California Calls for Drivers to “Be Work Zone Alert” On State Highways

California Calls for Drivers to “Be Work Zone Alert” On State Highways

Caltrans will unveil a new highway work zone safety campaign featuring kids of Caltrans’ very own workers displayed on nearly 60 billboards statewide asking drivers to “Be Work Zone Alert.” The message combats distracted driving in highway work zones and expands the definition of a work zone beyond “cones.” Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty Children of Caltrans […]

Statement By The President On Iraq

Statement By The President On Iraq

Washington, DC…THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I wanted to take some time to give you a quick update about the situation in Iraq. Yesterday, I convened a meeting with my National Security Council to discuss the situation there, and this morning I received an update from my team. Over the last several days, we’ve seen […]

BOE Notifies California Retailers of Upcoming Visits

BOE Notifies California Retailers of Upcoming Visits

Sacramento – Retailers throughout the state are receiving letters from the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) notifying them about upcoming visits from Statewide Compliance and Outreach Program (SCOP) teams. The visits are intended to educate retailers about properly reporting sales and use tax, increase compliance with tax laws, and maintain outreach efforts to assure taxpayers […]

Agreement on Pre-K Funding a Modest Step Forward for Educating Our Children and Improving Our State, Says California Fair Share

Agreement on Pre-K Funding a Modest Step Forward for Educating Our Children and Improving Our State, Says California Fair Share

Sacramento, Ca  –  California Fair Share issued the following statement, in response to a tentative agreement among state legislators to fund 43,000 new, full-day Pre-K slots, which will be phased in over the coming years:   “The agreement reached in budget conference committee is a modest step forward for California’s kids, California’s economy and California’s […]

Two Las Vegas Police Officers Ambushed And Killed

Two Las Vegas Police Officers Ambushed And Killed

Las Vegas, NV….Today is a truly tragic day for our police department, and our community. Two LVMPD officers were shot and killed in the line of duty, ambushed while having lunch at a local pizza restaurant. Killed in the attack were: Officer Alyn Beck (age 41) and Officer Igor Soldo (age 31). The attackers (a […]

Tonalist Wins Belmont, Triple Crown Contender California Chrome fourth

Tonalist Wins Belmont, Triple Crown Contender California Chrome fourth

Hempstead, NY…The Triple Crown went unclaimed for a 36th year as Tonalist captured the 146th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park by a head over Commissioner, with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome finishing in a dead-heat for fourth in the “Test of the Champion.” California […]

Traffic Update….Fatality On Hwy 1 Near Rio Del Mar

Traffic Update….Fatality On Hwy 1 Near Rio Del Mar

Aptos, CA….Crews are working a rollover fatality accident on Hwy 1 near Rio Del Mar. A vehicle was reportedly speeding and passing a line of stopped cars before the accident. Please use caution in the area. ncident: 00162 Type: Fatality Location: Sr1 N / Rio Del Mar Loc Desc: NB 1 AT RIO DEL MAR […]

Supporting America’s Students ~Weekly Address By President Obama

Supporting America’s Students ~Weekly Address By President Obama

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. This is commencement season, a time for graduates and their families to celebrate one of the greatest achievements of a young person’s life. But for many graduates, it also means feeling trapped by a whole lot of student loan debt. And we’ve got to do more to lift that burden… See, in […]

Senators Gaines & Steinberg Fight to Bring Tesla Motors Inc. Jobs to California

Senators Gaines & Steinberg Fight to Bring Tesla Motors Inc. Jobs to California

Sacramento, Ca – Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) today announced that he and Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) have introduced Senate Bill 1309, a bi-partisan bill that would entice Tesla Motors Inc. to build a large-scale battery factory in California.   “Tesla is about to build a $5 billion factory and create 6,500 jobs somewhere […]

CHP Looks To Hire Officer Candidates During Four-Day Application Period

CHP Looks To Hire Officer Candidates During Four-Day Application Period

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will accept applications in July from individuals interested in a career as a CHP officer. The CHP is looking to hire cadets from a pool of applicants to fill vacant officer positions throughout the state. “We are looking for members of our communities to join one of […]