112th Congress
“This bill will do nothing to create jobs and adds $46 billion to the deficit,” said Thompson. “Instead of spending $46 billion of borrowed money on tax breaks we can't afford, we should help small businesses by investing in job creation so folks can afford the goods and services our small businesses provide.”
The Lake County Board of Supervisors (BOS) Tuesday adopted a resolution supporting the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area as it applies to the county.
A representative from Tuleyome, a volunteer nonprofit advocacy organization that aims to protect lands in the western Sacramento Valley and Inner Coastal Range, delivered a presentation on the proposed conservation area.
Sarah Husby-Good, Tuleyome executive director and campaign director, said more than 321,000 acres of federal public lands would be protected by the area.
Work is officially under way to ease the 6.3 miles of twists, turns and traffic congestion known as Jameson Canyon.
A crowd of local legislators â€" and a few protesters â€" gathered Wednesday morning near the roadway to break ground on the Caltrans-led Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Widening Project, which officials say will greatly improve the popular link between Napa County and Highway 80.
“The HIV services provided by Open Door Community Health Centers are an indispensible part of health care in Humboldt and Del Norte counties,” Thompson said. “Some of our most vulnerable patients will get the care they need through this program.”