SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), in coordination with Santa Clara County and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), today announced that an L452R variant of COVID-19 is increasingly being identified by viral genomic sequencing in multiple counties across the state. The 452R variant has previously been detected in other countries […]
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Donald J. Fraser: The Founder’s Concerns About Passion Were Well Placed
The Founders of our nation often worried that political affairs would be governed by passion and emotion, not reason. Their concerns were well placed, as we learned on January 6, 2021. After months of telling the Big Lie, that he had won the 2020 presidential election “in a landslide,” President Donald. J. Trump whipped his […]
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Nevada County Exits Stay Home Order into Purple Tier
The State has lifted the Regional Stay Home Order for the Greater Sacramento Region, which includes Nevada County. Due to Nevada County’s current daily average of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate, Nevada County will be exiting the Stay Home Order into the Widespread Purple Tier. Although this is welcome news that our ICU capacity […]
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Greater Sacramento area, including Nevada County, exits Regional Stay at Home order into Purple Tier
January 12, 2021 at 6:38 PM Update from Nevada County: Due to Nevada County’s current daily average of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate, Nevada County will be exiting the Stay Home Order into the Widespread Purple Tier. Although this is welcome news that our ICU capacity is projected to be above 15%, Nevada County […]
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USFS Extends Developed Campground Closures on Eldorado, Tahoe, Plumas National Forests, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU)
VALLEJO, Calif. January 7, 2021 – USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has decided to extend the developed campground closure on 12 National Forests in California to provide consistent COVID-19 mitigation response in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Orders. These Regional Orders will be in effect through January 29, 2021. The closed campgrounds on […]
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Panel of community leaders to discuss new Crisis Team program on Jan. 15
A panel of Nevada County law enforcement, health, and nonprofit leaders will discuss “Crisis Teams in the Community: Assisting People into Services and Treatment“ in a virtual forum to be held on Friday, January 15, 2021. The event will take place online as a live Zoom presentation, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and is sponsored by […]
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Georgia Voting System Implementation Manager Holds News Conference (VIDEO)
Jan. 4, 2020 – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger holds a news conference in Atlanta. Voting System Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling begins by talking about Tuesday’s runoff election.
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Happening Now – January 2021
Happening Now brings community news, updates and announcements throughout the day. See a road closure? A smoke plume? Weather-related mishap? Email us at news@yubanet.com or call 530-478-9600. Or text 530-409-9888, but please don’t text or call while driving. If you find this information useful, become a subscriber! January 31, 2021 at 10:29 AM Showers possible […]
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Thank you and Happy New Year
December 31, 2020 – Before #Uninstall2020 is complete, we’d like to thank you – our subscribers and readers. You are the reason we keep doing our job, day after day. We’ll keep pushing the boulder up the hill because it needs to be done. This year, we couldn’t have done our job without a lot […]
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First COVID vaccines administered in western Nevada County
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. December 22, 2020 – The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived today at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley. The initial doses were administered to Chief of the ER Dr. Dawn Harris and ER Nurse Steve Russel. VP and Chief Nursing Officer Lori Katterhagen and SNMH President/CEO Dr. Brian […]
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House clears one-day funding extension – How they voted
December 20, 2020 – The House today passed, on a bipartisan 329 to 65 vote, a continuing resolution to extend federal government funding through Monday to complete action on appropriations, authorizations, and coronavirus relief. Reps. LaMalfa and McClintock voted against. VOTES BY PARTY PARTY YEAS NAYS PRESENT NOT VOTING Democratic 230 0 0 2 Republican […]
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Majority Report: “Repairing the Trump Administration’s Damage to U.S. Indigenous Communities & Charting a Better Way Forward”
Washington, D.C. December 18, 2020 – A day after the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as the first Native American Secretary of the Interior, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and the Democratic majority staff of the House Natural Resources Committee released a new report titled Repairing the Trump Administration’s […]
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Concern About Loved Ones Might Motivate People to Mask Up and Get Vaccine
ANN ARBOR, MI, December 18, 2020 – While many people have listened to messaging about wearing a mask and following social distancing guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19, resistance remains. A new study finds that appealing to people’s concerns for their loved ones could overcome this resistance. And it may have implications for encouraging […]
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USPS Finally Released Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s Calendars — Almost Completely Redacted
December 16, 2020 – The U.S. Postal Service released Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s calendars Tuesday in response to an American Oversight Freedom of Information Act suit. But almost every meaningful bit of information or content in the calendars was redacted. USPS initially rebuffed American Oversight’s request for DeJoy’s calendars by claiming they were personal rather than agency documents, despite the fact […]
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Agencies to Host Public Workshop on Meeks Bay Restoration Project
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. December 16, 2020 – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) in coordination with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, will host a virtual public workshop about the Meeks Bay Restoration Project from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. The workshop will […]
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Nevada County COVID-19 update for Dec. 15
December 15, 2020 – Nevada County Public Health has updated the county dashboard with the latest daily stats. An additional 56 confirmed positive cases bring the total to 2,123 cases. 34 of the newly reported cases are in western Nevada County, 22 on the east side. The death toll has increased to 32. 530 current […]
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COVID death toll jumps to 30 in Nevada County
December 14, 2020 – The Monday update by the Nevada County Public Health Department added nine deaths to the fatalities reported in Nevada County due to COVID-19. Four of the deceased were connected to a long-term care facility. 105 new positive cases were reported over the weekend. The total positive case number has reached 2,067 […]
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California Department of Public Health Updates Guidance for Youth and Recreational Adult Sports
SACRAMENTO December 14, 2020 – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released updated guidance for youth and recreational adult sports. The guidance applies to all organized youth and adult sports, including school and community-sponsored programs, and privately-organized clubs and leagues. CDPH’s guidance is aimed at giving communities guidelines on how to safely remain physically […]
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AG Becerra Leads Bipartisan Coalition on 340B Drug Pricing Program Requirements
SACRAMENTO, December 14, 2020 —California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today joined Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson in leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to hold accountable drug manufacturers that are unlawfully refusing to provide discounts to federally qualified […]
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Robert Reich: Bezos, McConnell, and COVID Capitalism
December 14, 2020 – As a former Secretary of Labor, I often receive mail from workers with job complaints, who apparently believe I still have some authority. But the email I received a few days ago from a worker at Amazon’s Whole Foods delivery warehouse in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York, was particularly distressing. She […]