SACRAMENTO — In this Caltrans News Flash, you’ll see how the department honors its 187 highway workers who have paid the ultimate price while on the job. This year, Caltrans paid special tribute to Jorge Lopez, Randy Whisenhunt and Annette Brooks, who all lost their lives since last year’s memorial. Mr. Lopez was an electrician […]
La Jolla, CA…Every week, there seems to be another story about the health benefits of running. That’s great—but what if you can’t run? For the elderly, obese or otherwise mobility-limited, the rewards of aerobic exercise have long been out of reach. Salk Institute scientists, building on earlier work that identified a gene pathway triggered by […]
Washington, DC…Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in April, and the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, was little changed. Thus far this year, monthly job gains have averaged 185,000, in line with average monthly job growth in 2016. In April, job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, financial activities, and […]
Washington, DC…Seventy-five years ago this week, naval and air forces from the United States and Australia waged a fierce battle with the Imperial Japanese Navy for four days, halting a major Japanese advance for the first time in World War II. The Battle of the Coral Sea, as it is now known, was an important […]
Washington, DC…THE VICE PRESIDENT: Speaker Ryan, Majority Leader McCarthy, Majority Whip Scalise, Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers, Chairman Brady, Chairman Walden, Chairwoman Black, Congressman McArthur, Congressman Meadows, and all the principled members of Congress who are standing with us here today, on behalf of President Donald Trump and the first family, welcome to the White House. (Applause.) […]
Washington, DC…The House Republicans narrowly advanced the “American Healthcare Act” on to the Senate. Many of the Obamacare mandates have been stripped in this bill including individual and employer mandates. The full text of the bill in its’ current form is below. Union Calendar No. 30 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1628 [Report No. […]
Monterey, CA – Around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, CAL FIRE received a call for a vegetation fire in the San Ardo oil fields, near the community of San Ardo (Monterey County). Upon arrival, the fire was approximately 2-3 acres in size. The fire was contained to 6 acres within 1.5 hours. The […]
Salinas, CA…After much anticipation and extensive work by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), the 60th anniversary season of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is ready to begin with the Ferrari Challenge on May 12-14. In the 25th season of the Ferrari Challenge, the sixth different model in the one-make series is […]
Walnut Creek, CA…AAA wants Cinco de Mayo fiesta-goers to celebrate and enjoy the day safely. To assist, AAA Northern California will offer its Tipsy Tow service free of charge to anybody who feels they’re too impaired to drive. You do not need to be a AAA Member to take advantage of this free service to […]
Washington, DC…Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen even as growth in economic activity slowed. Job gains were solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate declined. Household spending rose only modestly, but the fundamentals underpinning the continued growth of […]
