Gardena, CA…At Rowley Park, alongside legislators, community leaders and families of victims of police violence, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation creating a system to decertify peace officers for serious misconduct. The Governor also signed legislation increasing transparency of peace officer misconduct records, improving policing responsibility and accountability guidelines, raising eligibility standards and banning harmful […]
Washington, DC…Tonight, I signed into law the continuing resolution to fund the government through early December. I want to thank both houses of Congress—especially Senators Leahy and Shelby and Representatives DeLauro and Granger—for this bipartisan agreement, and for avoiding a government shutdown as we have seen so often in the past. It meets critical and […]
Lucia, CA…Traffic Update….Motorcycle vs Guardrail Near Bamboa Point Beach Incident: 00275 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 2660 Mm1 S Mon 26.60 Loc Desc: GAMBOA POINT BEACH Lat/Lon: 36.051523 -121.587471 Detail Information 5:44 PM 11 [43] 12 AT THE SCENE / MC IS NEG 1125 ON THE RS / CONT TO LUCIA / PER SCANER, CALSTAR […]
Washington, DC…Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act, a bill that would require all passengers on domestic airline flights to either be fully vaccinated, have recently tested negative for COVID-19 or have fully recovered from COVID-19. The bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation […]
Oakland, CA…Governor Newsom has signed 31 affordable housing bills focused on cutting red tape and holding cities accountable for providing their fair share of housing. California Comeback Plan’s $22 billion housing and homelessness investment will lead to the creation of over 84,000 new housing units and exits from homelessness. Governor announces new Housing Accountability Unit […]
San Bruno, CA…Crafting policy around medical misinformation comes charged with inherent challenges and tradeoffs. Scientific understanding evolves as new research emerges, and firsthand, personal experience regularly plays a powerful role in online discourse. Vaccines in particular have been a source of fierce debate over the years, despite consistent guidance from health authorities about their effectiveness. […]
Washington, DC…Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. Today, I’m joined by Drs. Nunez-Smith, Walensky, and Fauci. First, I’ll give an update on our vaccinations program. I’ll begin with booster shots. For weeks, we worked with partners — including governors, pharmacies, doctors, and long-term care facilities — to get ready for boosters. As a result, we […]
Washington, DC…Contentious Defense Dept Senate Hearings
Watsonville, CA – On September 24, 2021, at approximately 1814 hours, CHP Officers responded to a traffic collision on State Route 129 (SR-129) at Rogge Lane. Upon further investigation it was determined, a 38-year-old Watsonville man was driving a 2001 Ford Excursion eastbound SR-129, just west of Rogge Lane with three juveniles passengers. A 75-year-old […]
Arlington VA…DARPA, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed a free flight test of its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) last week. The missile, built by Raytheon Technologies, was released from an aircraft seconds before its Northrop Grumman scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) engine kicked on. The engine compressed incoming air mixed with its hydrocarbon […]
