A major story in the Lincoln Messenger Newspaper this morning: State Senator Ted Gains requested a state audit of the City of Lincoln on April 11, and yesterday the California State Assembly Joint Committee on Legislative Audit voted 12-0 to conduct an Audit of the City of Lincoln. The original…
Seventy two year old Joseph DeAngelo appeared in a Sacramento Courtroom yesterday, absent his wheelchair, to hear a judge put off a decision on whether to let the press and public see the details of the arrest and charges against him concerning several murders and rape charges stemming back to…
A 3.5A Magnitude earthquake hit the San Francisco area last night at about 7:15. Location of the shaker was about two miles northeast of Oakland, and was felt in the City of San Francisco and as far away at Petaluma. There are no reports of immediate damage being reported.…
Gov. Brown Releases Last California State Budget California Gov. Jerry Brown released his last state budget proposal Friday, kicking off a month of negotiations with the Legislature about how to spend a growing budget surplus.The Democratic governor last pegged the surplus at $6.1 billion in January and proposed spending almost…
Crystal Basin Campground Closing for the summer! Crystal Basin Campgrounds in the El Dorado Forest in the Northern Sierra, a popular summer campground, will be closed this summer as officials execute a major face-liftA to the area. Over 500 thousand visitors use this campground each year, and this year…
Placer County Supervisors Not Holding Hearing On Non-Sanctuary Status Declaring Placer County a non-sanctuary county and attempting to get the board of supervisors to address the issue became a point of discussion this week at the first meeting of the supers for may. An estimated 150 people turned out Tuesday…
A free medication take-back event will take place at many locations across Placer County on Saturday, April 28. Local law enforcement in collaboration with youth organizations, utilities, public health entities and local schools, will hold drop offs in the western part of the county from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
Downtown Auburn driving experiences should be smoothed over by the end of the summer on many of the cityas oldest, and bumpiest roadways. The City of Auburn plans call for more than half a million dollars to be spent on the street overlay project to be done during the warmer…
At Tuesdayas Board of Supervisors meeting, a social host ordinance designed to deter underage drinking and substance use in private homes was introduced. The new ordinance would apply to the unincorporated areas of the county, and holds adults responsible for gatherings on their property that allow for a minoras use…
For the third year Placer County Health and Human Services will provide free tax assistance to low-income individuals and families, in cooperation with the IRS and United Way, through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. VITA helps wage earners with the highest need receive their earned income tax credit, a…