A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.” Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside
Washington, DC…The Department of Justice today announced that it has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million. These funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a May 8, ransom payment to individuals in a group known as DarkSide, which had targeted Colonial Pipeline, resulting in critical infrastructure being taken out of operation. The seizure […]
Attorney General Announces Initiatives to Combat Human Smuggling and Trafficking and to Fight Corruption in Central America
Washington, DC…U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced a series of steps that the Department of Justice is taking to address the threats posed by both corruption and by transnational human smuggling and trafficking networks. Attorney General Garland announced the establishment of Joint Task Force Alpha, a law enforcement task force that will marshal […]
Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collison Near Sr17 S / Pasatiempo
Santa Cruz, CA….Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collison Near Sr17 S / Pasatiempo. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00169 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr17 S / Pasatiempo Loc Desc: SB JNO Lat/Lon: 36.999364 -122.021389 Detail Information 1:16 PM 8 [23] 97 W/ FIRE/ SB 17 AT NB 1 AT THE BRIDGE / 1:15 PM […]
Jeff Bezos & Brother Mark to Join Auction Winner on New Shepard’s First Human Flight on July 20th
Kent, Wa…Auction bidding is already at $2.8 million with nearly 6,000 participants from 143 countries. Bidding is underway now at BlueOrigin.com and concludes with a live online auction on June 12th. Anyone interested in bidding in the live auction must register by June 10th. Registration details can be found at BlueOrigin.com. The winning bidder will fly to space […]
Traffic Update….Southbound Traffic Snarled by Overturned Big Rig Near Hwy 101 & Bradley
Bradley, CA…Traffic Update….Southbound Traffic Snarled by Overturned Big Rig Near Hwy 101 & Bradley Incident: 00019 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: US101 S / JOLON BRADLEY Loc Desc: SB JNO Lat/Lon: 35.876667 -120.837778 Detail Information 6:42 AM 39 [73] A8-040 TAKING CARS THROUGH / ON A CONCRETE PAVED SIDE ROAD 6:34 AM 38 [70] 8-S2 […]
Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle vs Pole Near Frazier Lake Rd / Shore Rd
Hollister, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle vs Pole Near Frazier Lake Rd / Shore Rd Incident: 00386 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Frazier Lake Rd / Shore Rd Loc Desc: TWDS SHORE Lat/Lon: 36.938600 -121.456503 Detail Information 10:00 PM 17 [34] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 GREENWOOD FORD 831-636-6411 9:57 PM 16 [32] [Notification] [CHP]-HOLLISTER TOW LL, ADV […]
President Joe Biden Recognizing the 40th Year of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Washington, DC…Forty years ago today, five young men in Los Angeles were confirmed as the first known patients stricken with an illness that the world would later come to know as AIDS. In the decades since, more than 700,000 Americans and 32.7 million people worldwide have been lost to AIDS-related illnesses – a heartbreaking human […]
Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Immigrant Heritage Month
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation on June, 5th, declaring June 2021, as “Immigrant Heritage Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation can be found below: PROCLAMATION Immigrant Heritage Month is a time to remember that nearly all of us can trace our heritage to another nation. We must never […]
Traffic & Fire Update….Vegetation Fire on Cienega Rd
Tres Pinos, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Vegetation Fire on Cienega Rd Incident: 00371 Type: Report of Fire Location: 13101-13475 Cienega Rd Loc Desc: 18387 CIENEGA RD Lat/Lon: 36.694100 -121.272000 Detail Information 7:16 PM 6 [31] [Appended, 19:16:46] [5] FIRE 7:08 PM 5 [18] [Appended, 19:09:10] [2] [Appended, 19:08:52] [1] VEGETATION FIRE 7:03 PM 4 [10] Address […]