Calaveras Public Health Investigates Confirmed Measles Case

Calaveras Public Health Investigates Confirmed Measles Case

San Andreas, CA – Calaveras Public Health Officer, Dr. Dean Kelaita, today announced that the Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division, has received report of a local resident of Calaveras County diagnosed with measles. The unvaccinated child resides in the Valley Springs area and developed measles after returning to California from traveling overseas. […]

Senior U.S., Arab Leaders Discuss Regional Coordination, Cooperation

Senior U.S., Arab Leaders Discuss Regional Coordination, Cooperation

MacDill AFB, Fla., March 21, 2019 — Strengthening defense relationships, pursuing shared security concerns and creating tangible results were the themes of U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel’s opening remarks at U.S. Central Command’s Mar. 19 Gulf chiefs of defense conference. U.S. Central Command’s U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel gives opening remarks at the “Gulf+2” chiefs […]

Declaration Between Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States After the Sixth Trilateral Summit

Declaration Between Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States After the Sixth Trilateral Summit

Jerusalem, Israel….The governments of the United States, the State of Israel, the Hellenic Republic, and the Republic of Cyprus met yesterday in Jerusalem to affirm their shared commitment to promoting peace, stability, security, and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Secretary Pompeo underlined U.S. support for the trilateral mechanism established by Israel, Greece, and Cyprus, […]

Calaveras County Accepting Proposals for New Voting System

Calaveras County Accepting Proposals for New Voting System

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Purchasing Agent will receive proposals for: Registrar of Voters – Modern Voting System RFP No. 18-0100-29-206. Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Calaveras County Administrative Office, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249, or from Public Purchase at: https://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/calaverasco,ca/buyer/public/home Proposers must submit one (1) original, three (3) […]

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment

San Andreas, CA…PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2017-144 ZONING AMENDMENT FOR VICTORIA TELLER Lot Line Adjustment 17-20 will re-locate the common boundary between two parcels by merging a portion of a parcel zoned Timber Production (TP) with a parcel zoned […]

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2018-065 ZA – ZONING AMENDMENT FOR MARK BOLGER. This application proposes to re-zone 80 acres of land in Calaveras County from U (Unclassified) to A1 (General Agriculture). The two contiguous parcels are […]

A Time to Look Back as We Move Forward. The Federalist Papers Number Fourteen by Publius. Introduction by John Hamilton

A Time to Look Back as We Move Forward. The Federalist Papers Number Fourteen by Publius. Introduction by John Hamilton

Arnold, CA…Federalist Fourteen was written by James Madison and is “Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered” and is below our intro and is available in an audio format if you click the image below. In our sharply politically divided country it may be time for us all to look back and […]

Spring Photography Contest at Reclamation’s New Melones Lake

Spring Photography Contest at Reclamation’s New Melones Lake

Sonora, CA…The Bureau of Reclamation announces the third annual spring photography contest at New Melones Lake. The contest is only open to amateur photographers and the deadline for submissions is June 3, 2019. The photo contest has three categories: landscape, flora/fauna, and recreation. Participants may submit one photograph per category. All photographs must be from […]

Ebbetts Pass Fire District Sponsors “Measure A” to Continue Great Service!

Ebbetts Pass Fire District Sponsors “Measure A” to Continue Great Service!

Arnold, CA…The Ebbetts Pass Fire District (EPFD) Board of Directors is sponsoring “Measure A,” which is a special tax measure that will fund the continued operation of fire, ambulance and paramedic services to the Upper Highway 4 Corridor. The Fire District serves community members who live in the 225-square-mile District along Highway 4 between Forest […]

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement & Holds Steady on Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement & Holds Steady on Interest Rates

Washington, DC…Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the labor market remains strong but that growth of economic activity has slowed from its solid rate in the fourth quarter. Payroll employment was little changed in February, but job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the […]

Fatal Industrial Accident Outside of Mokelumne Hill Took The Life of Ansel John Bowman

Fatal Industrial Accident Outside of Mokelumne Hill Took The Life of Ansel John Bowman

Mokelumne Hill, CA…The sad family notifications have been made and it can now be released that it was Ansel John Bowman who lost his life yesterday from an industrial accident. John was born on September 4th, 1961. The accident occured during brush and tree clearing operations. While the investigation is ongoing initial reports are that […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

San Andreas, CA…The Supervisors are back to work today with Labor Negotiations filling the closed session. In the public meeting they will conduct a study session on emergency management structure and activities in Calaveras County. The session will include projects focused on multi-agency coordination and fire preparedness efforts. Discuss the Butte Fire Settlement funds, and […]

OHV Enthusiasts Encouraged to Join Stanislaus National Forest at Open House April 4

OHV Enthusiasts Encouraged to Join Stanislaus National Forest at Open House April 4

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest is hosting an open house to gather feedback and answer questions from OHV enthusiasts on April 4 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Forest Supervisor’s office, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora. The forest submitted preliminary applications for the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division 2019/ 2020 grant cycle. The applications […]

