To the citizens of El Dorado County, The year 2012 is wrapped up, and so is my second year as your sheriff. This year end update is to provide you, the community we serve, with information outlining some of the achievements by the men and women that make up the sheriff’s office. I believe it […]
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To the community, One week ago many individuals came together to send a message to our youth. The message focused on the power they have to make the right choices for themselves when faced with alcohol, tobacco and drug experimentation. Our youth gained information at the Drug Store Project, but when it comes down to […]
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By Tracy Franklin This is the fourth of a series of articles highlighting emergency preparedness. Use these tools to prepare yourself for an emergency. More information is available in the city’s website. Utility Safety Natural Gas Natural gas leaks and explosions are responsible for a significant number of fires following any major emergency event. It […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee The bad news is that a dry winter means the Sierra snowpack is only half of its statistical normal as the annual spring runoff begins. The good news is that we’re still living off the unusually wet winter we had two years ago and major reservoirs – Shasta, Trinity, Oroville […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 4, 2013, Sacramento Bee. Sometime today, a very fast jet carrying a very important man and his entourage will streak across the Central Valley sky. That’s the closest President Obama will get to the part of California where mortgages are upside down, where unemployment is disgracefully high […]
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By Jim Tarwater Although there is no absolute guarantee that something bad will never happen in our schools, it is important to understand the difference between the possibility of something happening and probability that it will affect you, our school community. For years, schools have worked closely with law enforcement and other public agencies to […]
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To the community, As a lawyer, I find all this excitement around the Supreme Court about gay marriage to be strange. Surely the court will notice that we have a Constitution that ensures that we will not discriminate against anyone and that we already tried separate but equal and it did not work. There are […]
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By David C. Antonucci In 2011 the Nevada Legislature adopted a new program to combat aquatic invasive species (AIS) throughout the state that goes into effect this year. This program is not widely understood and it has implications for paddlers. We need paddlers to contact the Nevada Legislature to express our needs. Read on! Effective […]
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By Jesse Patterson Nevada senators introduce bill to Save Lake Tahoe. Now, we have to make sure that it passes. Special interests who stand to benefit if Lake Tahoe loses its environmental protections will fight hard to stop this bill. Nevada legislators need to hear from you. If you have not already done so, sign […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to thank Hard Rock Cafe for sponsoring the March 18 evening $250 Adopt A Day dinner served at St. Theresa Church’s Grace Hall. Hard Rock Cafe sent seven ambassador volunteers to help with all of the activities necessary to feed over 80 guests who attended the evening’s […]
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