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 a 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 Californiaas 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. A Newsom is enjoying the fruits of an overflowing state bank account and the reopening of California after the pandemic. The latest approval ratings from aA May survey by the Public Policy…
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…
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature on Friday unveiled a state budget plan that would expand Medi-Cal coverage to low-income, undocumented adults and seniors ages 50 and over. State leaders are expected to sign the deal next week. The proposed expansion makes California closer to potentially becoming the first…
Beal Air Force Base in Yuba County was threatened yesterday afternoon by a fast wind driven wild fire that started about 2 p.m. Within an hour the air base started evacuations and ordered all residents to evacuate to the base gym plus some surrounding neighborhoods were also ordered to vacate…