California State Agencies are being task with plans for their independent workforces to return to in office work time. Some plan to have one day a week then two and eventually three days per week working in office and agency buildings. Agencies are also reporting there is discussions ongoing with…
In less than a month, Californians will decide whether they agree the current Governor Gavin Newsom should remain in power or not. All voters should receive ballots for the Sept. 14 election in their mailbox by this week. California, dominated by Democratic politics, has long led the nation in chasing…
A small but active wildfire burning Sunday in a rural area of El Dorado County has prompted evacuations. The Caldor Fire started Saturday just before 7 p.m. about four miles south of Grizzly Flats, east of Omo Ranch. It has burned 300 acres and Forest Service crews have not yet…
Congressman Tom McClintock has written a letter to the Chief of US Forest Service Vici Christiansen requestioning answers to the service decision to delay suppression service to the Tamarack Fire which began in Northeast California on July 4th. The congressman is questioning who made the decision to monitor the fire…
Yolo County issued an advisory Wednesday strongly recommending that residents wear masks in most public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, citing a recent increase in COVID-19 activity attributed to the highly transmissible Delta variant. The Yolo County Health Official is former Placer County Health Officer Dr. Amiee Sisson “Vaccinated…
The California state Capitol has reinstated its mask mandate for all legislators and staff, regardless of vaccination status, after an outbreak of nine new COVID-19 cases was reported among employees last week. Effective immediately, masks will have to be worn in the Capitol, Legislative Office Building and district offices. Unvaccinated…
Nevada Irrigation District, which serves North Auburn, announced it is mandating water-use restrictions for its customers amid a dry, hot summer. The restrictions will aim to minimize water supply shortage impacts and protect public health, the NID Board of Directors determined during a July 1 special meeting. Directors approved a…
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is ready to take a daring step to combat the homelessness crisis engulfing the region. He wants California’s capital city to be one of the first in the U.S. to establish a legal right to housing and shelter. This could be a breakthrough after years of…
Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis announced Thursday California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election on Sept. 14. Newsom is enjoying the fruits of an overflowing state bank account and the reopening of California after the pandemic. The latest approval ratings from a May survey by the Public Policy Institute of…
In a long discussion the Auburn City Council approved the 21-22 fiscal budget for the city last night. The City leaves the current budget tomorrow with a comfortable surplus which will be held over and infested into projects for the city this coming year. There are projects in IT, Airport…