Posted on July 8, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
(7/10/20) State Health Officer adds Placer County to the Gov.’s Watch List late yesterday. If it stays on three or more days, shutdown could be imposed again on some business is the county. Auburn City Council is holding special today (Friday) at 2:00 p.m. to discuss action and status.A A…
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Posted on June 26, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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…
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Posted on June 26, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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…
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Posted on June 26, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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…
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Posted on June 24, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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. aJohn has decades of experience in leading cities like Auburn,a said…
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Posted on June 24, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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…
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Posted on June 20, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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…
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Posted on June 20, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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…
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Posted on June 20, 2020 by Jerry Henry and saved under Local News, News, Slider, Top Stories
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,…
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