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Published September 20Undersheriff Chris Villegas Graduates from FBI Academy in Quantico
San Andreas, CA…Congratulations to Undersheriff Chris Villegas, who graduated this morning from the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Chris’s law enforcement career began in 1998 when he graduated from the Modesto Junior College Police Academy as a member of…
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Published September 16A New Homestead Act ~ John Hamilton
Arnold, CA…In 1862, America made a simple deal: work the land, and you can own it. The Homestead Act gave millions of families a stake in the country. Today we face a different frontier. We are millions of homes short. Young people delay families. Many feel being able to own a…
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Published September 11Patriot Day 2026, The 25th Anniversary of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Washington, DC…BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, A PROCLAMATION. A quarter of a century has passed since the terrible day of September 11, 2001, and an entire generation of Americans has now come of age with no living memory of that fateful day. The passage of…
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Published September 11Governor Newsom Proclaims Patriot Day
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2026, as “Patriot Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below:
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Published September 11Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office – Honoring September 11th
San Andreas, CA…Twenty-five years later, we remember. September 11, 2001, changed our country forever. It was a day that brought unimaginable loss, but it also showed the world what service, courage, and sacrifice look like. Thousands of first responders ran toward danger while…