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Common Cause: Justice Amy Coney Barrett Must Recuse Herself from Any Election Litigation
October 28, 2020 – Americans expect and deserve an impartial judiciary. Justice Amy Coney Barrett owes it to the American people to recuse herself from any litigation related to the 2020 Election. She would do grave harm to the integrity and reputation of the U.S. Supreme Court if she were to rule on any election […]
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Close to half of Nevada County voters have returned their ballot
NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. October 27, 2020 – With one week to go before the November 3rd General Election, Nevada County voters have been returning their vote by mail ballots via the USPS, the 22 official ballot drop boxes or directly at the Elections Office. As of last night, 34,637 ballots have been received by the […]
Posted inContained California Fires
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge, Orange County Fire Authority. One mile north of Corona, CA. Brush and tall grass. Minimal fire behavior. Area and trail closures in effect. November 1, 2020 at 10:40 AM Crews worked through the night patrolling and mopping up the fire perimeter. Crews will remain active today. Firefighters will continue reinforcing lines today and […]
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Silverado, Irvine
Silverado, Orange County Fire Authority. Nine miles east of Irvine, CA. Chaparral, brush and tall grass. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. November 1, 2020 at 10:41 AM Crews worked through the night patrolling and mopping up the fire perimeter. Crews will remain active today. Firefighters will continue reinforcing […]
Posted inContained Regional Fires
Point
Point, Eldorado National Forest in the Goggins area, Nevada Point Rd. and Long Creek Rd., 16 miles east of Foresthill. October 30, 2020 at 9:05 AM Minimal fire behavior overnight with a continued threat to high value timberland. October 28, 2020 at 8:41 AM There has been no significant growth on the fire yesterday as […]
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Caltrans Sierra Area Weekly Roadwork Report through Saturday, October 31, 2020
October 25, 2020 – Sierra Roadwork Schedule Sunday through Saturday, October 25, 2020 – October 31, 2020. LONG-TERM PROJECTS State Route 49 (Placer County) from the I-80/SR 49 interchange to Dry Creek Road: Construction began June 17, 2019 on a $42.4 million project in Auburn. The project will rehabilitate existing pavement and drainage, improve operational […]
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PSPS #5
October 28, 2020 at 1:08 PM All customers in Nevada County have been restored from the PSPS#5. October 28, 2020 at 8:34 AM October 28, 2020 at 7:32 AM The estimated restoration time is noon today for the remaing outages NEVADA Customers Without Power: 357Outages: 7French Corral to Sweetland, North San Juan to Cherokee and […]
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Town hall: Overdoses in Nevada County – video and resources
October 22, 2020 – Nevada County is currently experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of accidental drug-related overdoses and deaths due to fentanyl. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine, but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl may be added to drugs and is sometimes present in counterfeit […]
Posted inCalifornia
AG Becerra Secures Critical Victory Against President’s Unlawful Census Apportionment Memo
SACRAMENTO, October 22, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra — joined by the cities of Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Oakland, as well as the Los Angeles Unified School District and County of Los Angeles — today secured a critical court victory blocking President Trump’s unlawful census memo on Congressional apportionment. The memo was a last-minute attempt by the Trump […]
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Project Homekey funding awarded to Nevada County for purchase and conversion of Coach N Four Motel into permanent housing
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 22, 2020 – A $2.8 million grant funding award by the state’s Project Homekey will be used for the acquisition of the Coach N Four Motel located at 628 South Auburn Street in Grass Valley, according to a county news release. The 18-unit motel will initially continue as a temporary […]
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Pallone, Neal and Wyden Request Internal Documents Questioning Legality of Trump’s Drug Discount Cards
October 20, 2020 – Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent an urgent follow-up letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today raising additional concerns with the legality of the Trump […]
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Election 2020
Ballots Returned: 51,994 as of November 2, 2020 (73% of total 74,330 registered voters) Party Total Returned American Independent Party 1,695 Democratic Party 22,845 Green Party 345 Libertarian Party 504 Peace & Freedom Party 90 Republican Party 16,956 No Party Preference/Decline to State 9,559 Returned ballot information provided by Nevada County Elections Voter’s Edge California […]
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Minimal impact of potential PSPS event for Nevada County at this time
October 12, 2020 at 5:23 PM October 12, 2020 – PG&E has released initial, information about a possible PSP on Wednesday through Friday. At this time, impacts in Nevada County appear to be minimal. According to the release: “While there is still uncertainty regarding the strength and timing of this weather wind event, the shutoff […]
Posted inContained Regional Fires
Sutton, Grass Valley
Sutton, Sutton Way and Dorsey Drive in Grass Valley, Nevada County. The cause of the fire is under investigation. October 11, 2020 at 4:08 PM Sutton IC is releasing some of the resources back to their respective stations. All fire stations in western Nevada County are staffed. October 11, 2020 at 3:47 PM Air Attack […]
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Meadow, Rough&Ready
Meadow, Meadow View Way in Rough&Ready, Nevada County. Started as a structure fire. October 10, 2020 at 2:15 PM Resources on the fire will be committed for a few hours, there is extensive overhaul to be done. They will need breathing apparatus to enter the structure. October 10, 2020 at 1:52 PM Firefighters are starting […]
Posted inContained California Fires
North Complex
North Complex, Plumas NF, USFS. One mile southwest of Crescent Mills, CA. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior with backing, creeping and smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. November 14, 2020 at 10:41 AM The incident command post (ICP) for North Complex (Claremont-Bear Fire) operations has shifted from Quincy to Oroville, CA, as […]
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Chairman Schiff Opening Statement During Hearing on the Politicization of Intelligence at DHS
Washington, DC, October 2, 2020 – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered an opening statement during an open hearing regarding politicization of intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with Joseph B. Maher, the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary for […]
Posted inContained Regional Fires
Melody
Melody, Melody Road and Big Oak Drive, Penn Valley, Nevada County. October 3, 2020 at 3:14 AM Fire contained, mop-up operations starting. IC states they can handle with units at scene. All resources still en route can cancel. Firefighters will be committed at scene for several hours. October 3, 2020 at 3:01 AM IC reports […]
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Auburn
Auburn, Auburn Road near Kiwi Road in Nevada County. October 2, 2020 at 4:29 PM Firefighters will be on scene for a few hours for mop-up operations. PG&E estimates restoration time for the 1,367 customers to be 6:30 pm. October 2, 2020 at 4:23 PM October 2, 2020 at 4:17 PM AIr Attack 230 is […]