News.CA.Gov News Feed RSS Feed for news.ca.gov http://news.ca.gov CalPERS Announces Appointment of Customer Account Services Division Chief The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the appointment of Karen DeFrank as Chief of the pension fund'... http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/press/pr-2011/oct/new-casd-chief.xml www.calpers.ca.gov http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/press/pr-2011/oct/new-casd-chief.xml Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0800 CalPERS Efforts Save State More Than $1 Billion in Employee Health Costs in Three Years The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) recently reported to the State Legislature that it has saved the state $1.2... http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/press/pr-2011/oct/save-health-costs.xml www.calpers.ca.gov http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/press/pr-2011/oct/save-health-costs.xml Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0800 California Unemployment Falls to 11.9%, State Adds 139,000 Jobs Since the Start of the 2011 California’s unemployment rate decreased to 11.9 percent in September for a total gain of 139,800 jobs since 2011 began, according to... http://business.ca.gov/Home/tabid/40/ctl/Detail/mid/626/itemid/198/Default.aspx Brook Taylor business.ca.gov http://business.ca.gov/Home/tabid/40/ctl/Detail/mid/626/itemid/198/Default.aspx Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:02:00 -0800 SBE Screening Committee Meeting Notice for November 1, 2011 California State Board of Education Screening Committee Meeting Notice for November 1, 2011. http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/pn/pn/sbescreencomm20111101.asp www.cde.ca.gov http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/pn/pn/sbescreencomm20111101.asp Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:12:00 -0800 Mill Fire (San Bernardino County) Started 10/21/2011, updated 10/21/2011 http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=603 cdfdata.fire.ca.gov http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id%3D603 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:30:00 -0800 Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Encourages Californians to Safeguard Donations During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month SAN FRANCISCO --- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued a consumer alert with tips on how Californians can make safe, informed... http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=2574 ag.ca.gov http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=2574 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Filings - Logbook Standards   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/Divisions/Consumer Protection/egpb/Power Plant Standards/Logbook Standards Filing Requirements.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {D80C045B-D731-46F1-9589-139C63E92AF6} Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:52:21 -0800 Filings - Maintenance Standards   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/Divisions/Consumer Protection/egpb/Power Plant Standards/Maintenance Standards Requirement.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {CA710265-A91C-4718-A76F-C1C3DF93C2FB} Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:52:15 -0800 Filings - Operation Standards   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/Divisions/Consumer Protection/egpb/Power Plant Standards/Operation Standards Requirement.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {02BBAA0B-7048-423E-86A8-9DCAACF466E9} Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:52:02 -0800 CDPH Warns Of Possible Health Risk from Consuming Certain Salad Products Oct. 21, 2011 - CDPH today warned people not to eat certain bagged spinach and salad products manufactured by Taylor Farms Retail Inc.,... http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR11-047.aspx www.cdph.ca.gov http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR11-047.aspx Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:43:23 -0800 Caltrans' Amtrak California Locomotives to Exceed U.S. EPA Standards SACRAMENTO – Caltrans’ intercity passenger rail program is the first in the nation to start converting its fleet of locomotives to... http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/11pr97.htm www.dot.ca.gov http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/11pr97.htm Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0800 Utilities Engineer, CPSD - Utilities Safety and Reliability Branch (Gas Pipeline Inspectors)   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/jobs/jobopps/UE_CPSD_URSB_GAS_111020.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {04830BE1-AAC0-4E4E-AEBB-A9A810A31D4A} Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:30:59 -0800 Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V – CPSD, Utility Enforcement Branch, Consumer Protection Initiative Fraud Section   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/jobs/jobopps/PURA_V_CPSD_UEB_CPIFS_111020.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {D121B916-A8A0-44A7-9528-078D62BB8C13} Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:30:08 -0800 Connect to Compete: FCC Launches Digital Literacy Coalition If all goes according to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s plan, libraries are going to have a lot of help closing “America... http://blog.library.ca.gov/archive/2011/10/20/Connect-to-Compete_3A00_--FCC-Launches-Digital--Literacy-Coalition.aspx CSL Info deabaa52-5831-47dc-bbf8-6b150070fe46:678 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:17:00 -0800 IMLS Issues Grant for Further Collaborative Study of Virtual Reference Service The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a National Leadership Grant for a collaborative research project between... http://blog.library.ca.gov/archive/2011/10/20/IMLS-Issues-Grant-for-Further-Collaborative-Study-of-Virtual-Reference-Service.aspx CSL Info deabaa52-5831-47dc-bbf8-6b150070fe46:677 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:04:00 -0800 Team California for Healthy Kids Soccer Star Brandi Chastain, '49ers Great Bubba Paris Join Schools Chief Torlakson to Launch Team California for Healthy Kids. http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr11/yr11rel81.asp www.cde.ca.gov http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr11/yr11rel81.asp Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:06:00 -0800 Early Learning Challenge Grant State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Comments on Federal Early Learning Grant Application. http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr11/yr11rel80.asp www.cde.ca.gov http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr11/yr11rel80.asp Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:05:00 -0800 October 20, 2011   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/presentations/111020Presentations.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {48A227B7-6FFD-46A4-BDE8-534CE6F2B51B} Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:55:26 -0800 Infant Mortality Rate in California Reaches Historic Low Oct. 20, 2011 - California’s infant mortality rate has reached a record low. In 2009, the most recent year data is available, the rate was... http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR11-046.aspx www.cdph.ca.gov http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR11-046.aspx Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:05:13 -0800 Governor Brown Opens New Dell Facility, Welcomes Hundreds of New Jobs to California In a move that will bring hundreds of new jobs to California, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell... http://business.ca.gov/Home/tabid/40/ctl/Detail/mid/626/itemid/197/Default.aspx Brook Taylor business.ca.gov http://business.ca.gov/Home/tabid/40/ctl/Detail/mid/626/itemid/197/Default.aspx Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:22:00 -0800 Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant Application California's RTT-ELC Federal Application that was submitted to the U.S. Department of Education on October 19, 2011. http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/rttelc.asp www.cde.ca.gov http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/rttelc.asp Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:30:00 -0800 Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst II or III–Energy Division, Demand-Side Programs Branch, Residential Programs Section   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/jobs/jobopps/PURA_II_III_Energy_DSPB_RPS_111019.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {8D487BB1-5CB9-42E5-89B5-07FFDFFDD430} Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:16:48 -0800 Utilities Engineer – CPSD, Rail Transit and Crossings Branch, Rail Crossings Engineering Section, Los Angeles   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/jobs/jobopps/UE_CPSD_RTCB_RCES_LA_111019.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {1104893A-90FD-4C55-9D70-7C8E8499FA58} Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:46:32 -0800 Wanted: Talented Artists to Design 2012 California Upland Game Bird Stamp The California Department of Fish and Game will be sponsoring an art contest to select the design for the state's 2012 upland game bird... http://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/wanted-talented-artists-to-design-2012-california-upland-game-bird-stamp/ CA DFG News http://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/wanted-talented-artists-to-design-2012-california-upland-game-bird-stamp/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:32:18 -0800 Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst IV – CPSD, Utility Enforcement Branch – Telco, Energy & CEQA Fraud Section   http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/jobs/jobopps/PURA_IV_CPSD_UEB_TECFS_111019.htm www.cpuc.ca.gov {6586FD8F-AD6F-409C-9894-D5F54F2EAE03} Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:25:34 -0800