Michael Demasters, 24, From Valley Springs Passed Away in Head-On Collision on Double Springs Road.

Michael Demasters, 24, From Valley Springs Passed Away in Head-On Collision on Double Springs Road.

Valley Springs, CA…The sad notifications have been made to the victim’s family and the updated CHP Release is below. A juvenile was driving his Chevrolet eastbound on Double Springs Road, west of SR-26, entering a right hand curve. A motorcyclist was riding his Kawasaki westbound on Double Springs Road, west of SR-26, entering the same […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am Today…Supervisors Covid Update is Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am Today…Supervisors Covid Update is Below

Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All […]

Traffic Update….Tesla vs Trailblazer Near Hwy 108 & Lassen Drive

Traffic Update….Tesla vs Trailblazer Near Hwy 108 & Lassen Drive

Cold Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Tesla vs Trailblazer Near Hwy 108 & Lassen Drive. Incident: 00161 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / Lassen Dr Loc Desc: SR108 AT LASSEN- Lat/Lon: 38.157609 -120.058235 Detail Information 11:58 AM 3 [8] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj 11:20 AM 2 [3] BOTH […]

Fed Chair Powell on Monetary Policy Before Senate Banking Committee

Fed Chair Powell on Monetary Policy Before Senate Banking Committee

Washington, DC…Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report. At the Federal Reserve, we are strongly committed to achieving the monetary policy goals that Congress has given us: maximum employment and price stability. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we […]

Board of Supervisors to Consider Country Wide Zoning Map Update

Board of Supervisors to Consider Country Wide Zoning Map Update

San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 the Board of Supervisors will consider amending the zoning map to bring zoning into conformance with the General Plan and to rezone all Unclassified and Highway Service zoned parcels. Approximately 6900 parcels will be affected by these changes. Since adoption of the new General Plan in November, 2019 […]

Reclamation Outlines Central Valley Project Initial 2021 Water Allocation

Reclamation Outlines Central Valley Project Initial 2021 Water Allocation

Sacramento, CA…Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2021 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project contractors. Allocation amounts are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to CVP water users and reflects current reservoir storages, precipitation, and snowpack in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. This year’s low allocation is an […]

Updated General Plan Triggers Zoning Changes for Almost 7,000 Parcels in Calaveras County ~ By Planning Commissioner Tim Laddish

Updated General Plan Triggers Zoning Changes for Almost 7,000 Parcels in Calaveras County ~ By Planning Commissioner Tim Laddish

San Andreas, CA…I am a Calaveras County planning commissioner.  On March 9, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will be considering the rezoning of almost 7000 parcels in the County to make the zoning consistent with the 2019 General Plan or to replace temporary “U” (Unclassified) zoning with specific zoning. No individual notices of proposed […]

Senator Borgeas Applauds Legislative Approval of Small Business Relief Funds in Emergency Budget

Senator Borgeas Applauds Legislative Approval of Small Business Relief Funds in Emergency Budget

Sacramento, CA…Last week the momentum generated by Senate Bill 74 (Borgeas-Caballero), otherwise known as the Keep California Working Act, successfully pushed Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leadership to include an additional $2.1 billion in economic relief for small businesses and nonprofits in an emergency budget measure, known as Senate Bill 87, which achieves the $2.6 […]

$1.4M Included in CA Budget Bill to Help Address Surge in Hate Against Asian Americans

$1.4M Included in CA Budget Bill to Help Address Surge in Hate Against Asian Americans

Sacramento, CA…In response to the recent wave of hate incidents targeting Asian Americans, California lawmakers today approved $1.4 million in state funding to bolster the research and reporting work underway that is tracking this concerning trend. The Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (APILC) lauds the efforts of Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 49 & Lombardi Dr

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 49 &  Lombardi Dr

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 49 & Lombardi Dr Incident: 00197 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr49 / Lombardi Dr Loc Desc: NR THE DUMP Lat/Lon: 38.252761 -120.718161 Detail Information 2:47 PM 14 [36] 1039 LINE 35 2:10 PM 13 [29] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP […]

This Week’s Copperopolis & West Point Vaccination Clinics Are Filled

This Week’s Copperopolis & West Point Vaccination Clinics Are Filled

San Andreas, CA…Vaccination clinics this week for Copperopolis and West Point are currently full. We appreciate the community’s response and desire to be vaccinated. We will continue to host more clinics as soon as our vaccine allocation increases from the state. Source = Calaveras Dept of Public Health

Census Bureau Releases New Report on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

Census Bureau Releases New Report on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

Washington, DC…The U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of a new report that examines characteristics of the U.S. population with bachelor’s degrees. The report, Bachelor’s Degree Attainment in the United States: 2005 to 2019, is based on statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS). Since 2010, the ACS has published estimates based on five years of data […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Replays are Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Replays are Below

Arnold, CA…This morning it was the WHO update with Dr. Anthony Fauci followed by the Senate Confirmation hearings for Judge Garland to become Attorney General Garland. The Replays are below… Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or […]

Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Specifically for 70 years & Older / Phase 1a Groups: February 26, 2021

Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Specifically for 70 years & Older / Phase 1a Groups: February 26, 2021

Sutter Creek, CA…Please be advised these clinics additionally include Amador residents 70 years and older ONLY. If individuals present to the clinic who do not qualify, they will be asked to reschedule at a time appropriate to their phase/tier. Vaccine is in very limited supply. Be assured that when Amador County has additional allocation of […]

Head on Collision Takes Life of Valley Springs Man

Head on Collision Takes Life of Valley Springs Man

Valley Springs, CA…A juvenile was driving his Chevrolet eastbound on Double Springs Road, west of SR-26, entering a right hand curve. A motorcyclist was riding his Kawasaki westbound on Double Springs Road, west of SR-26, entering the same curve. Due to the juvenile’s speed, they allowed the Chevrolet to cross over the solid double yellow […]

Attorney General Announces Sentencing of Former Caltrans Employee in Bribery Case

Attorney General Announces Sentencing of Former Caltrans Employee in Bribery Case

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the sentencing of Alex Morales III, a former California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) employee who received payment in exchange for awarding contracts for projects that required some form of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. Morales pleaded guilty in December to two counts of felony bribery and was […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Power Pole & Power Outage Near Shake Ridge Ct / Shake Ridge Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Power Pole & Power Outage Near Shake Ridge Ct / Shake Ridge Rd

Pine Grove, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Power Pole Near Shake Ridge Ct / Shake Ridge Rd. PG&E is now reporting 676 Customers without power near the collision. Incident: 00322 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Shake Ridge Ct / Shake Ridge Rd Loc Desc: SHAKE RIDGE AT LUPIN Lat/Lon: 38.450217 -120.676958 Detail Information 7:58 PM 15 [31] […]

Pfizer and BioNTech Submit COVID-19 Vaccine Stability Data at Standard Freezer Temperature

Pfizer and BioNTech Submit COVID-19 Vaccine Stability Data at Standard Freezer Temperature

New York, NY & Mainz, DE…Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced the submission of new data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demonstrating the stability of their COVID-19 vaccine when stored at -25°C to -15°C (-13°F to 5°F), temperatures more commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers and refrigerators. The data […]