The Sky’s Not Falling By Congressman Tom McClintock

The Sky’s Not Falling By Congressman Tom McClintock

Washington, DC…Abraham Lincoln told the story of boarding with the family of a Presbyterian minister on the night of the greatest meteor shower ever recorded in North America. He was awakened by the minister who shouted, “Arise Abraham, for the heavens are falling and the day of judgment has arrived.” But Lincoln noticed that despite […]

Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick’s Day: March 2019

Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick’s Day: March 2019

Washington, DC…The U.S. Congress proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month in 1991, and the president issues a proclamation commemorating the occasion each year.  Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a celebration of all things Irish. The world’s first […]

Public Review Draft of the 2019-2027 Housing Element Available Now

Public Review Draft of the 2019-2027 Housing Element Available Now

San Andreas, CA…The Public Review Draft of the 2019-2027 Housing Element is available review and comment at the Planning Department, 754 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, during normal business hours, or online at http://planning.calaverasgov.us/Gen-Plan-Zoning/Housing-Element. The Housing Element is one of the seven state mandated elements of the Calaveras County General Plan and provides the framework […]

Possibly Close to 30 Killed in Mosque Attacks in New Zealand, 4 Now in Custody

Possibly Close to 30 Killed in Mosque Attacks in New Zealand, 4 Now in Custody

Christchurch, NZ….Police are responding to a very serious and tragic incident involving an active shooter in central Christchurch. One person is in custody, however Police believe there may be other offenders. This is an evolving incident and we are working to confirm the facts, however we can confirm there have been a number of fatalities. […]

A Time to Look Back as We Move Forward. The Federalist Papers Number Thirteen by Publius. Introduction by John Hamilton

A Time to Look Back as We Move Forward. The Federalist Papers Number Thirteen by Publius. Introduction by John Hamilton

Arnold, CA…Federalist Thirteen was written by Alexander Hamilton and is “Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government” and is below our intro and is available in an audio format if you click the image below. In our sharply politically divided country it may be time for us all to look back and […]

Governor Gavin Newsom Orders a Halt to the Death Penalty in California

Governor Gavin Newsom Orders a Halt to the Death Penalty in California

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order today placing a moratorium on the death penalty in California. The executive order also calls for withdrawing California’s lethal injection protocols and immediately closing the execution chamber at San Quentin State Prison. The order does not provide for the release of any individual from prison or otherwise alter any […]

Boeing Supports Action to Temporarily Ground 737 MAX Operations

Boeing Supports Action to Temporarily Ground 737 MAX Operations

Chicago, IL…Boeing continues to have full confidence in the safety of the 737 MAX. However, after consultation with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and aviation authorities and its customers around the world, Boeing has determined — out of an abundance of caution and in order to reassure […]

Guaidó Invites AOC, Omar to See Venezuela for Themselves

Guaidó Invites AOC, Omar to See Venezuela for Themselves

New York, NY….From Fox Business…”In Trish Regan’s full exclusive interview, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó discusses how Venezuela’s opposition-run Congress declared a “state of alarm” over the recent blackouts and invited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to see the humanitarian crisis for themselves. “

Senator Borgeas Meeting Constituents at San Andreas Library This Morning

Senator Borgeas Meeting Constituents at San Andreas Library This Morning

San Andreas, CA…The Office of Senator Borgeas to Host Mobile District Office Hours at San Andreas Central Library Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) is hosting mobile district office hours at the San Andreas Central Library. Mobile District Offices provide expanded constituent services to those who reside in the 8th Senate District. Constituents will be able to […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Meeting Going On Now, Full Agenda Below

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Meeting Going On Now, Full Agenda Below

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Meeting ia going on now. The full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 3/12/2019 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. Conference with Labor Negotiator – […]

A Time to Look Back as We Move Forward. The Federalist Papers Number Twelve by Publius. Introduction by John Hamilton

A Time to Look Back as We Move Forward. The Federalist Papers Number Twelve by Publius. Introduction by John Hamilton

Arnold, CA…Federalist Twelve was written by Alexander Hamilton and is “The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue” and is below our intro and is available in an audio format if you click the image below. In our sharply politically divided country it may be time for us all to look back and reaffirm […]

Administration Presents President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request

Administration Presents President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request

Washington, DC…On Monday, March 11, White House Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russ Vought will release the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget of the United States Government. “A Budget for a Better America: Promises Kept. Taxpayers First.” outlines this Administration’s key funding priorities, which include addressing wasteful Washington spending, strengthening our southern border, […]

Valley Springs Town Center Connectivity Plan Meeting Tonight

Valley Springs Town Center Connectivity Plan Meeting Tonight

Valley Springs, CA…The Valley Springs Town Center Connectivity Plan will be hosting the second public meeting as part of the project’s public engagement process. The focus of the second public meeting will be to provide a summary of the survey responses held after the first public meeting, to present plans that show where improvements are […]