In the BEE this morning: Two of Sacramentoas noted families are proposing an urban resort on the banks of the Sacramento River just north of Tower Bridge in West Sacramento featuring aA Boutique Hotel and residential units with panoramic views of the river and downtown. The project is a joint…
Folsom police are investigating an assault, and a possible sexual assault issued that occurred on Friday, August 3rd, which happened on the Willow Creek Trail, near the 1200 block of Creekside Drive by Blue Ravine Road and Riley Street. A 15 year old girl that was walking on the trail…
National Night Out was held across the nation last night. Neighborhood Watch groups organized parties and invited their neighbors to bring in an hors daoeuvre and their drinks and BBQ was part of the social attraction. Each of these parties, attended by about 50 to 75 people had at least…
The Pioneer Community Energy board of Directors held a public hearing this afternoon at the Domes in Auburn with an agenda of 9 items to discuss. Item 8 addressed the proposed increase of rates that have been discussed since last Monday when three Scenarios were presented to the board. Scenario…
The Auburn Salvation Army Thrift Store is closing its doors Friday August 9th. A consolidation of stores is in play so Grass Valley, Woodland and Sacramento will all close and become part of the Sacramento Adult Rehabilitation center in Stockton. Stores will remain open in Marysville and Rancho Cordova. The…
The Placer County Treasurer Jenine Windeshausen who has been the spark plug in the creation of Pioneer Community Energy and has served as it Executive Director since being appointed by the Board of Directors on July 26, 2016, made a surprise announcement yesterday that she was resigning as the Executive…
The Sacramento City Council is set to approve $14.4 million in funding for the North Natomas Community Center and Aquatics Center a the last piece of funding needed to make the long-awaited $45 million project happen. The center will sit adjacent to the 220-acre regional park, which features a relocated…
A plan which has opened to the public scrutiny and comment from local citizens by the Auburn State Recreation area could bring two new American River Bridge crossing to the area. One bridge is proposed at Greenwood where a bridge was washed out in the 1960as following a dam break.…
Two checks have been cashed at Bank of America in the amounts of $33 thousand dollars each, being obtained from the McDonalds restaurant on Lincoln and Bowman Road in North Auburn. Placer county sheriffs are investigating along with Bank of American investigators in what appears to be a major check…
The United Auburn Indian Community announced they have made a contribution of $100,000 to the Penryn Fire Protection District to assist in theA purchaseA of a new fire engine. The Tribal Council, led by Chairman Gene Whitehouse, recently presented aA check to Penryn Fire Chief Mitch Higgins at the Tribal…