To the community, This letter is in regards to the hot springs on the East Fork of the Carson River in California near the Nevada border. Friends of Hope Valley wants to bring greater public awareness of the situation and needs readers to help apply pressure on the Forest Service to take action. Friends of […]
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Updated June 6, 9:46am: By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is going to have a new surveyor, treasurer-tax collector, and recorder-clerk – all because the current officeholders opted to retire. Philip Mosbacher had no competition for surveyor in the June 5 primary election. K.E. Coleman (15,686 votes, 56.12 percent) topped Anne Billingsley (12,156 votes, 43.49 […]
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By Susanne Schmidt The term “midlife crisis” conjures up the image of an affluent, middle-aged man speeding off in a red sports car with a woman half his age. He leaves behind his wife and children; yet he—not they—are in “crisis.” Because most tales and treatises about this near-cliché of midlife crisis center on men, […]
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By Susan Wood About one-third of the registered voters in El Dorado County cast a ballot in Tuesday’s primary — and that’s considered good. That’s the general assessment leading into the final results for El Dorado County elections from a man who has spent much of his government career watching and analyzing them. In the […]
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By Bob Tita, Wall Street Journal The U.S. recycling industry is breaking down. Prices for scrap paper and plastic have collapsed, leading local officials across the country to charge residents more to collect recyclables and send some to landfills. Used newspapers, cardboard boxes and plastic bottles are piling up at plants that can’t make a […]
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Updated June 6, 12:43am: By Susan Wood The two El Dorado County District 5 supervisor candidates on opposite ends of the political spectrum will face each other in November, a rematch of four years ago. With all precincts reporting, incumbent Sue Novasel has 1,604 votes at 36.9 percent; while Kenny Curtzwiler is close behind with […]
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By Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee A tanker truck carrying jet fuel overturned on Highway 193 north of Placerville, spilling hundreds of gallons of fuel and closing a portion of the highway, Caltrans District 3 announced Monday. Shortly after 4am, the driver lost control of the truck while driving downhill near Chili Bar Reservoir, a popular […]
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To the community, The students at South Tahoe Middle School have the opportunity to join Club Live, which is an organization that promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing high energy alternative activities. The club features leadership events, community service projects, club meetings and recreational trips. For the past four years, Larry Lambdin, the club’s mentor/leader, […]
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John Cameron will be the guest speaker at the El Dorado County State of Jefferson (SOJ) meeting on June 12 at the American Legion Hall, 4561 Greenstone Road in Placerville. Cameron is the Pacific Legal Foundation’s liberty society manager. Since 1973, Pacific Legal Foundation has successfully litigated for limited government, private property rights and free […]
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By Ronald Robertson, The Conversation As the 2018 midterm elections approach in the U.S., Google’s power to influence undecided voters remains overshadowed by Facebook’s personal data crisis. Facebook has “taken it on the chin” for its role in the 2016 presidential election, and organizations like the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and the Russian troll […]
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