Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address The White House June 29, 2013 Hi everybody. A few days ago, I unveiled a new national plan to confront the growing threat of a changing climate. Decades of carefully reviewed science tells us our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impacts on the world […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a balanced, on-time budget that directs additional resources to California’s neediest students and continues the implementation of federal health care reform, while continuing to pay down debt and build a significant reserve to prepare for future uncertainties. The budget is projected to provide long-term fiscal balance with […]
Sacramento – July 1, 2013, the excise tax on gasoline will increase 3.5 cents per gallon, from a rate of 36 cents to 39.5 cents per gallon. Assembly Bill x8 6, Ch. 11, and Senate Bill 70, Ch. 9, which became law in 2010, lowered the sales and use tax rate on gasoline and increased […]
Vallejo, CA… Stop the spread of nonnative insects – An act as simple as transporting firewood can lead to widespread devastation. Since 2008, the Pacific Southwest Region Forest Health Protection staff of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has been cooperating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to monitor the flow of firewood […]
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 (Hollingsworth v. Perry): “After years of struggle, the U.S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California. In light of the decision, I have directed the California Department of Public […]
LOS ANGELES – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today declared that the United States Supreme Court’s historic opinion in Hollingsworth v. Perry means that every county in the State of California must now recognize the right of same sex couples to legally marry and asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to lift its stay […]
Carmel, CA …Carmel-by-the-Sea, in April, was named GoPetFriendly.com’s Best City for Pet Travelers 2013. Carmel won the honor in a hotly contested readers poll, in competition with more than 100 other cities. The win confirmed what frequent visitors and Carmelites already know: Carmel welcomes pets with open arms, treats and much, much more. The Carmel-by-the-Sea […]
Santa Cruz, CA…At 2:10 pm Santa Cruz Fire units responded to a report of two female subjects stuck in a beach cove in the area of Natural Bridges State Beach. The 911 caller had some difficulty in identifying the location of the subjects. Once fire units arrived the subjects were located and fire crews were […]
SANTA CRUZ, CA — There’s no excuse to be bored during the month of July – the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department is proud to offer a full slate of activities as part of “July is Parks and Recreation Month,” which is a national celebration that has taken place since 1985 http://www.nrpa.org/july/. […]
Pebble Beach, CA…July 13 • A Pebble Beach Company Foundation event benefitting educational programs for youth. Join us for a 19th Century golf experience – with hickory-shafted clubs and balls of yesteryear. The Pebble Beach Company Foundation invites you and your family to play in this 9 hole event at Peter Hay Golf Course, complete […]
