Mountain Ranch, CA…Planning commission notice of public hearing Lead Agency:Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1077 APPEAL of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application for APN 040-024-006 Tom Jao is appealing the Planning Director’s denial of an application for commercial cannabis cultivation registration. The 7.69-acre site is located […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Planning Commission notice of public hearing Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1061 APPEAL of Denial of Personal Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application for APN: 014-006-029 Song Vang, is appealing the denial of application 2016-923 for personal cannabis cultivation registration. The 2.46 acre site is located […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…Planning Commission Notice Of Public Hearing Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1079 APPEAL of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application for APN 040-024-002 Vang Xiong is appealing the Planning Director’s denial of an application for commercial cannabis cultivation registration. The 6.16-acre site is […]
Westpoint, CA…Planning Commission Notice Of Public Hearing Lead Agency:Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-002 TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP for CD DG WEST POINT LLC The applicant is requesting approval of a TPM to divide 4.42 acres into two legal parcels. The parcels are proposed to be Parcel 1, consisting […]
San Andreas, CA…A great deal of controversy has arisen with the decision by the Calaveras Enterprise to publish the location of cannabis cultivation registration sites in the county. The Enterprise and many others submitted Public Records Act requests to review the files shortly after the close of the initial filing deadline of June 30th. Due […]
Sonora, CA…Assembly Bill 2012, the Jail Industry bill, which was co-sponsored by the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office was approved and signed by Governor Brown. This bill allows the county to establish and manage a Jail Industries program which uses inmate labor to create a product or provide a service. The goal of this program is […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Brown has signed legislation (SB 1458) sponsored by Board of Equalization Member George Runner and authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that expands eligibility for the state’s property tax exemption to disabled military veterans who were discharged under “other than honorable conditions.” “We should do everything we can to honor veterans injured […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Council of Governments will be hosting a regular meeting on October 5th, 2016. One item on the agenda for discussion are two projects for the improvements of SR4 and Highway 49 as well as the Murphys Grade Road intersection. The meeting will be held at The Board of Supervisors Chambers at […]
Sacramento, CA…Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado) today announced his Senate Bill 807, which would protect forests, property and the lives of citizens, firefighters and emergency personnel from drone interference, was signed by Governor Brown. “Wildfires continue to ravage our state and we can’t have drones or anything else getting in the way of the first-class […]
San Andreas, CA…Now that the first round of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation applications have been submitted the Calaveras County Planning Department has published the list. This is part of the process of cannabis cultivation coming out of the shadows and joining the ranks of the business community. Click County logo below to read the latest pdf […]
Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest will begin year-long National Visitor Use Monitoring surveys on October 1st, 2016, at recreation sites and along roads throughout the forest. These brief surveys are conducted on every forest every five years and help us better understand who is coming to the forest and what the public wants from their […]
San Andreas, CA…The County of Calaveras Department of Public Works is requesting bids for traffic striping of county roads between 2017-2020. Notice is hereby given that the Calaveras County Department of Public Works will receive sealed bids for the work shown and described in the specifications and associated documents for the subject work. Work shall […]
San Andreas, CA…NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION ON NOVEMBER 11, 2016 OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Made pursuant to Section 3692, Revenue and Taxation Code On, August 23, 2016, I, Barbara Sullivan, Calaveras County Tax Collector, was directed to conduct a public auction sale by the Board of Supervisors of Calaveras County, California. The tax-defaulted […]
San Andreas, CA…arbara Sullivan, Calaveras County Tax Collector, hereby announces that regular secured property tax bills will be mailed on or before November 1, 2016 to all property owners, at the addresses shown on the tax roll. If you own property in Calaveras County and do not receive a tax bill by November 1, 2016, […]
