GRASS VALLEY, Calif. December 30, 2016 – 8th grader Delaney Amarel spent her holiday baking toffee to raise money for Boxers in need, specifically to remove at least one Boxer from a shelter in Kern County. Today, Delaney and her family met “Murphy” at For the Love Of Pets Veterinary Hospital in Grass Valley. This […]
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Robert Reich: Obama’s Last Stands
Dec. 28, 2016 – President-elect Donald Trump is accusing President Obama of putting up “roadblocks” to a smooth transition. In reality, I think President Obama has been too cooperative with Trump. In the waning days of his administration, I’d recommend Obama take the following last stands: 1. Name Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Article […]
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Trump’s Treasury Pick Excelled at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes
Dec. 28, 2016 – In 2015, OneWest Bank moved to foreclose on John Yang, an 80-year-old Korean immigrant living in Orange Park, Florida, a small suburb of Jacksonville. The bank believed he wasn’t living in his home, violating the terms of its loan. It dispatched an agent to give him legal notification of the foreclosure. […]
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Electoral College: California Certificate of Vote published
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United Way’s “Share the Warmth” Collection Drive Was a Huge Success – Thank You
December 21, 2016 – United Way of Nevada County, with help from the community, held a collection drive to “Share the Warmth” with those in need in Nevada County. They collected donations of women’s, men’s and children’s socks, gloves and warm hats. They received a wealth of donated socks, gloves and warm hats to be […]
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Winter is officially here – Happy Solstice
December 21, 2016 – The Winter Solstice. Winter “officially” begins! The sun’s rays will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. It marks the day of the year with the least hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere. Solstices occur twice a year — when the sun reaches the highest point […]
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Winter storm could mar Christmas travel
December 20, 2016 – Our partners at the National Weather Service in Sacramento are calling Friday’s storm “a potentially strong weather system moving through Northern California Friday into Saturday. This system has the potential to cause substantial headaches to travel leading up to Christmas. The greatest impact may be to the mountains, where heavy snow with gusty winds […]
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Nevada County looking to hire professional consulting and facilitation services for marijuana advisory group
NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 19, 2016 – A request for proposals (RFP) has been published by Nevada County’s Purchasing Division for “consulting and facilitation services for marijuana regulation community advisory group.” The Nevada County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has formed a subcommittee to bring a plan for a permanent cultivation ordinance, with stakeholder and community […]
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Lucas Davis: Policy uncertainty discourages innovation and hurts the environment
December 19, 2016 – Large-scale changes are anticipated for U.S. environmental policies heading into 2017. The new administration has promised a “comprehensive review of all federal regulations,” which include policies aimed at carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, fuel economy standards, oil and gas production, and tax credits for solar panels, wind turbines and electric […]
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Mary Wood, Charles Woodward IV, Michael Blumm: Earth on the docket: Why Obama can’t ignore this climate lawsuit by America’s youth
December 19, 2016 – At a time when humanity must reverse course before plunging over a climate cliff, the American public has elected a president who seems to have both feet on the fossil fuel accelerator. If there is a mechanism to force the Trump administration to put the brakes on dirty energy policy, a […]
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Upcoming Nevada County Library Holiday Hours and Events
December 19, 2016 – The Nevada County Library has a lot of programming on the calendar leading up to the Christmas holiday, as well as some holiday hours. Bear River Station will be closed December 19th – January 3rd. Madelyn Helling Library will close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24th & 31st. Grass Valley […]
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Retiring Director of Public Works Steve Castleberry recognized by BOS
NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 16, 2016 – The Nevada County BOS recognized Steve Castleberry during Tuesday’s meeting. Castleberry retires at the end of the year, after close to eight years with Nevada County. His fellow department heads presented him with a functioning Galileo thermometer – a whimsical nod to Steve’s engineering background. Castleberry thanked his […]
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NASA Releases New Eye-Popping View of Carbon Dioxide
Dec. 13, 2016 – A new NASA supercomputer project builds on the agency’s satellite measurements of carbon dioxide and combines them with a sophisticated Earth system model to provide one of the most realistic views yet of how this critical greenhouse gas moves through the atmosphere. Scientists have tracked the rising concentration of heat-trapping carbon […]
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Uneventful first reading of changes to cannabis cultivation in Nevada County
NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 14, 2016 – Only a handful of residents were present for the first reading of some adjustments to the current marijuana cultivation ordinance. The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted to make minor changes to the current ordinance to bring it in compliance with Prop. 64, the statewide voter-approved non-medicinal use […]
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Nevada County BOS proclaims Jan. 12-16 as South Yuba River Citizen’s League’s 15th annual Wild&Scenic Film Festival
NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 13, 2016 – The Nevada County BOS today unanimously proclaimed Jan. 12-16 as SYRCL WSSF days. SYRCL’s Executive Director Caleb Dardick and Festival Director Melinda Booth were on hand to accept the proclamation. RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 12-16, 2017 AS SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZEN’S LEAGUE’S 15th ANNUAL WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL […]
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Johanna Schuster-Craig: Will Trump victory make Angela Merkel leader of the free world?
December 12, 2016 – After the election of Donald Trump, commentators have argued that German Chancellor Angela Merkel may become the leader of the free world, a role typically played by the president of the United States. After 11 years as chancellor and as the leader of the largest economy in Europe, Merkel is certainly […]
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Nevada County BOS to consider changes to cannabis cultivation ordinance
NEVADA CITY Calif. December 8, 2016 – The Nevada County Board of Supervisors will consider amending the existing marijuana cultivation regulations at their Dec. 13th meeting. The proposed amendments will bring the current general code into alignment with new Prop. 64 standards. The county’s current ordinance addresses the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes only. […]
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CAL FIRE Firefighters Train for High Angle and Technical Rescue
Penn Valley, Calif. December 6, 2016 – Starting on Monday, December 5, 2016, firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be training on High Angle and Technical Rescue techniques at the Army Corps of Engineer’s Lake Englebright complex near Penn Valley, California. As part of the CAL FIRE all-risk […]
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It’s official, final election results show win for all local measures
NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 2, 2016 – Official election results released by the Nevada County Elections Office show that all three local measures were approved by voters. Measure A, the library sales tax, garnered 70.77% of Yes votes. 38,409 voters approved, 15,863 attempted to reject the measure, 15 voters voted both Yes and No (overvotes) […]
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6th Annual Nevada City Winter Craft Fair Features 70 Local Makers & Artists
NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 1, 2016 – Nevada County’s premier juried craft fair returns to the Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Sunday, December 11, from 10am-6pm. Just in time for those searching for one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays, the 6th Annual Nevada City Winter Craft Fair showcases over seventy of the local region’s top Etsy vendors, […]