San Luis Obispo, CA…SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The 10 destinations along California’s Highway 1 Discovery Route (H1DR) in San Luis Obispo County from Ragged Point and Cambria to Avila Beach and Oceano are serious when it comes to the annual Coastal Discovery & Stewardship Celebration. Coastal San Luis Obispo County […]
Istanbul, Turkey….Turkey’s state run media is reporting an attack on Reina nightclub in Istanbul. An assailant dressed as Santa Clause and possibly more opened fire on the police outside the club before entering and commencing their attack on those in the club. Turkey has come under increasing attacks partially resulting from increased tensions internally, ISIS […]
Washington, DC…Happy New Year, everybody. At a time when we turn the page on one year and look ahead to the future, I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you’ve done to make America stronger these past eight years. Just eight years ago, as I prepared to take office, our […]
Washington, DC…On October 7, 2016, Secretary Johnson and Director Clapper issued a joint statement that the intelligence community is confident the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from U.S. persons and institutions, including from U.S. political organizations, and that the disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks are consistent […]
“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” President John Quincy Adams 1767 – 1848
Sacramento, CA…On January 1, 2017, the statewide sales and use tax rate will decrease one quarter of one percent (0.25%) from 7.50 percent to 7.25 percent. The decrease in the statewide rate is effective for all cities and counties in California; however, in many jurisdictions in California the actual sales and use tax rate may […]
Washington, DC…Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election. These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm […]
Washington, DC…The State Department today declared persona non grata 35 Russian officials operating in the United States who were acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic or consular status. The Department also informed the Russian Government that it would deny Russian personnel access to two recreational compounds in the United States owned by the […]
Santa Cruz County, CA… A major curve realignment project near Aromas, which began in April, will continue on a ½-mile section of Hwy. 129 near the Santa Cruz/San Benito County line/railroad crossing and requires a five-day full closure starting on Sunday night, January 15, weather permitting. This closure is necessary so that Caltrans can complete […]
Duarte, CA…City of Hope researchers recently reported on the successful treatment of a patient with recurrent multifocal glioblastoma using CAR-T therapy, a type of immunotherapy, to effectively attack cells with the IL13Rα2 antigen which is common in brain cancer. A case study published in the Dec. 29 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine […]
