A State Audit report was released yesterday and highlighted several misconduct issues with various departments, and employees, across the state. The audit stated that investigations of misconduct by state employees cost taxpayers over 200 thousand dollars last year. One of the most egregious happened at the DMV with a key…
The Homeless situation is getting worse across California and cities and counties are wrestling with the problem. Some officials are blaming the increase on the housing crisis that California is suffering with. Tent Cities are appearing in parks and open spaces and shelters are overflowing causing additional health risk as…
Auburn City Councilman Daniel Berlant announced this week that he would be seeking a second term on the City Council in the November election. Berlant, who has served nearly four years on the City Council, plans to continue to make bridging community and safety a priority. Berlant has served as…
Aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus is scheduled again tonight in portions of Sacramento County. 142 mosquito samples and 67 dead birds have already tested positive for West Nile virus in Sacramento County this season. A In an effort to combat a continuing increase in activity,…
Auburnas new Fire Chief, Dave Spencer, spoke before the meddlers this morning and outlined his desire to create a model to address fire prevention, particularly with weed abatement throughout the city. He said that residents and business would begin seeing information that hopefully will educate everyone on how to keep…
Auburn police discovered a bedroll on top of the Alta Vista Elementary school as evidence of a homeless person using the roof as a sleeping location, all a part of an ongoing search program to locate homeless camps throughout the area. Alta Vista staff had reported someone was sleeping on…
Reports of car break-ins in Sacramento area counties show that over the past 10 years, Placer County has registered a 6% increase and leads the area counties in percentage of activity. Placer sill is much lower in the number of vehicle break-ins as compared to Sacramento and other counties;…
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More than 2000 people are expected to participate this Saturday in the traditional a Eppieas Great Race” in Sacramento. The one major difference after 45 years, this will be the final race. Started by Eppie Johnson as a marketing stunt for his restaurant chain was considered the first modern triathlon. The…
Three men, one from Lake Tahoe, one from Davis and the other from Sacramento were arrested Sunday after they parachuted from the cat-walk underneath the Forest Hill Bridge into the American River Canyon. The three were met on the ground by Park Rangers who had been alerted by Placer County…