The State of California State Fair is making a dramatic change this year. The traditional fireworks is moving to a high tech solution with Drones, synced to music that will light up the skies and create a light show that is environmentally safer. Several shows were transformed last year to…
The Placer County Grand Jury final report and recommendations for 2018-2019 has been officially submitted to the Superior Court of Placer. A The final report contains 8 individual reports of activity, investigation, findings and recommendations. One of the reports, the investigation into the water connection refund at the City of…
Unknown vandals struck downtown Auburn overnight early Friday spraying some graffiti on one side of the State Theater, and tearing down plastic letters from the Christian Science Reading Room and Church on Lincoln Way. A wood carving, one of two were at the doors of A Gelene Sorrentinoa s Clinical…
California regulators on Thursday approved allowing utilities to cut off electricity to possibly hundreds of thousands of customers to avoid catastrophic wildfires like the one sparked by power lines last year that killed 85 people and largely destroyed the city of Paradise. Utilities’ liability can reach billions of dollars, and…
We reported here on KAHI NEWS Wednesday morning with Supervisor Jim Holmes that a new 211 online and information telephone system is in the works and funded by the county of Placer. 211, a 24/7 nationwide system, provides users with free connection to resources ranging from disaster aid to health…
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The addition of bike lanes in Sacramento is being highlighted today for two reasons, one it takes away vehicles lanes in already over loaded traffic streets, and secondly the funds that are being used to create the bike lanes is coming from the gas tax that was raised two years…
The California Department of General Services, responsible for the state owned buildings throughout the state is presenting a plan to sell many of the buildings that are outside the city of Sacramento due to aging, and state of repair. The plan would take 18 months to accomplish and requires legislature…
The City of Sacramento is hiring a consultant for $150 thousand to look for a new home for the Sacramento Zoo! Three areas are under consideration, The Bing Maloney Golf Course, owned by the city, but the Golf Course would be closed; Sleep Train in Natomas has been mentioned, however…
PG&E announced Wednesday they plan to replace all electric wiring in the City of Paradise underground. They state this is a move that would protect homes in the future from potential wildfire destruction to their homes. 74 miles of natural gas lines also will be replaced under the city streets.…