California Sends India COVID-19 Supplies to Combat Outbreak

California Sends India COVID-19 Supplies to Combat Outbreak

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will send lifesaving oxygen equipment to India as that country faces a devastating and fast-spreading surge of COVID-19 cases. “When communities across the world need help, California steps up. As we surpass 28 million vaccinations and continue to see the lowest positivity rates in the country, we must […]

SBA Administrator Guzman Announces Application Opening for $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund

SBA Administrator Guzman Announces Application Opening for $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Washington, DC…SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman today announced the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin registrations on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9 a.m. EDT and open applications on Monday, May 3, 2021, at noon EDT for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The online application will remain open to any eligible establishment until all funds are exhausted. “Restaurants are the core of our neighborhoods […]

Monterey County Man Convicted of First Degree Murder of His Father

Monterey County Man Convicted of First Degree Murder of His Father

Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that a jury convicted Joseph Sampognaro, Jr., age 32, of the first-degree murder of his father, Joseph Sampognaro, Sr. The jury also found true that Sampognaro, Jr. personally used a firearm in the killing and also convicted him of evading police officers with willful or […]

Possible Injury Collision on Capitola Road

Possible Injury Collision on Capitola Road

Santa Cruz, CA…Possible Injury Collision on Capitola Road. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00398 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 1367 Capitola Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 36.976604 -121.985675 Detail Information 9:13 PM 7 [11] LINE 5 RP WAS STATING THERES OTHER PEDS OUT OF VEHS 9:13 PM 6 [7] 1039 NET COM 9:12 PM […]

Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber Announces Threshold Met to Trigger Newsom Recall

Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber Announces Threshold Met to Trigger Newsom Recall

Sacramento, CA…California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber has announced that the threshold of verified signatures reported by counties has been met for the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. The valid signatures in the 10th report are 1,626,042, which exceeds the total of 1,495,709 signatures required. Counties still have until April 29th to verify the […]

Secretary of State Announced Today, Sufficient Signatures Submitted to Qualify for Special Election to Recall Governor Gavin Newsom

Secretary of State Announced Today, Sufficient Signatures Submitted to Qualify for Special Election to Recall Governor Gavin Newsom

Sacramento, CA…Today the Secretary of State announced they received 2,162,774 signatures in the recall campaign against Gov. Newsom. Of those, 1,626,042 have been certified as valid moving the effort into the next phase.  The final verification is due April 29.  What was once dismissed as a long shot has become a historic campaign to remove […]

Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Recommends Resuming Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Recommends Resuming Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Sacramento, CA…The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup today completed its review of the federal process and has concluded that use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Biotech) COVID-19 vaccine should resume in the western states. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington this afternoon. On Friday, the U.S. Food […]

Governor Newsom Swears in Rob Bonta as Attorney General of California

Governor Newsom Swears in Rob Bonta as Attorney General of California

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom swore in Assemblymember Rob Bonta as California’s 34th Attorney General on April 23rd. A national leader in the fight to reform our justice system and stand up to the forces of hate, Bonta is the first Filipino American in the state’s history to serve in the role. “California and the nation […]

2020 Census Results of 331,449,281 Delivered to the President

2020 Census Results of 331,449,281 Delivered to the President

Washington, DC…The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the 2020 Census shows the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020, was 331,449,281.  The U.S. resident population represents the total number of people living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The resident population increased by 22,703,743 or 7.4% from 308,745,538 […]