Sacramento native Jane Price first traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2007 and participated in the Angkor Wat half marathon. On September 5th 2010 Price will run an ultra marathon and has raised over $10,000 for Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC), the organization in Cambodia that she visited back in 2007. Journeys Within Our Community Jane’s [...]
Today the California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced that it was mandating the removal of hold open latches on all Vapor System Technologies nozzles in approximately 3,000 gas stations statewide.
Judge Allows Monday BLM Helicopter Roundup The death toll from the BLM’s July Helicopter Roundup in Nevada stands at 32 mustangs. A court hearing has failed to stop the massive California Wild Horse Roundup, even as the controversy escalates. 54 members of congress say the Interior Department policy is deeply flawed and urge an end to [...]
Undercover sting operation targets unlicensed contractors The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT), along with the Nevada County District Attorney’s and Sheriff’s Offices, and the Nevada County Contractors Association, joined forces this week, for a sting operation in Grass Valley. The aim of the sting was to curb unlicensed contracting [...]
Lt. Governor Maldonado visited the US Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team, during an aerial tour of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Several California State Employees were on duty at the Deepwater Horizon Incident Command Post In Houma, Louisiana. Lt. Governor Maldonado was briefed by Lieutenant Karl Breedlove, an Operations Officer. and Lt. Commander Patricia Kutch at the US Coast Guard Incident Command Post.
Posted on 27 August 2010
Sacramento native Jane Price first traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2007 and participated in the Angkor Wat half marathon. On September 5th 2010 Price will run an ultra marathon and has raised over $10,000 for Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC), the organization in Cambodia that she visited back in 2007. Journeys Within Our Community Jane’s [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 26 August 2010
Today the California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced that it was mandating the removal of hold open latches on all Vapor System Technologies nozzles in approximately 3,000 gas stations statewide. Continue Reading
Posted on 16 August 2010
The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) today released the 2010 state tax brackets. Brackets are "indexed" each year by adjusting them to reflect changes in the California Consumer Price Index (CPI). Filing requirement thresholds, the standard deduction, and certain credits were adjusted along with income tax brackets based on the inflation rate of 0.9 percent, as measured by the California CPI for all urban consumers from June 2009 to June 2010. Last year California had a deflation rate that measured 1.5 percent. Continue Reading
Posted on 10 August 2010
First State Sponsored MEPP Training California Emergency Management Agency Secretary Matthew Bettenhausen joined Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IX Preparedness Division Director Farley Howell today in welcoming state exercise planners to the National Emergency Training Center, Emergency Management Institute, Master Exercise Practitioner Program training. Normally offered only at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, Cal [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 07 August 2010
By Alan Gray This week, American country music singer, Laura Bryna helped announce the official launch of the WE Movement and issued a call to action for WE Champions. Laura Bryna, a singer and talk show host, was the first to speak, talking about how she spoke to her father about giving back to the community. This [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 06 August 2010
Judge Allows Monday BLM Helicopter Roundup The death toll from the BLM’s July Helicopter Roundup in Nevada stands at 32 mustangs. A court hearing has failed to stop the massive California Wild Horse Roundup, even as the controversy escalates. 54 members of congress say the Interior Department policy is deeply flawed and urge an end to [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 06 August 2010
Undercover sting operation targets unlicensed contractors The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT), along with the Nevada County District Attorney’s and Sheriff’s Offices, and the Nevada County Contractors Association, joined forces this week, for a sting operation in Grass Valley. The aim of the sting was to curb unlicensed contracting [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 03 August 2010
Average retail gasoline prices in Sacramento have risen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.10/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.75/g, according to gasoline price website SactoGasPrices.com. Continue Reading