Sacramento, CA…Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1046 into law, expanding a four-county pilot program that requires ignition interlocks for all drunk drivers. SB 1046, authored by Senator Jerry Hill, allows first-time drunk driving offenders to drive with an ignition interlock following arrest or conviction, instead of forfeiting their driving privileges altogether or driving with […]
Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest welcomes Ray Cablayan as the Acting District Ranger on the Calaveras Ranger District. Cablayan, who has served as a Civil Engineer since 2008 on the Stanislaus National Forest, will now be taking on the leadership role on the Calaveras Ranger District as the Acting District Ranger. “I am excited for […]
Washington, DC…The United States welcomes the interim report of the Joint Investigation Team on the shoot down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The Team’s interim findings corroborate Secretary Kerry’s statement in the days following the tragedy that MH17 was shot down by a BUK surface-to-air missile fired from Russian-backed, separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. The […]
Merced, CA…In honor of the last week of Rail Safety Month, Caltrans is releasing behind-the-scenes footage of its track laying machine and the new innovative way crews are laying concrete ties to complete its rail projects saving the department time and money. Caltrans and BNSF Railway completed a $40 million double track project this summer, […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will be hosting a regular meeting on September 27th, 2016. One item up for review and discussion is the planning departments report on the status of implementing the urgency ordinance regulating medical cannabis cultivation. This meeting will be held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at 891 […]
Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest welcomes David Updike as the new Forest Fire Management Officer (Chief 1) for the Stanislaus NF. David begins full time duties on the forest October 1, 2016 after transitioning from the Sierra National Forest. Christian Schow was the Forest Fire Management Officer on the Stanislaus NF from 2011 to early […]
Hempstead, NY….Join us tonight right here for the first Presidential Debate of the 2016 Race. Will either candidate utter the gaff that will live in infamy? Will Hillary have the stamina for the debate? Can Trump avoid a fatal lower extremity in mouth incident? It is expected that the audience may top 100 million. Will […]
Washington, DC…Hi everybody. This weekend, we’ll dedicate the newest American icon on our National Mall – the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It’s a beautiful building, five stories high and some 70 feet below the ground, situated just across the street from the Washington Monument. And this museum tells a story of […]
San Andreas, CA…Concerned Citizens seeking information on Measure C and Measure D, the current County Ordinance, and State Regulations will hold an educational session on Monday, October 3rd starting at 5:30pm at the Town Hall in San Andreas. State Regulators, local County Officials, Industry Experts, and Proponents will be on hand to explain these issues […]
San Andreas, CA…The fund raising event will be held on Monday, October 3, 2016, 5 to 9 PM. The location is at The Pickle Patch, 577 W St. Charles Street, San Andreas, CA 95249. The restaurant is located near the intersection of HWY 49 and Pool Station Road. Candace Keesey of the Friends of the Calaveras […]
Murphys, CA…The purpse of this meeting is to discuss revisions of the current monthly water rates pertaining to the Utica Water and Power Authority. Currently the rate is 1.00 per month which was established on July 2nd, 1994 and is insufficient to cover the District’s increasing cost to purchase water from UWPA. The 2016 Water […]
Sacramento, CA…The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff today released a draft proposal to update water quality requirements for salinity in the southern Delta and water flows in major tributaries to the San Joaquin River (the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced Rivers), which drain into the southern Delta. The refined salinity requirements reflect […]
Yosemite National Park, CA…Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning a 137 acre Mariposa Grove prescribed fire in the coming weeks, weather and air quality permitting. Ignition will take approximately two to three days with an additional seven to 14 days of active burn down. Smoke will be present during the prescribed fire and in […]
Sonora, CA… To celebrate National Public Lands Day, the Groveland District is hosting a volunteer work day on Saturday, September 24th to repair and resurface a raft and kayak launch at the popular Merals Pool put-in on the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River. Project work will include clearing out brush and downed trees, moving dirt […]
New York, NY…Mr. President; Mr. Secretary General; fellow delegates; ladies and gentlemen: As I address this hall as President for the final time, let me recount the progress that we’ve made these last eight years. From the depths of the greatest financial crisis of our time, we coordinated our response to avoid further catastrophe and […]
