In a long discussion the Auburn City Council approved the 21-22 fiscal budget for the city last night. The City leaves the current budget tomorrow with a comfortable surplus which will be held over and infested into projects for the city this coming year. There are projects in IT, Airport…
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature on Friday unveiled a state budget plan that would expand Medi-Cal coverage to low-income, undocumented adults and seniors ages 50 and over. State leaders are expected to sign the deal next week. The proposed expansion makes California closer to potentially becoming the first…
Beal Air Force Base in Yuba County was threatened yesterday afternoon by a fast wind driven wild fire that started about 2 p.m. Within an hour the air base started evacuations and ordered all residents to evacuate to the base gym plus some surrounding neighborhoods were also ordered to vacate…
An Auburn man was arrested May 27 in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which interrupted the count of Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election. Sean Michael McHugh, 34, was charged with federal offenses, including assault on law enforcement with a deadly or dangerous…
Vaccine experts yesterday started discussing if there may be a possible need for a third vaccine required for the COVID-19 virus. Pfizer has a two-dose process that has proven to be very effective, but scientists are already predicting the virus will have mutated into several more types and strains of…
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Friday proposed pouring tens of billions of dollars into Californiaas struggling economy as part of a record-setting state budget proposal that will play out as he defends himself in a recall election. The $267.8 billion plan would direct billions in spending toward stimulus checks for Californians, give…
The Sacramento Regional Water Authority, just three days after the area was declared a a Drought Areaa by gov. Newsome, issued a 10% cut in water usage. They specifically pointed to water agencies that depend on Folsom Lake and the lower American River for local water customers. Officials said there is…
Auburn Cruise Night opens its 37th Season Tomorrow Night in Downtown Auburn. Officials are expecting 300 plus classic cars in attendance and expect a large turnout for the annual tradition. Live music and food will be abundant, and there will be no charge for the classic cars or participants who…
Placer County officials approved a $4.8 million contract to purchase body-worn cameras as part of a pilot program for county sheriffas deputies Tuesday. The program will begin in January 2022 and last three years. In a presentation to the board of supervisors, Capt. Jeff Swearingen said the sheriffas office had…
Roseville police and Placer County prosecutors say they have broken up a fraud ring that illegally took in $2.3 million in California unemployment benefits and engaged in credit card fraud, human trafficking and drug sales. The report Tuesday follows a five-month investigation that began with a traffic stop in 2017 of a…