Placer County Supervisors approved a winery and farm brewery zoning text amendment that adds farm breweries being now regulated in the same manner as wineries. The ordinance eliminates owners to have social events, sets parameters, specifies public health and safety standards, and eliminates the need to secure use permits. The…
The Placer County Supervisors Tuesday approved a resolution amendment to rescind the delegation of authority to end the local health Covid-19 emergency by the county health office to the Supervisors. A In other words, under the Health and Safety Code, Section 101080, and the governoras emergency proclamation, authorizes transfer of…
The Auburn City Council at a special called meeting Thursday night moved to proceed with a ballot measure to increase the sales tax in the city by 1% to 8.25%. The voters now will get to decide if the City can get the increase funding for fire prevention, protection, public…
AUBURN, CA a The Auburn City Council Monday night selected John Donlevy as the next City Manager of Auburn. The appointment comes after current City Manager Bob Richardson announced his retirement, which is now scheduled for early August. a John has decades of experience in leading cities like Auburn,a said…
The Auburn City Fire Department has learned that a firefighter has tested positive for COVID-19. The affected firefighter is in self-quarantine at home and has not required hospitalization. On June 20, 2020, a firefighter informed the Auburn City Fire Departmentas on-duty Chief Officer that he had received a positive test…
A vegetation fire in Placer County on Thursday prompted authorities to close a portion of a nearby highway as Cal Fire crews corralled the blaze in a rural area of Lincoln. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the Cal Fire Nevada-Placer-Yuba unit reported the wildfire burned about 75 acres near Nelson…
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Thursday requiring elections officials to mail a ballot to every registered, active voter in the state ahead of the November election. The bill almost mirrors the election-related executive orders that Newsom issued since the coronavirus outbreak, which guarantee that registered voters receive ballots ahead…
Gov. Newsom issued another executive order late yesterday that Californians must wear masks in all indoor activities. The new rules require face coverings when people are riding in taxis and rideshare cars, taking public transit, standing in line to enter a building, or walking through common areas like hallways, stairways,…
Auburn Police Chief Ryan Kinnan, yesterday, Monday June 15th, created an 11-page memo explaining current department policies and procedures on local police response to use of force by the Auburn Police. The memo states that since the beginning of 2020, Auburn officers have responded to 11,334 calls for service and…
Activity in the Golden State Killer/East area Rapist case yesterday in Sacramento. Joseph James DeAngelo Jr appeared in court as Lawyers report they have reached a deal that will allow DeAngelo to plead guilty to 88 murders, rape and other charges at a June 29th hearing and therefore avoid the…