Bear Valley, CA…Bear Valley Resort Closure, March 18th, 2020. Dear Valued Bear Valley Resort Guests and Team Members, After careful consideration and recommendations provided by the United States government and public health officials in regard to the spread of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to suspend all operations until further notice, effective immediately. […]
Sacramento, CA…The latest numbers from PG&E…”More than 150 crews are working to get the lights back on. Numbers below as of 2 p.m. Crews continuing to find significant damage to equipment and down trees causing access issues. Working through it all to restore as many customers as possible by the end of the day.” […]
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 […]
Sonora, CA…While we remain open and continue to operate with the same level of customer care and service. Our role and responsibilities are focused in two areas: the health and wellbeing of our employees and our customers. With that in mind, we are taking trusted guidance from the CDC, our internal health providers, and California’s […]
Dorrington, CA…Some communities in the Sierra Nevada West Slope area were clobbered in the latest storm. PG&E’s outage map and system has been having intermittent outages as well. We have had several viewers reach out to us saying PG&E should be doing a bit more to make their sheltering in place cozier. Looks like the […]
San Andreas, CA…A-1 has been Serving Calaveras county, central California valley and surrounding areas since 2007. They offer full service repair and sales of tractors, mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, logsplitters, generators and rototillers. In addition, they provide sharpening service for chainsaws, mower blades and circular saw blades. They are located at 660 E. St. Charles St, […]
Arnold, CA…Now is the Perfect Time for Those Home Improvement Projects! Below are the March Red Hot Buys at your local Arnold Ace Home Center. Arnold Ace Home Center is now offering free next day delivery to their customers from Murphys to Dorrington. Next day orders over $50 are free, same day and small orders […]
Bear Valley, CA…The Bear Valley Adventure Company (BVAC) is working to stay open during the circumstances regarding COVID-19. As a provider of an outdoor, spacious activity, BVAC will keep groomed trails and tubing open. Sledding will reopen as the snow allows. Après-Ski at the Meadow Cafe on Thursday-Saturday from 3:30-6:30pm will be suspended until further […]
Baltimore, MD…Many of you may have seen the Coronavirus dashboard produced in part by Johns Hopkins University. As the infections start to spread in North American we thought we would post a link to it. We posted this a few days ago but it was time to post again. It is a great source for […]
Washington, DC…”We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic. Trade will not be affected. Details to follow!” President Trump via Twitter this morning.
Sacramento, CA…California State Parks announced today the temporary closure of all campgrounds in the state park system to support state and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). As of today, non-campground outdoor areas of parks, including trails and beaches, remain open. Visitors are reminded to practice social distancing and maintain at least […]
Washington, DC…Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you. Progress being made. And I appreciate you all joining us. Last night, the FDA announced groundbreaking new policies to further increase testing very substantially so. All states can now authorize tests developed and used within their borders, in addition to the FDA. So the states are very […]
Sacramento, CA…Taking action to ensure that key commodities can be delivered to California retailers in a timely manner during the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to ease restrictions on commercial drivers engaged in support of emergency relief efforts. The change comes in conjunction with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s […]
Sacramento, CA…Today, California education and health officials released new guidance for K-12 schools to help education leaders meet the needs of all students affected by school closures, with an emphasis on assisting low-income children and those with disabilities. This guidance follows Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 13 Executive Order, which ensured that schools continue to receive funding and outlined […]
Sacramento, CA…Following through on his commitment to mobilize state personnel and assets to protect local communities and fight the spread of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has placed the California National Guard on alert. The National Guard has been directed by the Governor to be prepared to perform humanitarian missions across the […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed emergency legislation today providing up to $1 billion in funding to help California fight COVID-19. “It’s simply remarkable. In just one day’s time, members of the California Legislature came together across party lines to unanimously pass emergency legislation authorizing over $1 billion to fight COVID-19. This money will provide more […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has asked federal officials to make it easier for California to quickly and effectively provide care to about 13 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries as California works to protect the public from COVID-19 “To get Californians the care they need during this crisis, we need to change how […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that authorizes local governments to halt evictions for renters and homeowners, slows foreclosures, and protects against utility shutoffs for Californians affected by COVID-19. The Executive Order comes as Californians are experiencing substantial loss of hours or wages, or layoffs related to COVID-19, affecting their ability to keep […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Administrative Office has issued directives to County departments to modify service delivery to limit the possibility for public exposure of COVID-19. The County, along with our citizens, continue to navigate the fluid situation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. County operations will be modified accordingly, consistent with the CDC Interim Guidance for […]
Angels Camp, CA…George Markoe passed away on Friday, February 28 in the presence of his loving family. He was born in New York, NY on November 21, 1936 and grew up in North Hollywood, CA. After serving in the US Air Force for four years, he attended CSUN and acquired his BA in Physical Education. […]
Murphys, CA…Deborah Ann Randell, loving wife and mother, passed away at home in the care of family and hospice on March 7, 2020. Debbie is survived by husband of 50 years, John Randell, two children, six grandchildren and three cats. Although born in Seattle, Washington, 1949, Debbie was a lifetime resident of Northern California having […]
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 […]
San Andreas, CA…On March 15, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom asked for the closure of bars, wineries, nightclubs, and brewpubs. Restaurants should be closed for in-restaurant seated dining and should be open only to drive-through or other pick-up/delivery options. For more information on food and beverage venue recommendations visit https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR20-024.aspx. Governor Newsom also strongly urged […]
Sacramento, CA… In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today asked California law enforcement to exercise discretion for 60 days in their enforcement of driver license and vehicle registration expiration dates beginning March 16, 2020. The DMV is taking this action so that at-risk populations, including seniors and those […]
Tuolumne, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”We have been informed by Frontier about a hard-line phone outage in the Tuolumne City area. Frontier stated they are conducting maintenance on their equipment which is causing the service interruption. Frontier was unable to give us an estimated service restoration time. This does not affect our dispatch center for […]
Arnold, CA…Road Conditions Update….Chains Required on Hwys 4, 88, 108 & 120. This highway information is the latest reported as of Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 at 11:00 AM. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.3 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT OF SR […]
Pioneer, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Collision Near Sr88 / Pioneer Creek Rd. Incident: 00075 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sr88 / Pioneer Creek Rd Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 38.431449 -120.573420 Detail Information 8:52 AM 12 [29] 1039 94-L1 INQ ON INJURY STATUS FOR 20 CHIEFS 8:51 AM 11 [28] 94-S3 SR88 WILL BE CLOSED FOR A […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Board of Supervisors Take Up Covid-19 Emergency Declaration & Other Items Today. The full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Special Meeting 3/17/2020 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet Video Call to Order Roll Call CLOSED SESSION AGENDA 1. Pursuant to Government […]
Washington, DC…Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone with restaurant executives representing hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans about the response to COVID-19. The executives thanked President Trump and his Administration for the whole-of-government response and for his efforts to ensure the public has the most accurate and up-to-date information. The President reminded the […]