […]

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Time to Pass Commonsense Immigration Reform

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Time to Pass Commonsense Immigration Reform

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 […]

Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival Started Today

Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival Started Today

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 […]