Monterey County’s Scenic Highway 1 Road Trip Resumed April 23

Monterey County’s Scenic Highway 1 Road Trip Resumed April 23

Monterey, Calif., April 22, 2021 – Repairs to California’s most scenic highway, Highway 1, have been completed weeks ahead of schedule, enabling the highway to reopen on Friday, April 23 in Monterey County. Now is the moment for travelers to responsibly explore more than 655 miles along California’s coast including the ruggedly breathtaking utopia of […]

SBA Launches Supplemental Targeted Advance for Small Businesses Hardest Hit by COVID-19

SBA Launches Supplemental Targeted Advance for Small Businesses Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Washington, DC…The U.S. Small Business Administration launched a new round of Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) assistance – called Supplemental Targeted Advances – on April 22, 2021 that will provide $5 billion in additional assistance to 1 million small businesses and nonprofit organizations that have been most severely affected by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supplemental […]

Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland

Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland

Washington, DC…Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. We have another very exciting guest today: our new Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, who made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet Secretary. She is the member — she is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna and a 35th-generation New Mexican. […]

FDA & CDC Lift Pause on Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Use Following Safety Review

FDA & CDC Lift Pause on Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Use Following Safety Review

Washington, DC…Following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the recommended pause regarding the use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S. should be lifted […]

Governor Newsom Takes Action to Phase Out Oil Industry in California

Governor Newsom Takes Action to Phase Out Oil Industry in California

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today directed the Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management (CalGEM) Division to initiate regulatory action to end the issuance of new permits for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) by January 2024. Additionally, Governor Newsom requested that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by […]

Newsom Creates “California for Some” with Recent Actions

Newsom Creates “California for Some” with Recent Actions

Sacramento, CA…Governor Newsom’s announcement today regarding his upcoming executive order to ban fracking will further divide California into regions of haves and have-nots. The proposed ban on fracking will mean job losses, increased gas and food prices making life that much harder for Californians. Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) released the following statement: […]

Viral Video of Cops Harassing Kids Riding Bikes Without a License Reveals the Root of America’s Policing Problem

Viral Video of Cops Harassing Kids Riding Bikes Without a License Reveals the Root of America’s Policing Problem

Perth Amboy, NJ…Yet another policing video has gone viral this week, although you’ll be forgiven if you missed it in the midst of its more headline-grabbing counterparts. The cellphone video, which has received more than 5 million views on Twitter, shows no less than six police confronting a group of teenagers in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Their crime? Riding […]