Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) expects to hire approximately 7,000 correctional officers over the next three years due to the increase in retirements. Currently more than 1,800 CDCR peace officers retire annually. This outflow has led to an increased- and in some cases urgent- need to fill peace officer positions statewide. […]
Folsom, CA…A California State Prison-Sacramento (CSP-SAC) correctional officer is recovering from injuries suffered during an unprovoked attack by an inmate Saturday night. The assault occurred on November 23 at approximately 5:30 p.m. while staff attempted to conduct a random search of inmate Delvin E. Cottingham’s assigned cell. Inmate Cottingham exited his cell and unexpectedly walked […]
Sacramento, CA…If you are one of the millions of Cyber Monday holiday shoppers online today looking for that perfect holiday gift, don’t forget to visit www.redcross.org/gifts to give a gift that means something to those in need during the upcoming holiday season. The American Red Cross 2013 Holiday Campaign is in full swing and shoppers can go […]
Sacramento, CA….The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) unanimously acted to help preserve some low-income housing projects across California. The approved legal annotation clarifies that low-income housing properties subject to “payment in lieu of taxes” (PILOT) agreements may still be able to qualify for a property tax exemption. PILOT agreements are made between developers of […]
Montgomery, AL…Today in 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public to a white man. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” Rosa Parks
New York, NY….Consumers across the country say they’ll rally behind one of the most important shopping days on the calendar for small businesses – Small Business Saturday. A day created to address one of small business owners’ most pressing needs – more customers. According to the second annual Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, awareness […]
Hagåtña, Guam…Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo issued the following statement regarding a training exercise of U.S. B-52 bombers in the area near the Senkaku Islands. The bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base as part of an ongoing training exercise. “Our island has again shown that we are a strategic point to defend our nation’s […]
Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address –Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28, 2013. Hi, everybody. On behalf of all the Obamas – Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo, and the newest member of our family, Sunny – I want to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. We’ll be spending today just like many of you – sitting down […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Wednesday, November 27, 2013 – Thanksgiving is all about loved ones getting together and enjoying a delicious holiday dinner. Since cooking is the number one cause of home fires, the American Red Cross announces the top ten ways to avoid a fire while preparing the holiday meal this year: 1. Don’t wear […]
Oakland, CA…At the conclusion of the 4th quarter of tonight’s football game, a female fan fell approximately 45 feet from the west upper deck (300) seating area to the upper west concourse below. Witnesses state the individual jumped from the top of the section. A good samaritan located on the upper west concourse tried to […]
