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Northern California water agencies ask customers to conserve as PG&E continues repairs
(FOX40.COM) — Customers of the Placer County Water Agency and the Nevada Irrigation District will need to practice their water conservation into 2025 as new issues have arisen along their water supply network. The two water agencies said that while work continues to progress along two PG&E pipelines that were damaged from winter storms, a […]
The Gathering Inn surprises Lincoln with purchase of property for medical respite center
The Gathering Inn is officially coming to Lincoln, catching the community, city and elected officials off-guard. The Gathering Inn (TGI) is a non-profit that provides shelter and accommodations for those experiencing homelessness in Placer County and Elk Grove. TGI purchased land in Lincoln using the space using grant funding from...
Folsom Assemblyman calls on Governor to delay electric big rig mandate after fiery Tesla crash
Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) joined a group of Republican lawmakers in calling for the Governor to delay a mandate that all big rigs in California be all-electric by the year 2045. This comes in response to a crash on Monday of a Tesla all-electric semi-truck on Interstate 80 near Colfax....
GV Fire Tax Measure Expenditure Plan Approved
Based on the state’s determination, Grass Valley’s new Fire Tax, Measure B, will take effect October first. The three-eighths-of-a-percent sales tax increase was approved by voters during the March Primary elections. The city will receive approximately 75-percent of the estimated annual revenue, or about two-million dollars, for the rest of the fiscal year, or through June 30th. The City Council passed an expenditure plan at their recent meeting. City Manager Tim Kiser reiterated that it’ll be split 50-50 between resiliency and vegetation mitigation. He said resiliency includes moving closer to the national standard, by increasing from two to three firefighters per engine. Also, implementing a vegetation management and inspection program, with the goal to cover all parcels by the end of the year…
Hardy Bullock: Mid-year progress on community preparedness, resiliency, housing and more
As we head into another fire season, I am proud of our team for all they have done to further our objective of Emergency Preparedness. We offered several free green waste disposal days over the last few months at both McCourtney Road Transfer Station in Grass Valley and Trout Creek Recreation Center in Truckee. We awarded 26 microgrants of $3,600 each to local Firewise communities so they could clear vegetation from their neighborhoods.
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