By KCRA-TV Jerry and Robyn Trudeau of Carmichael walked under the Salmon Falls Bridge in El Dorado County in disbelief Wednesday. “It’s really unbelievable,” Robyn Trudeau said. “So many have jumped off this bridge as teenagers.” Her husband was one of them. But one look at the lack of water flowing under the bridge and […]
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The El Dorado Irrigation District board this week declared a State 2 drought warning. This means customers are being asked to reduce water consumption by 30 percent. At the March meeting the board will consider a drought surcharge. Also at that meeting the board is expected to discuss whether the voluntary restrictions should be mandatory. […]
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By Sendhill Mullainathan, New York Times The problem is very simple: Many of us need more sleep. Here’s an alarming statistic: A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in 25 people admitted to having fallen asleep while driving during the previous month. To put that in perspective, mathematical models […]
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By Rory Carroll, Reuters California’s senate leader is preparing a $644 million emergency drought relief bill designed to quickly fund shovel-ready projects to combat the state’s severe water shortage, according to a draft of the bill. The wide-ranging effort would fast-track water supply projects, speed up funding for expanded use of recycled water and stormwater […]
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By Kathryn Reed California Tahoe Conservancy outlined Tuesday how it is transitioning from being an agency that buys land so it would not be developed to one that is collecting commodities associated with land to further development. Patrick Wright, executive director of the state agency that is based in South Lake Tahoe, and Peter Eicher, […]
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By Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune CHULA VISTA — A California Highway Patrol officer handcuffed and detained a Chula Vista firefighter for refusing to move his engine out of traffic at a crash scene Tuesday night, prompting a nationwide storm of online commentaries on Wednesday. The firefighter had parked the engine behind an ambulance in […]
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By Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee In a blistering ruling against CalFire, a judge in Plumas County has found the agency guilty of “egregious and reprehensible conduct” in its response to the 2007 Moonlight Fire and ordered it to pay more than $30 million in penalties, legal fees and costs to Sierra Pacific […]
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El Dorado County will receive more than a quarter million dollars in forfeited narcotics proceeds. Cash, bank accounts, and a house on 10 acres in Placerville were forfeited from two El Dorado County residents. Robert Edward Mulready, 50, of Placerville, and Duane Patrick Petersen, 40, of Shingle Springs, were charged in U.S. District Court with […]
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By Nick Janes, KOVR-KMAX SODA SPRINGS — A woman was killed by a car spinning out of control in Interstate 80 in the Sierra on Thursday. Traffic on I-80 was brought to a standstill after the accident killed the woman near Soda Springs. It started when a Lexus spun out and someone stopped to help. […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau MEYERS – Flyers stating: “There is a new plan for Meyers, and it’s not good” and “A multi-acre, multi-level resort with almost 500 parking spaces: Have you heard of the ‘Catalyst Project’?” helped bring out a throng of citizens Thursday night. Concerned Meyers residents organized the Feb. 6 community meeting to discuss […]
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