Gov. Newsome at his daily briefing yesterday said the state has 1.6 million unemployed workers now that have filed for unemployment insurance. Californiaas steeply climbing unemployment numbers reflect an economy brought to a standstill by the stateas stay-at-home orders that have confined many to their homes and forced businesses deemed…
Home Depot stores are going to restrict the number of customers that can enter their stores starting Friday. The chain also announced they will shorten their hours and close at 6:00 PM. Thermometers will be distributed throughout the stores, and employees will be asked to perform health checks each time…
Gov. Newsom has followed through on one of his beliefs and has commuted the sentence of 21 California prison inmates including 10 that had been convicted of homicide. The Gov. said he had been considering the release for some time even before the COVID 19 virus, but Public Health Officials…
Placer County Water Agency and the Nevada Irrigation District both have declared emergencies to prepare for spread of the COVID 19 virus. The declarations place both utilities to activate procedures, Protect employees and customers, suspend disconnects and customer delinquent fees, and make purchases and obtain essential services and equipment during…
Placer County Superintendent of education Gayle Garbolino-Mojica has announced that the school district superintendents and charter school operators in concurrence with Placer County Health officials will extend closures of all county schools until May 1. The COVID-19 Virus was named as the cause for the decision in hopes of slowing…
The Bowman Bridges opened to traffic in both directions on Friday. Several local businesses were impacted since construction started on the two bridges last summer but with communication from the county, a hotline for information and media coverage, all coped with what was needed to upgrade these important bridges. Cost…
Placer County Fire and Cal Fire were called in overnight to extinguish a fire in the old Dennyas restaurant building in Auburn near Bowman. The building has been abandoned for some time and was gated off with no one expected to be in the building. Cause is under investigation. No…
Jobless Claims in the state have been spiking since the first announcements of a Shelter in placea were issued in the state in six bay counties on March 16th. The Week prior, ending on the 14th, the number jumped from 43,400 to 58,200. Filing online is your best bet. It’s available…
Beginning today, March 23rd, 2020, the City of Auburn will provide only essential services to the community.A A This means Police and Fire services will operate as normal as well as the Cityas sewer plant operations. However, most City Hall services will be unavailable until further notice. These efforts have…
Pacific Gas and Electric has announced it has resolved all state charges related to the 2018 Camp Fire through a plea agreement with the Butte County District Attorney. Under that agreement, PG&E will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting a fire stemming…