California Drivers will see a new gas tax when they purchase after July 1st. The current tax on gasoline in California is 41.7 cents per gallon. With the 5.6 cent increase, the tax amount per gallon will be 47.3 cents per gallon or 13% of the average per gallon charge.…
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Construction officially starts today on highway 49 from the I-80 interchange in Auburn to Bell Road. This week there will be day time activity 6AM to 4PM as signage is installed. I-80 will have intermittent lane closures from Sierra College Blvd to the Penryn Overpass each night Sunday through Thursday…
The Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer unit announced that all permits for burning will be suspended starting Monday June 17th. The Suspension covers Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sierra counties. The release states that with high winds, high volumes of dead grass throughout the region has elevated the danger of wild fires, and…
Sacramento students will be able to ride public transit free starting this fall. The new plan will give over 100 thousand students a break in this cost. Students living inside the city or attending any school in the city are eligible for this benefit. The plan is for one year.…
The city of Auburn is increasing its firefighter staff by 50 % and re-opening the South City Maidu fire station. The Auburn City Council voted Monday night to increase the city fire fighter staff from 14 to 21 at a cost of 681 thousand dollars which is a one-year funding.…
PG&E over the weekend started their policy of shutting off power in areas they designate as dangerous for potential wildfire. PG&E began deliberately shutting off power Saturday to communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills.A The utility said that at least 16,000 customers would be without electricity through the night.A At…
The California Budget is in its final stages. June 15th is the deadline before legislators will get a stop order on their pay checks. Lawmakers want to use an a extraordinarya state budget surplus to expand health care options for undocumented people while stockpiling billions of dollars in reserves in anticipation…
A report by CalFire investigators yesterday and in a press release, stated that the Ranch Fire, started just after noon on July 2018 that then merged with the River fire, then known as the Mendocino Complex fire, burning more than 459 thousand acres, was started by a hammer pounding a…
Rocklin Police responded to a call at 5050 Sierra College Blvd. at 11:41 a.m. Thursday that a body had been discovered in the back of a vehicle. Rocklin Police and Fire found a deceased 57-year-old white male in the back of a white Suburban. According to Rocklin Police Investigation Sgt.…