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Federal funds pay for new Mendota cop
The Fresno Bee
Monday, Jun. 25, 2012
Congressman Jim Costa announced Monday that the Mendota Police Department has been awarded $125,000 to hire an additional officer.
The grant, presented by the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, has previously helped police departments maintain forces.
Costa said this year the grant specifies that new hires must have served in the military in order to utilize veterans' skills learned while on active duty.
Department to Hire 1 New Officer
Fresno, CA- Rep. Jim Costa announced today that $125,000 has been awarded to the Mendota Police Department from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The funds from the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) will allow the police department to hire 1 additional officer.
David Mas Masumoto named to National Council on the Arts
By Michael Doyle - Bee Washington Bureau
Wednesday, Jun. 20, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The White House on Wednesday named Del Rey farmer and writer David Mas Masumoto to the National Council on the Arts, a prestigious position that combines high honors with some good, honest work.
Fresno, CA- Rep. Jim Costa announced today that Avenal Community Health Center has been awarded $920,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant is from the Health Cluster Grant program, which provides funds to improve facilities and boost capacity in rural areas.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that bundled 14 different land management bills into a single package. Despite qualms with a number of the provisions in the package and the process for consideration on the House floor, Costa supported the legislation citing that it contained legislation that would bring additional water to the Valley by allowing the modification of the Exchequer Dam spillway. Costa was an original cosponsor of the stand alone legislation to modify Exchequer.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jim Costa announced today that California Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc., in Bakersfield will receive $121,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP). These funds were awarded on a competitive basis to state and local agencies and other organizations that provide assistance to reintegrate veterans into to the workforce.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement that he had nominated David "Mas" Masumoto to the National Council on the Arts.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of Agriculture announced that Kern and Kings Counties have been designated as agriculture disaster areas due to damage from freezing temperatures, hail, and high winds that occurred between March 1 and April 30th. Producers in Kern and Kings Counties now are eligible for consideration for federal assistance through the Farm Services Agency (FSA).
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Costa welcomed the 20th District Art Competition winner, Sarah Fanucchi of Bakersfield's South High School, and her family to Washington. Sarah's painting is of her mother's official portrait when she enrolled in the U.S. Air Force at the age of 18. Her artwork "18 on 18" will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jim Costa announced today that Kern County and the cities of Bakersfield and Delano will receive $11.4 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for community development and assistance to the homeless. The funds were made available through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program and the HOME program. In March, Costa joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to urge that the U.S. House Appropriations Committee maintain funding for CDBG in 2013.